Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI)
Robot funded by CMI to save more than a million aluminium beverage cans annually
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) is utilising an innovative financing model to fund a robot at a California material recovery facility (MRF) owned by Caglia Environmental (Caglia) that sorts single-stream recyclables.
Tinplate steel tariffs to harm American consumers and manufacturing jobs
The Consumer Brands Association has released two studies in partnership with Trade Partnership Worldwide, LLC and The Juday Group, demonstrating the adverse effects that would result from implementing proposed tariffs of up to 300% on tinplate steel imports.
AMP and Crown Holdings fund additional can capture grants at recycling sortation facilities
Aluminium beverage can manufacturers Ardagh Metal Packaging (Ardagh) and Crown Holdings (Crown) are funding a new grant opportunity.
Beverage can manufacturers endorse strategy for net-zero aluminium industry
The Can Manufacturers Institute and its aluminium beverage can sector members are pursuing lower carbon aluminium production and increased aluminium beverage can recycling.
Can Manufacturers Institute joins 2023 Asia CanTech lineup
Robert Budway, president, and Scott Breen, vice president of sustainability, at the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), have been announced as the first keynote speakers joining Asia CanTech’s 2023 edition in Bangkok, Thailand. Alex Rivers spoke to both about their involvement in the conference
CMI leads Mardi Gras beverage can recycling effort
Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) partnered with a variety of local organisations to recycle more aluminium beverage cans during Mardi Gras 2023.
Stranger times
Having now returned from my extended trip across Thailand and then Bali, the feeling’s a mixed one. Obviously I’ve got the post-holiday blues, but the UK is increasingly a stranger place to be right now.
CMI urges action on recycling legislation
The Can Manufacturers Institute is urging the House Leadership and House Energy and Commerce Committee to immediately pass two bipartisan recycling-related measures during the remaining weeks of the 117th Congress in the US.
Recycling Refunds Work
Alongside the launch of a new Recycling Refunds Work website in the US, The Aluminium Association has released the results of its public opinion poll, which found a significant 81 per cent of Americans supporting recycling refund programmes.
The Recycling Partnership elects CMI’s Scott Breen to board of directors
Top leaders in sustainability, industry, and the circular economy were recently elected to The Recycling Partnership’s board of directors, including the Can Manufacturers Institute’s Scott Breen.
CMI publishes aluminium beverage can recycling primer and roadmap
The Can Manufacturers Institute roadmap explains how the ambitious US aluminium beverage can recycling rate targets that CMI members announced in November 2021 will be achieved.
Funding leases spur additional can capture equipment from AMP and Crown
Aluminium beverage can manufacturers Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) and Crown Holdings, working with the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), have announced funding for leases of can capture equipment for recycling facilities.
CMI and HCPA announce Aerosol Recycling Initiative
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) have launched the initiative with the support of almost 20 companies across the aerosol value chain increase access to aerosol recycling.
CMI targets 70% beverage can recycling rate by 2030
Can Manufacturers Institute beverage can manufacturer and aluminium can sheet producer members are committing to achieving ambitious US recycling rate targets.