European aluminium EPR fees vary by country, PRO, packaging and recyclability
In a recent conversation with AL Circle, Daniel Vaknine, Co-Founder of Gramta, explained the objectives and implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). He discussed how the aluminium packaging industry can comply with these...
Fun Kids highlights Amazing Aluminium with podcast series
Fun Kids, the UK’s leading radio station for children, families and parents, released the final episode of the Amazing Aluminium podcast series on 2nd September. Co-created by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), Amazing Aluminium touches on the metal’s composition, its...
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Trivium’s refillable aluminium bottle for Boticario bags the Design for a Better World Award
Trivium Packaging bagged the Design for a Better World Award from Centro Brasil Design for creating a refillable aluminium cologne bottle for Boticario. The result was a user-friendly, lightweight, and recyclable cologne refill bottle with a unique dropper that came with this cutting-edge packaging...
Carrefour Poland to reward customers with 15 cents for returning aluminium cans
Carrefour Poland and the EKO-Punkt Packaging Recovery Organization have come together to test a new bottle vending machine scheme in the Silesian area, enabling customers to recycle empty aluminium beverage cans and plastic bottles. Customers will receive 15 cents from Carrefour in the form of...
Ball recycles 300,000 aluminium cans through Virat Kohli’s O’cean collaboration
USA’s most reliable aluminium products manufacturer, Ball Corporation, has successfully accumulated and recycled almost 300,000 aluminium cans branded under the O’cean Sustainable Energy drink. The programme is an extended part of the everlasting collaboration of O’cean Beverages with iconic Indian...
Waitrose swaps glass packaging with aluminium cans for small wine format
The Waitrose supermarket chain is on a constructive journey to eradicate the glass packaging for small wine formats and replace them with aluminium beverage cans. This move will systematically remove more than 300 tonnes of glass. Moreover, aluminium is 100% recyclable and can retain its original...
Canpack and Bavaria alliance to launch Club Columbia beer in aluminium cans
CANPACK has currently partnered with Bavaria (ABI Colombia) to initiate a limited edition aluminium can packaging of its proprietary Club Columbia beer. With the help of this premium branding technique, Bavaria focuses on paying an eternal tribute to Columbia's old and diverse culture. This latest...
Dunkin Donuts to launch three new drinks in sustainable aluminium cans
Dunkin Donuts has been forever associated with the most delicious doughnuts on the planet, but now the brand is exploring opportunities in the canned beverage sector. Three of the brand's patented beverages are going to be launched in aluminium cans during the first half of 2023. The advent of the...
Recycle BC to include aluminium foils and single-use plastics in its blue box programme
A not-for-profit organisation based in British Columbia, Recycle BC is increasing its range of materials for the residential blue box programme organised by the community. According to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, the new range will include items like aluminium foil baking dishes...
Top 10 companies using aluminium to drive a sustainable future
One of the most popular and recyclable metals is aluminium. Many businesses are adopting aluminium as a transitional material to a more sustainable future in response to the rising demand for a greener and cleaner environment. According to a recent study, transportation, construction, packaging,...
Wildpack records 37% M-o-M spiked aluminium can throughput in November
Wildpack Beverages Inc., with a finalised customer order worth US$5,874,535 and a total throughput of 21,728,174 aluminium cans, has achieved a new monthly record in November 2022. The company recorded a filling throughput of 2,223,805 aluminium cans and a brokering throughput of 14,426,812 cans or...
Responsible Whatr exhibits recyclable aluminium packaging at SIAL Expo 2022
India's first natural spring water beverage brand, Responsible Whatr, displayed recyclable aluminium packaging at the SIAL Food and Wine Expo 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. To decrease the consumption of single-use plastic bottles, Responsible Whatr offers non-alcoholic beverages in a...
Japanese pharmaceutical brands to adopt greener packaging options curtailing CO2 emissions
Renowned Japanese pharmaceutical companies, Eisai, Takeda, Astellas and Daiichi Sankyo, have joined arms in collaboration to lessen the carbon emissions from medicinal packages. From now on, companies will utilise greener packaging modes to promulgate environmental change. According to a Forbes...
Korea’s top aluminium foil and packaging company to raise KRW115.3 billion through stock sale
On December 22, 2022, the leading aluminium foil and packaging company of South Korea, Sama Aluminium's plan to raise a total of 115.3 billion won via the issuance of 3.7 million common shares, was revealed. According to our information, the shares will be issued at a price of KRW31,050 per share....
Top 10 trend-setting uses of aluminium in 2022 under the packaging sector
The considerable demand for and applications of aluminium is evident in the midst of expanding innovations and experimentation in the packaging sector. The creative uses of aluminium in the packaging industry are increasing as customers are preferring more for eco-friendly and sustainable packaging...
Tetra Pak to fund installations of robotic sorting technologies for recycling used cartons
An active participant in recycling used food and beverage packaging, Switzerland-based Tetra Pak has decided to fund and install robotic sorting arms at some of the material recycling facilities (MRFs) to propagate the storing and sorting of end-of-life cartons. Recycling aluminium foils or cans is...
Top 8 ASI certifications under the end-user sector in 2022
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative is an organisation responsible for evaluating the operational standards of a company before providing proper certifications so that a firm can get ready for global validation. The Certification Programme has evolved through an extensive multi-stakeholder...
Aldi becomes a member of the aluminium coffee pod recycling scheme, Podback
UK's supermarket chain, Aldi, has registered itself as a member of the Podback recycling scheme that has been encouraging the country's residents to recycle their used aluminium tea, coffee or hot chocolate pods. Due to this new agreement, 980 Aldi supermarket outlets all over the UK will introduce...
Recycled aluminium output from beverage cans reach record high in Europe with robust recycling rate of 73%
According to a report published by Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium, the recycling rate of aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland stood robust at 73 per cent in 2020. The total volume of aluminium recycled from cans was 510,000...
City of York Council and Alupro launches festive-themed aluminium foil recycling competition
In a move to encourage school students towards recycling, the City of York Council, in collaboration with Alupro, launched a festive-themed competition for primary school students. With the council now able to collect aluminium foil at the kerbside, the project seeks to improve public awareness of...
