aluminium packaging recycling

EGA Forms Aluminium Recycling Coalition

EGA Forms Aluminium Recycling Coalition

Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced this week the formation of the Aluminium Recycling Coalition, a coalition intended to increase the rate of aluminium recycling in the United Arab Emirates. Among the members of the new coalition are Abu Dhabi Waste Management...

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Events

International Aluminium Institute Study Details Aluminium’s Significant Contribution To A Circular Economy

International Aluminium Institute Study Details Aluminium’s Significant Contribution To A Circular Economy

Industry trade group International Aluminium Institute (IAI) released a report this week detailing a study that shows aluminium beverage containers promote a circular economy better than any other material currently in use. According to the study, which looked at aluminium, glass, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic containers, aluminium is reused at about double the rate […]

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Aluminium Can Recycled Content Rises To 73 Percent: Report

Aluminium Can Recycled Content Rises To 73 Percent: Report

A report released by the Aluminum Association earlier this week detailed the significant advances aluminium cans have made over competing packaging materials over the past several years, noting the significant sustainability advantages the material offers when compared to other substances now in use. The report, which was prepared in conjunction with the Can Manufacturers Institute […]

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Three Out Of Four Aluminium Cans Recycled In The U.K. In 2018

Three Out Of Four Aluminium Cans Recycled In The U.K. In 2018

Three out of four aluminium beverage cans in the United Kingdom find their way back into the aluminium value stream, marking an all-time high for aluminium beverage cans. Such was the message from the UK’s Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) earlier this week. According to Alupro, the UK’s 75-percent recycling rate is a significant improvement […]

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Nespresso Calls Upon Competitors To Join In Aluminium Coffee Capsule Recycling Plan

Nespresso Calls Upon Competitors To Join In Aluminium Coffee Capsule Recycling Plan

Swiss coffee company Nestlé Nespresso S.A. called upon its competitors in the portioned-coffee market to team up with it in developing a worldwide recycling program for aluminium coffee capsules. At the annual convergence of the Nespresso Sustainability Advisory Board (NSAB) in Geneva, the firm issued the invitation to establish such a global standard, with hopes […]

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