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Alupro hosts panel event at Labour Party Conference
In a function room at the ACC Liverpool on 23 September,, representatives from across industry, media and government discussed the importance of accelerating progress towards a circular packaging economy.
Cherwell residents encouraged to recycle their metal packaging
Alupro, the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation, has partnered with Cherwell District Council to launch a new metal packaging recycling campaign.
UK aluminium packaging recycling continues to grow in Q2
Recording a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2023, the industry is firmly on track to once again exceed annual recycling targets.
Alupro to host expert panel discussion at RWM 2024
At this year’s RWM exhibition (NEC, 11-12 September), Alupro will bring together some of the supply chain’s leading voices for a panel discussion digging deeper into the challenges and opportunities of aluminium foil recycling.
UK campaign sees metal recycling capture rates soar
A MetalMatters campaign, run in cooperation with RECAP, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Waste Partnership in the UK, has resulted in metal capture rates increasing by 14.4% and landfill cost savings of almost £60,000.
Pupil takes home first prize in UK recycling competition
Daisy Goddard-Dickinson, a year 6 pupil from St Nicholas CofE Primary School near Ripon, has won first place in a national competition run by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro).
Alupro sponsors 2024 Resource Hot 100
Now in its 21st year, the Hot 100 celebrates the achievements of individuals driving positive change across the waste and resources sector in the UK.
Suez and Alupro announce aerosol recycling partnership
SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has entered a two-year partnership with Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, as part of a roadmap to increasing UK aerosol recycling rates.
CanTech the Grand Tour secures 2025 dates
As you will may have already seen on social media, we are excited to announce we have dates confirmed for CanTech the Grand Tour 2025 – we are heading to Brussels, Belgium, from 31 March to 2 April 2025.
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Welsh council rolls out MetalMatters programme
Launched on 17 June, the six-week programme will target more than 67,000 households across the region in Wales, with the aim of improving kerbside recycling rates.
Aluminium packaging hits 68% recycling rate in 2023
According to annual data published on the National Packaging Waste Database by the Environment Agency, the UK’s aluminium packaging recycling rate hit 68% in 2023.
Continuous delay
It’s safe to say that many UK metal packaging manufacturers, organisations and suppliers are feeling disappointment at the recent news of the UK’s DRS being delayed yet again, this time by another two years, to October 2027.
DRS delay disappointing but not unexpected, comments Alupro
Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro, has commented on the UK government’s decision to delay the implementation of a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers to October 2027.
Alupro creates Easter 2024 recycling campaign
Aimed at local authorities in the UK, the programme will encourage residents to think more carefully about their waste this Easter.