recycling
Biffa to invest £7.7 million in Scottish recycling centre
Up to 60 jobs are being created in Aberdeen, in a multi-million-pound project that will see the city play a pivotal role in Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).
Recycling scheme reaches major £10k milestone
The UK’s Exeter City Football Club and Exeter City Council’s innovative recycling scheme, Cans4City, has now raised more than £10,000, with with all funds raised going towards projects and initiatives run by the football club and its partner charity.
Emirates Global Aluminium announces Aluminium Recycling Coalition
Emirates Global Aluminium and leading beverage producers, can makers and waste management companies, have announced the launch of the Aluminium Recycling Coalition, which aims to drive a step-change in aluminium recycling in the UAE.
Cricket legend promotes O’cean Energy sports drink and recycling in Ball India cans
Ball Corporation’s team in India has been working closely with long-term partner O’cean Beverages to launch its O’cean Energy Drink Sustainability Edition, with the help of former India cricket captain and prolific batsman Virat Kohli.
Aldi joins Podback scheme
Aldi is set to become the first supermarket member of the Podback recycling scheme, helping customers in the UK to recycle their used coffee, tea and hot chocolate pods.
Crown among Newsweek’s 2023 list of America’s most responsible companies
Crown Holdings, Inc. has been named in America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023 list by Newsweek, in partnership with global research and data firm, Statista.
Aluminium packaging recycling rate on track to surpass 2022 target
According to Q3 data published by the UK’s Environment Agency in November, aluminium packaging recycling rates have increased for the third quarter in a row and remain firmly on track to exceed their annual target.
Trivium joins UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative
Trivium Packaging, the global supplier of infinitely recyclable metal packaging, has committed to funding the UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative launched by Alupro.
APEAL welcomes Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
APEAL, The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has cautiously welcomed the general approach of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) published by the European Commission.
Stranger times
Having now returned from my extended trip across Thailand and then Bali, the feeling’s a mixed one. Obviously I’ve got the post-holiday blues, but the UK is increasingly a stranger place to be right now.
CMI urges action on recycling legislation
The Can Manufacturers Institute is urging the House Leadership and House Energy and Commerce Committee to immediately pass two bipartisan recycling-related measures during the remaining weeks of the 117th Congress in the US.
Closing the infinite loop
“Infinitely recyclable” is a phrase you hear a lot in the canning and metal packaging industry, however it relies on consumers doing just that: recycling.
Alupro to discuss DRS at the 2022 Environmental Packaging Summit
Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro, will present his thoughts on what a successful deposit return scheme (DRS) for the UK should look like at this year’s Environmental Packaging Summit.
Gunna Drinks lobbies UK Government with #letscanplastic campaign
Craft canned lemonade brand, Gunna Drinks, has launched a petition to lobby the UK Government to ban the use of single use plastics in the soft drink industry.