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TRENDS & UPDATES

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AlumiNium pAckAgiNg recycliNg
oN the up iN the uk
the uK’s recycling rate for aluminium drinks cans climbed
from 70% in 2016 to 72% the following year while the rate for
all aluminium packaging edged a single percentage point
higher to 51%.
Data also reveal that 92% of the aluminium packaging collect-
ed for recycling in the UK is recycled within Europe. ‘This dem-
onstrates that there is more than sufficient capacity within the
EU to recycle the aluminium packaging recovered for recycling
in the UK,’ according to Alupro, the industry-funded, not-for-
profit organisation representing the UK aluminium packaging
industry and working to fulfill its recycling obligations.
‘Given widespread concerns regarding where our kerbside
recycling ends up, and whether it is actually recycled, we
believe the 92% statistic will give people the confidence that
when they recycle aluminium packaging, it really is recycled –
and close to home,’ comments Alupro’s executive director Rick
Hindley.
The organisation manages several programmes funded by
metal packaging manufacturers, reprocessors and leading
brands. MetalMatters focuses on improving metal capture
rates in local authority recycling schemes while Every Can
Counts supports organisations wanting to enable people to
recycle the beverage cans used outside the home.

Customer feedback and in-house innovation have resulted in
the addition of patented new SmartFeed functionality for all of
SSI’s shredders equipped with independent drives. SmartFeed
provides even more versatility, allowing smaller machines with
less power to process tough materials in applications that
would have previously required much larger equipment. SSI will
demonstrate this at the upcoming IFAT trade show in Munich.

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