
The quota for aluminium packaging recycling has augmented consecutively in the third quarter, as the Q3 data presented by the Environment Agency in November states. The recycling rates are being monitored severely, with reports notifying that they might surpass the annual target.

The duration between July to September 2022 witnessed an accumulated 37,815 tonnes of aluminium packaging being separated for recycling purposes. Aluminium scrap extracted via kerbside and on-the-go systems added up to almost 28,003 tonnes, whereas another 9,491 tonnes were retrieved from incinerator bottom ash (IBA), and about 322 tonnes were collected from auxiliary recycling drives.
The annual collection requirement has been calculated to be 147,632 tonnes; therefore, an excess of 8,212 tonnes can be broadly forwarded from 2021 to this year. The United Kingdom has already exceeded 80 per cent of its annual collection rate and the recycling targets for the mentioned three months of the year, and with Christmas on its way, the country is expecting more.
The general manager of Alupro, Tom Giddings, amplified: “The UK’s PRN data for Q3 shows another strong performance for separately collected aluminium packaging, material recovered from IBA and other local protocol fractions. It’s positive news indeed that PRNs issued to date this year are already well ahead of target.”
“While many had suggested that the high recycling rates experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic were just a short-term trend, it’s reassuring to see that impressively high volumes of aluminium packaging have continued,” he seemed confident about the future.
“As we move into Q4, assuming volumes remain high, we could see recycling rates hit record levels – a huge achievement for the industry. This, alongside the news that targets for 2023 are set to remain constant, puts us in a positive position to maintain progress into the New Year,” Giddings concluded his argument with a positive observation.
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