metal recycling
Aluminium packaging recycling sees record year in 2021
According to annual data published by the Environment Agency, the UK’s aluminium packaging recycling rate was a record 68% in 2021, with more than 156,000 tonnes collected for recycling.
Alupro launches Aluminium Manifesto
Alupro recently unveiled its Aluminium Manifesto at an exclusive virtual roundtable, which brought together leading parliamentary groups to discuss the national transition towards a circular economy.
Teach them young
It was encouraging to read about a podcast series launch this week, aimed at children, that is all about aluminium recycling.
On a mission to increase beverage can recycling rates
This week, Crown released news of how it is striving to increase global beverage can recycling rates with ambitious new goals.
APEAL launches new best practice recycling report
APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has announced the launch of its new report: How to recycle steel – Why steel packaging recycles forever.
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 packaging recycling rate set to surpass target
According to recent Q3 data released by the Environment Agency, aluminium packaging recycling rates in the UK have hit record-breaking levels again and seem on track to exceed their annual target.
CMI targets 70% beverage can recycling rate by 2030
Can Manufacturers Institute beverage can manufacturer and aluminium can sheet producer members are committing to achieving ambitious US recycling rate targets.
Milwaukee area recycling facility receives beverage can capture grant
The aluminium can capture grant from Ardagh and Crown has been awarded to a recycling facility jointly owned by the City of Milwaukee and Waukesha County.
Aluminium packaging recycling rates continue to increase
According to data released by the UK’s Environment Agency in July, 42,857 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling in Q2 2021 – an increase of almost 5% compared to the same period in 2020.
Bunting Magnetic supplies separators for recycling project
Bunting-Redditch has completed the manufacture and supply of three magnetic separators and one eddy current separator to recover metals in an overseas recycling plant.
Canpack partners with the International Ecological Film Festival
At the first and largest environmental film festival in Poland, Canpack will aim to inspire a discussion around the recycling of cans and its benefits.
A rainbow of cans
A creative way of highlighting the infinite recyclability of aluminium and tackling litter was recently showcased as part of a collaboration between Every Can Counts and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), when a giant rainbow created from 2,500 recycled beverage cans appeared in the city’s Piccadilly Gardens last weekend (4-6 June), in celebration of World Environment Day (5 June).
Steel packaging recycling hits highest rate
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has hit a new all-time high of 84%, according to figures released by APEAL.