Great Recycling Efforts Reap Rewards
The great response from residents in Bristol to an appeal for them to recycle all their aluminium cans and foil, means that 368 native trees has been planted locally.This achievement was made possible when Bristol City Council registered to be part of a nation-wide recycling appeal 'Trees for Africa and the UK...
April 19th, 2007

New Executive Director For Alupro
Rick Hindley, 43, has been appointed Executive Director of the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), the not for profit organisation which has responsibility for meeting targets through work on practical recycling programmes and public education. The organisation is funded by the leading aluminium packaging and reprocessing companies in the UK.
February 15, 2007

Environment Minister Marks Local Recycling Success
With 105 Trees For Africa (And One For The City Hall)
Ben Bradshaw, MP for Exeter and Minister of State for the Environment, will plant a tree at Exeter City Council offices on January 12 to mark the donation of 105 trees to a special project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, thanks to the efforts of local recyclers. The trees result from a promise given by not for profit organisation, Alupro, to plant a tree for every tonne of aluminium cans and foil recycled over an 18-month period.
January 8, 2007

Climate Change Appeal - Deadline Approaches
The deadline is fast approaching for getting all the drinks cans you have used this summer turned into trees to help tackle climate change in Africa.Every aluminium can and kilo of foil recycled before the end of September will count towards a new tree being grown to help tackle climate change in Burkina Faso, so now's the time to make sure there are no post-barbecue empties put on one side, waiting to be recycled.
August 22, 2006

Summer Boost For Tree Planting Initiative
The hot summer weather will be providing a big boost to a recycling initiative which is helping tackle climate change in the UK and sub-saharan Africa. Over the summer period, over 2 billion aluminium drinks cans will be sold in the UK, which could result in 35,000 native trees being planted - a tree will be grown for every tonne of aluminium drinks cans and foil recycled this year thanks to an initiative run by not-for profit organisation Alupro, in partnership with Bristol-based charity, Tree Aid.
July 19, 2006

Over One Million Aluminium Cans Recycled By Islanders Backing The "Trees For The Uk Trees For Africa" Campaign
Recyclers on the Island are backing a recycling campaign that will give the Isle of Wight one native tree for every tonne of aluminium cans and foil recycled on the island, and at the same time help grow trees in a sustainable forest project in West Africa. The recycling campaign was launched last July on the island proving the Isle of Wight residents to be champion recyclers, to date recycling over 18 tonnes of aluminium cans (1,170,000 cans).
July 10th, 2006

John Craven Announces Climate Change Success For Recyclers
Broadcaster John Craven announces today (May 23) that UK recyclers are beating the targets to recycle aluminium drinks cans and foil to help tackle the effects of climate change in Africa by more than 20%. Just half-way through a campaign to grow trees in the sub-Saharan drylands of West Africa - simply by recycling aluminium drinks cans and foil in the UK - the amount of material which has been given for recycling has exceeded all expectations.
May 23, 2006

Alupro Offers Climate Change Visit To Africa..
An opportunity for local authority officers to see how climate change is affecting sub-Saharan Africa is being offered by Alupro (Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation). The fact-finding trip will visit the Gabio Forest in Burkina Faso, where Alupro is planting a native tree for every tonne of aluminium cans and foil recycled this year, and also visit the forest seed bank in the country's capital Ouagadougou. The trip is being hosted by the West African offices of Alupro's project partner, Tree Aid, a small Bristol-based charity dedicated to helping local African communities adjust the way they manage ancient forests as climate change causes increasingly severe problems in the area.
April 4, 2006

Blooming Marvellous Thanks To Recycling..
Your local town should be a brighter place this spring and summer, thanks to dedicated aluminium can and foil recyclers. Masses of crocus, daffodils and lilies will be blooming in gardens and window boxes thanks to a scheme to reward recyclers for every kilogramme of aluminium recycled. Local cash for cans centres were part of a promotion to encourage recycling, who have rewarded collectors with spring and summer flowering bulbs - in addition to the regular cash price paid by the centre for the empty aluminium cans and foil. Nationwide, over 20,000 bulbs have been awarded to recyclers...
March 28, 2006

Primary Schools Tackle Climate Change..
More than 2,000 primary schools are finding out how recycling in the UK is helping tackle the effects of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.
The schools have registered for a new resource pack and tree-growing kit which shows how a tree is being grown in the Gabio Forest, Burkina Faso for every tonne of aluminium cans and foil recycled in the UK. The more we recycle, the more trees will be grown, and it is hoped that enough people will get the recycling habit in 2006 to enable 40,000 new trees to be planted.
February 22, 2006

Recyclers Help Tackle Climate Change In Africa..
The more we recycle, the more we are helping tackle the effects of climate change in the sub-Saharan drylands of Africa, thanks to a new project run by not-for-profit organisation, Alupro.
Longer dry seasons are seriously damaging the ancient forests on which many village communities depend: trees are dying earlier, bush fires are more frequent, and food more scarce. So re-planting trees, and learning how to manage the new situation more effectively are essential for the future of the area.
January 11, 2006

Climate change campaign helps tackle new recycling targets...
Recently-announced packaging recycling targets mean that household collection has to double if targets are to be met and costs to industry contained.
Spurring the public to get the recycling habit is crucial to success, and an ambitious new campaign to persuade the public to get recycling links the amount we recycle in the UK with helping to tackle climate change in sub-Saharan Africa - the more we recycle, the more help we can give. December 14, 2005

Blooming marvellous idea to grow recycling ...
Canny recyclers have the chance to spread the benefits of their recycling far and wide when they turn their aluminium drink cans and foil into cash. As well as receiving cash for the aluminium they collect they can claim spring and summer flowering bulbs, and at the same time they will be helping an aid project in Africa.
July 8, 2005