metal recycling
Every Can Counts expands global presence
Every Can Counts has announced that the UAE has become the second non-European nation to fortify the not-for-profit’s global community.
Alupro showcases programme success with annual report
Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, has launched a new report demonstrating the national impact of its pioneering educational initiatives.
Tata Steel joins Aerosol Recycling Initiative
Tata Steel has become the latest organisation to join the UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative and is celebrating as part of national Recycle Week, which is taking place from 16 – 22 October.
Alupro film explores the aluminium packaging recycling journey
Alupro has launched an educational video taking viewers behind the scenes of the post-consumer journey – from recycling bin through to reprocessing.
Every Can Counts celebrates a green festival season
Not-for-profit Every Can Counts collected and recycled more than 64,000 aluminium drink cans at various festivals and events during the UK summer in 2023, while spreading the recycling message and encourage positive behaviour change.
English schoolchildren attend recycling workshops
School pupils from across the east of England have attended a special workshop, hosted by Eleanor Shorland from Tata Steel, to learn about the benefits of recycling metal packaging.
Leeds City Council encourages residents to ‘Foil in Love’ with recycling
Almost 14,000 residents across Roundhay and Moortown in Leeds, UK, are being inspired to ‘Foil in Love’ with recycling, as part of a new campaign launched by Leeds City Council, run in partnership with Alupro.
Every Can Counts announces latest beverage brand partnership
Every Can Counts’ new partnership will see Pernod Ricard UK collaborate with the not-for-profit programme alongside drink can manufacturers and the wider recycling industry, to raise awareness of the importance of recycling.
More UK residents encouraged to recycle metal packaging
A new campaign promoting metal packaging recycling has been introduced by RECAP, the waste partnership between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in the UK, in a bid to improve kerbside recycling rates.
Charity in metal
A resident of York in the UK has raised more than £16,000 over the past ten years, for a charity aiding the personal development of young people with disabilities, by collecting and selling used metal packaging.
Novelis opens recycling centre in South Korea
Novelis has announced a new aluminium recycling centre with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons, set to be completed in 2024.
Alupro & Suffolk Waste Partnership launch campaign
Homeowners across the UK’s Suffolk region are being encouraged to recycle their food and drinks cans, aluminium wrapping foil and foil trays, empty aerosols and metal screw tops, in a bid to improve kerbside recycling rates.
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.
Alupro launches UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative
The new cross-industry initiative will help increase the awareness and uptake of aerosol recycling among the public and drive increased recycling rates across the UK.