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May 28, 2021
The race is on for recycled aluminium, says AEROBAL
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May 21, 2021
Crown Holdings has issued an interim sustainability report to track its recent environmental, social and governance (ESG) accomplishments, and to offer insight into its future strategy.
Titled ‘Enduring Values, Continuous Progress’ the report highlights the completion of Crown’s first sustainability goals and its plan to raise the bar for future performance, based... [Read More]
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May 10, 2021
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has appointed Tom Giddings as interim general manager.
Giddings, previously sustainability and public affairs manager, succeeds industry stalwart Rick Hindley, who is moving on to another senior role within the recycling sector.
Having joined Alupro in June 2020, Giddings has firmly positioned himself as a driving... [Read More]
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May 7, 2021
Tubex has teamed up with PreZero Pyral to form a closed loop in recycling post-consumer aluminium packaging.
Tubex and its slug supplier recently developed a patented alloy where the customer has the choice of up to 60% inclusion of recycled material in the slug. An aluminium slug is the primary material used to manufacture aluminium monobloc aerosol cans.
This collaboration... [Read More]
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Apr 28, 2021
Salvalco’s Evo-Valve Technology has been used by European brand, Rossmann, to be used within its own-brand deodorant.
From April this year, the technology will be used with Rossmann’s deodorant brand, Alterra. Rossman is the first major brand in Europe to utilise the Eco-Valve technology, which uses environmentally-friendly nitrogen propellant.
The company was... [Read More]
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Apr 22, 2021
Consumer demand for sustainable packaging is still growing, despite the pandemic, led by a younger generation who are willing to pay more for eco-friendly packaging, according to a new report.
Metal packaging giant Trivium Packaging has released its 2021 Global Buying Green Report in partnership with Boston Consulting Group, surveying more than 15,000 participants across... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2021
TerraCycle has partnered with Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, the company behind the Gold Bond, Cortizone-10, and Selsun Blue brands to launch recycling programmes for its aerosol containers and personal care product packaging.
Consumers who wish to recycle empty Gold Bond aerosols pray cans are invited to sign up to the programme page and, when ready to ship, download... [Read More]
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Apr 6, 2021
Trivium Packaging has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which aims to drive 'ambitious' climate action in the private sector.
The metal packaging giant has also signed an official commitment to set science-based emissions reduction targets along its value chain, in line with 1.5oC emissions scenarios and the criteria and recommendations of the SBTi.
“At... [Read More]
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Mar 19, 2021
Thyssenkrupp Rasselstein has launched a new platform for consumers to inform them about the recyclability and sustainability of tinplate.
The new website was created because knowledge about tinplate’s recycling properties is “still too low”, according to the firm.
“This was shown by a representative survey by YouGov, which we commissioned in advance in Germany,”... [Read More]
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Mar 9, 2021
L’Oréal has committed to ensuring 95% of its ingredients will be derived from renewable plant sources, abundant minerals, or circular processes by 2030.
The announcement forms part of the company’s plans to offer consumers products that are more effective, safe, and respectful to the environment. Under its ‘Green Sciences’ approach, the firm will ensure 100%... [Read More]
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Mar 3, 2021
A survey of 2,000 UK consumers found that nine out of 10 people have never heard of the circular economy.
The survey of consumers (93% female) across all age groups was commissioned by The Pull Agency, a creative agency specialising in health and beauty brands.
The new data also showed that almost three-quarters of UK consumers (71%) do not think brands and retailers... [Read More]
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Feb 26, 2021
Tecnocap has published its first sustainability report to disclose its economic, social, environmental performance.
The metal packaging company, which operates in 100 countries and has around 1,000 employees, specialises in aluminium aerosol cans.
The sustainability report is prepared in following the sustainability reporting standards of the Global Report Initiative... [Read More]
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Feb 26, 2021
Trivium Packaging has partnered with a recycling firm in Argentina to increase the recollection and reuse of aluminium aerosol cans.
Through the partnership with Creando Conciencia, Trivium Argentina will become the first in Latin America to use post-consumer recycled (PCR) aluminium. The initiative is part of the company’s efforts to raise awareness and accelerate... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2021
The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has announced its 2025 vision for recycling – zero steel packaging to landfill – as part of its virtual Steel for Packaging Week event.
The 2025 Vision is set to be supported by action in four key areas, identified by APEAL as ‘critical’ in the drive to prevent steel packaging from being diverted... [Read More]
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Feb 23, 2021
ALPLA, which specialises in the development, production, and recycling of plastic packaging, will invest up to €50 million a year, on average, between now and 2025 to further expand its recycling activities.
The organisation plans to globalise its activities in the area of high-quality recyclates to close the materials cycle in as many regions as possible.
In 2017,... [Read More]
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Feb 15, 2021
The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) will host a virtual event in February, announcing its new vision for recycling.
The news follows the cancellation of interpack, at which APEAL was due to exhibit. The event, Steel for Packaging Week, is free to attend and will launch on 25 February. It will offer stakeholders from across the packaging... [Read More]
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Feb 10, 2021
Aluminium, glass, and steel packaging industries have jointly welcomed the plenary vote on the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) 2.0 report in support of permanent materials.
The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL), European Aluminium, the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) and Metal Packaging Europe, members of the Permanent Metals... [Read More]
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