Working to maximise the UK's recycling rate for aluminium packaging
Working to maximise the UK's recycling rate for aluminium packaging
Our projects
The Aerofoil campaign aims to increase the number of local authorities collecting metal aerosols and foil trays at the kerbside. The programme offers local authorities and their collection partners a range of advice and support to enable them to include either or both materials, including an extensive range of communications materials.
Aerofoil website: www.aerofoil.org.uk
Every Can Counts aims to develop the infrastructure for collecting the drinks cans used outside the home – in particular in workplaces and whilst 'on the go'.
Working with employers, councils and event organisers we provide a range of advice and support, including collection containers and promotional materials.
Every Can Counts website: www.everycancounts.co.uk
Aluminium can and foil recycling provides a valuable revenue stream for many community groups. Alupro works with over xxx groups around the UK, many of whom offer services including cash for cans and foil business recycling services.
MetalMatters website: www.metalmatters.co.uk
Over a period of 5 years every tonne of aluminium packaging recycled in the UK saw the aluminium packaging industry, through Alupro, support sustainability and environmental improvement projects in Africa and the UK.
For every tonne collected for recycling a tree was donated to projects in the UK, Burkina Faso and Malawi. In total over 250,000 trees have been planted, making a lasting contribution to environmental improvement projects, combating deforestation and to developing a sustainable future for vulnerable communities.
Our partners in the Malawi project were Ripple Africa. For more information, visit the Ripple Africa website.
Alupro has managed 3 collection appeals on for BBC TV's Blue Peter. The appeals, were instrumental in raising awareness of the value of aluminium can recycling for a generation of children in the UK and raised £000s for good causes in the UK and Africa.PIC
21/03/12
The Aluminium Packaging and Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has welcomed the Government’s announcement that statutory packaging recycling targets which will increase year on year, are to be introduced from 2013 until 2017; but has cautioned that continual review is critical if... Read more
02/03/12
Every Can Counts, the away from home drinks can recycling programme, has today revealed that it helped collect 51 million used beverage cans from workplaces and ‘on the go’ locations across the UK in 2011. This equates to 774 tonnes... Read more
15/02/12
An unintended consequence of the proposed ban on cash transactions for scrap metal would be to make ‘cash for cans’ recycling activity illegal. Around the world “cash for cans” programmes have played, and continue to play, a key role in... Read more
14/02/12
Alupro fully supports the Government’s preferred option for an increase in recycling targets, (option 3a) and believes the targets proposed are fair and equitable. Alupro urges the Government to ensure that future targets are ‘stretching but realistic’, and are regularly... Read more
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