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Two team members of Alupro, the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation, have been honoured as part of 2023's Resource Hot 100. The Hot 100 was established in 2002, with the ambition of celebrating vision, ambition and achievement across the waste industry. It invites industry professionals to nominate and vote for the people they feel have made a real difference over... [Read More]

Trivium Packaging, a global leader in infinitely recyclable metal packaging solutions, has released its annual Sustainability Report, which showcases the range of sustainability and community initiatives throughout the company's global operations. Trivium's 2022 Sustainability Report details the efforts the company has taken to implement sustainable practices into all... [Read More]

Trivium Packaging has announced its chief sustainability officer, Jenny Wassenaar, has been honoured with a prestigious award from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) - a global network of businesses committed to advancing sustainable development. Wassenaar has been recognised with a Leading Women Award, which honours women who display outstanding... [Read More]

Alupro officially launched its “Roadmap to increasing UK aerosol recycling” – a long-term strategic vision to drive a widespread uplift in national capture and recycling rates - at the British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association's Innovation Day yesterday (19 April). Developed on behalf of The UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative, a working group comprising partners from... [Read More]

Ball Corporation has received the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certification for the Performance and Chain of Custody Standards for its Global Aerosol Packaging division. The ASI is a global, non-profit initiative that sets standards that ensure sustainable performance based on environmental, social, and governance principles, and provides assurance of responsible... [Read More]

The European Aerosol Federation (FEA) has launched a voluntary initiative that intends to transparently demonstrate the aerosol industry's transition to fully recyclable plastic aerosol dispensers. The trade association noted that the European Commission (EC) adoted a European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy in January 2018. The EC is set to develop requirements... [Read More]

Ball Corporation has released its new Climate Transition Plan, which outlines the company's planned pathway and evolution into a fully circular and decarbonised business, allowing it to better serve its stakeholders and deliver solutions that benefit the planet, it said. The plan was released alongside Ball's 2022 Combined Report, which details the company's stated commitment... [Read More]

Aptar Group, a global leader in drug delivery, consumer product dispensing and active material science solutions and services, has once again achieved the Platinum level rating in recognition of its sustainability efforts from EcoVadis. The Platinum rating places Aptar among the top 1% of the more than 90,000 companies rated by EcoVadis across all industries. EcoVadis... [Read More]

Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro, will share his thoughts on achieving higher aerosol recycling rates at the 2023 AEROBAL General Assembly meeting (24 January). Taking place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, the event will bring together leading brands from across the industry to discuss innovation, collaboration, success and progress. As part of his remote... [Read More]

Global aerosol dispensing experts, LINDAL Group has acquired an equity stake in biotechnology company B4Plastics, a Belgium-based start-up developing novel bio polymeric materials. B4Plastics, a Polymer Architecture company, catalyses the introduction of novel biomaterials and grows them from niche to bulk applications. In doing so, the firm designs and scales... [Read More]

Plastipak, a global leader in the design, manufacture and recycling of plastic containers has announced the formal opening of a major recycling investment at its manufacturing site in Toledo, Spain by Don Emiliano García-Page, president of the Castilla-La Mancha Region.  The new recycling facility converts PET flake into food-grade recycled PET (rPET) pellets suitable... [Read More]

Ball Corporation, a leading global provider of sustainable aluminum packaging, has released a new report that highlights growing consumer demand for sustainable aluminum packaging options. The Aluminum Bottles Report synthesises results from a global consumer survey that reveal a market opportunity for household and personal care brands to diversify their packaging mix... [Read More]

The European Aerosol Federation (FEA) has endorsed a joint industry statement released by companies forming the European packaging value chain. The statement expressed serious concerns with regards to the approach taken by the European Commission in its revision of the EU rules on packaging and packaging waste. It calls for the recognition of the key role of recycling... [Read More]

Cortec® Corporation has said it is proud to be named a BioPreferred® Programme Champion. Cortec® recently received this accolade in recognition of its involvement and faith in the USDA BioPreferred® Program, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. In a letter awarding the badge to Cortec®, Andrew Jermolowicz (director of the business development division... [Read More]

A new programme promoting aluminium recycling has been rolled out by Preston City Council. Residents are being encouraged to rinse and recycle their clean foil trays and wrapping foil, empty aerosols, drink cans and tins. ‘Clean Me’, a campaign run by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), will see creative advertisements placed on billboards, buses... [Read More]

A new programme promoting metal packaging recycling has been rolled out by the Suffolk Waste Partnership. Homeowners across the region are being encouraged to recycle their food and drinks cans, aluminium wrapping foil and foil trays, empty aerosols and metal screw tops, in a bid to improve kerbside recycling rates. ‘MetalMatters’, run by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling... [Read More]