Maarten Labberton
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.