Wide scale aluminium foils recycling possible through OPRL’s new guidelines

The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme, aims to deliver a simple, consistent and UK-wide recycling message, has changed its guidelines for aluminium foil, plastic pots, tubs and trays to show that the products are now widely recycled by councils at the Kerbside.


As per OPRL’s new 2017 strategies, the local people can now easily put more packaging into kerbside recycling collections without seeking help from council .The new aluminium foil and other materials recycling guidelines are set by data from WRAP, RECOUP, ACE-UK and Alupro.

The guidelines suggest aluminium foils as well as certain clear and non-black opaque plastic pots, tubs and trays can now be Widely Recycled in home collections.

Alupro executive director Rick Hindley said: "As our data showed last year, aluminium foil collections by local authorities have moved past OPRL's 75% threshold for Widely Recycled designation, and now stand at 86%.”

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According to OPRL, the local authorities collecting beverage cartons at the kerbside are yet to meet the 75% threshold required to achieve OPRL’s Widely Recycled status.

ACE UK and Panel member senior recycling manager Mandy Kelly said: "The slimmed down and small format labels will help increase usage of the specialist label on beverage cartons, and the new Flatten | Cap On call to action will help us capture more valuable material for recycling at our Halifax plant."