85% recycled aluminium: Recorp raises the bar for sustainable beverage cans
Aluminium cans are under the spotlight among consumers and beverage manufacturers looking for more recyclable packaging, with the material already holding a strong circularity position against plastic and glass. Recorp tunes it further with ReCan85, an aluminium beverage can containing 85 per cent...
How PACKFINE advances aluminium beverage can manufacturing through automated production and quality control
As global demand for convenient, lightweight, and recyclable beverage packaging continues to grow, aluminium beverage cans are becoming increasingly important across the beer, soft drink, energy drink, juice, and other beverage sectors. For beverage brands, selecting the right packaging supplier is...
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Crown Holdings’ sales flat at $3,035 million in Q2; adds North America beverage cans capacity
Crown Holdings, Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. Net sales were $3,035 million in Q2, from $3,046 million in Q2 2018, reflecting $80 million of unfavourable currency translation offset by increased beverage can volumes. Income from operations...
Western Australia’s container deposit scheme to be launched next year
According to a recent report, Western Australia will launch its much-awaited container deposit scheme in 2020, with a 10 cent refund on offer for every eligible container returned. This initiative is designed to encourage people to recycle empty containers and reduce litter. Aluminium containers...
X5 teams up with Coca-Cola to test reverse vending machine for collecting and recycling aluminium cans
In association with Coca-Cola, Russian food retailer X5 Group will reportedly test reverse vending machines in Pyaterochka stores in Moscow, aiming to collect and recycle used plastic bottles and aluminium beverage cans of different brands. As per the report, the vending machines will dispense a 15...
Henan Zhongfu High Precision Aluminum Products Co., Ltd. joins ASI as Production & Transformation member
Henan Zhongfu High Precision Aluminum Products Co., Ltd has become a new Production & Transformation member of Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). The company, established in 2013, is a high end aluminium alloy new material manufacturer and is wholly owned by Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co.,Ltd....
Madison County to receive new 95-gallon carts from RANA for collecting aluminium and metal cans
Madison County in Illinois is expected to go greener soon as it is about to receive new carts from the Recycling Alliance of North Alabama (RANA) for expanding recycling service in the area. Doc Holladay, Executive Director of the Solid Waste Disposal Authority, said: “Those who have registered for...
Sainsbury’s to roll out reverse vending recycling scheme to collect plastic bottles and aluminium cans
The supermarket giant Sainsbury’s at its Braehead store in Glasgow is reportedly carrying out trials for its reverse vending recycling scheme, which allows customers to deposit plastic bottles of any size up to 3 litres and aluminium drink cans in a machine in exchange for a coupon worth £5 per...
Cafeahaus launches sparkling flavoured coffees in Ardagh’s 250ml slim cans
Cafeahaus AG has launched Goldbrew, the ready-to-drink (RTD), cold brew coffee range in the German market. The products are packaged in Ardagh’s 250ml slim cans and are a first in the German market. Goldbrew is available in ‘Goldbrew ginger & lemon’ and ‘Goldbrew grapefruit & lemon’ flavours....
Toaste Ale raising fund to switch to aluminium cans for its craft beer in UK
Toaste Ale, an award-winning craft brewery based in London, is reportedly raising £35,000, in a bid to make a move from glass bottles to 330-millilitre aluminium cans. The decision to switch to aluminium cans followed research conducted by Advance London, part of the London Waste and Recycling...
Ardagh to launch 187ml slimline aluminium wine can in Q1 2020
Ardagh Group will reportedly introduce a new slimline 187ml wine can in the first quarter of 2020. Made of fully-recyclable aluminium, the airtight, lightproof, and shatterproof can is specially designed to present and protect wine and wine-based drinks. In what the company describes as a Europe...
Austria’s 2019 aluminium cans export to continue declining by 10% YoY; Poland to be the leading importer
According to the global export-import data, Austria’s aluminium cans export is seeing a drop over the years after its last rise in 2017 from 15,264 tonnes in 2016 to 18,237 tonnes. In 2018, the country’s aluminium cans export volume had stood at 17,938 tonnes, down 1.63 per cent year on year. In...
PepsiCo to replace Aquafina plastic water bottles with aluminium cans in its U.S. locations
As an initiative towards cutting down the use of plastic in its products, PepsiCo is planning to replace its Aquafina plastic water bottles with aluminium cans in the U.S. Consumer backlash against the use of plastic has been growing across the country because of its terrible impact on the ocean...
Viridor wins recycling contract from Sussex County Council
Viridor has won a contract worth £20 million from East Sussex County Council to process around 50,000 tonnes of dry mixed recyclables per annum. Viridor will receive the county’s kerbside recyclables, including paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, aluminium cans, steel cans and...
Al Bustan Centre & Residence participates in EEG’s months-long aluminium can collection programme
Al Bustan Centre & Residence, the popular hotel-apartment among tourists and businessmen in the heart of Dubai, has reportedly participated in ‘Can Collection Drive’ organised by Emirates Environmental Group (EEG). As per the rule of the campaign, the employees of the hotel apartment vowed to...
Funkin Cocktails collaborates with Ardagh for its canned cocktails
Funkin Cocktails has collaborated with Ardagh Group for the first-ever range of ready-to-drink canned cocktails in Nitro Can. The 200ml slim aluminium can features a fixed nitrogen-infused widget that mixes the cocktail instantly, producing an unrivalled multisensory experience for the consumer....
Svyatoy Istochnik uses Ball aluminium cans for its new flavoured water
Svyatoy Istochnik, the leading brand in the Russian bottled water market, has launched new flavoured water in Ball Corporation aluminium cans on the Russian market. The water comes in a Sleek® 33-centiliter aluminium can and has sparkling tastes of raspberry and lemon with mint. Irina...
Vintage Wine Estates to launch new wine beverage in aluminium bottles
Wine producer Vintage Wine Estates has unveiled an innovative new wine beverage at the Food and Wine Classic in Aspen, America’s premier wine and food event. Vintage Wine Estates' GAZE Wine Cocktails are packed in is a sleek, portable, recyclable aluminium bottle with twist-off closure. Terry...
The Lexington Recycle Centre is back to its operations
The Lexington Recycle Centre has resumed its operations and once again processing recyclable materials, city officials said on Wednesday, June 12. A mechanical problem had halted the facility’s operations for several days. Some officials reported last week that a machine that separates aluminium...
Pennsylvania lawmakers aim to pass a bill to start a bottle and can deposit program
Pennsylvania lawmakers are aiming to pass a bill to start a bottle and can deposit program in Pennsylvania. State Rep. Wendy Ullman initiated it as a part of a larger legislation called “Zero Waste Pa.” According to Ullman, this program will help cleaning up the streets and waterways as beverage...
