Leonie Knox-Peebles

Recycling rate of aluminium beverage cans remained high in 2020

Aluminium beverage can recycling achieved a record level of 510,000 tonnes, representing a total greenhouse gas emissions saving of 4.2 million tonnes of CO₂eq.

Business news, Sustainability

New Life Cycle Assessment of metal packaging shows significant reduction in greenhouse gases emissions

Metal Packaging Europe has completed a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of metal packaging which records significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to previous LCAs.

Sustainability

Aluminium beverage can recycling remains stable

A new report by Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium shows that the overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway & Iceland remained stable in 2019.

Sustainability

Survey shows three quarters of consumers prefer cans

More than 75% of consumers say they would choose the beverage can in preference to other packaging formats, once they were aware of the can’s sustainability benefits, according to a new IPSOS survey.

Sustainability

Aluminium, glass and steel packaging industries welcome vote on the circular economy action plan report

Members of the Permanent Materials Coalition welcome the plenary adoption of the European Parliament’s own-initiative report on the European Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) 2.0.

Sustainability

Aluminium beverage can recycling in Europe hits record 76.1% in 2018

According to latest statistics published by European Aluminium and Metal Packaging Europe, 34 billion cans were recycled in 2018 – 457,000 tonnes of aluminium.

Sustainability

Aluminium recycling hits record rates in 2017

The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland in 2017 rose 2.3% from 2016 (72.8%), to reach an all-time record 74.5% in 2017.

Sustainability

MPE AGM unveils new strategy for circular economy

The Metal Packaging Europe (MPE) Annual General Meeting 2019 saw the approval of an ambitious 24-month strategy to support Europe’s metal packaging industry.

Sustainability

New study shows carbon emissions reduction for alu bev cans

A new life cycle assessment of aluminium beverage cans has found a significant reduction in carbon emissions over the last decade

Can & end making, Sustainability