metalmatters
MetalMatters campaign launches in Wales
TV presenter Iolo Williams has joined forces with the MetalMatters programme run by ALUPRO to call encourage residents of Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) to recycle more. The average household in the Torfaen Borough using over 60 million items of metal packaging each year and the RCT Borough using 106 million items (joint total […]
Metal recycling campaign launches in Manchester, UK
MetalMatters and Recycle For Greater Manchester (R4GM) have joined forces on a campaign to improve capture rates for metal packaging. The 12-week programme will target around 405,000 households in four districts within Greater Manchester and is being funded by R4GM (Viridor Laing), MetalMatters and the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). A two phase leaflet […]
MetalMatters launches three new partnerships
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Owen Paterson, has offered his support to the MetalMatters recycling communications programme. MetalMatters recently launched partnerships with the London Borough of Lewisham, Shropshire Council and Glasgow City Council, targeting 360,000 homes. The industry-funded campaign works with local authorities to help improve capture rates for metals […]
MetalMatters reaches two million households
MetalMatters, the metal packaging industry’s kerbside recycling improvement programme, has reached more than two million households in the UK.
Recycling campaign launched in London
A metal packaging industry-led programme designed to increase at-home recycling has been launched across south London.
Resources minister supports recycling campaign
MetalMatters, the metal packaging industry-led programme designed to increase at-home recycling, has received support from the UK government’s Minister for Resources, Local Environment and Environmental Science.
Unilever backs MetalMatters
Recycling programme MetalMatters has received the backing of Unilever UK.
Students to learn about aluminium
The aluminium industry has launched a new education initiative that challenges students to realise the design potential of the metal and its sustainability benefits.
MetalMatters launched in Scotland
A recycling campaign that encourages householders to recycle their metal packaging has been launched in Scotland.
Aluminium recycling rates reach record level in 2011
The UK achieved the single biggest annual increase in recycling rates for aluminium packaging and drinks cans in 2011.
Foil suppliers join Alupro
The UK’s three major household foil suppliers have joined the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro).
Recycling campaign launched in Northern Ireland
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) is encouraging householders in Northern Ireland to recycle their metal packaging through a campaign called MetalMatters.
Kerbside scheme leads to increase in metal recycling
Metalmatters has announced the results of a groundbreaking pilot project designed to increase kerbside metal recycling rates. The project, conducted in conjunction with two local authorities in the UK, delivered significant results including a 12.9% increase in metals recycled in the biggest trial area of 54,283 households.
Misconceptions of metal recycling
When I first started writing about the metal packaging industry I never quite realised how much there was to it. Can makers, suppliers, shaping, embossing and metal decorating are just some of the things I write about on a regular basis. But there is one thing that makes cans stand out above other packaging types […]