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Can Manufacturers Institute, Ardagh Group and Crown Holdings offer 2021 Grants for aluminium can recycling
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) will make grants available in 2021 to Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) for aluminium can capture equipment, which will ensure used beverage cans (UBC) are accurately sorted, sold and recycled. The grants will be directly funded by aluminium beverage can manufacturers Ardagh Group and Crown Holdings. Capturing and recycling aluminIum cans…
Canned Wine company launches Old Vine Garnacha
The Canned Wine Company have launched a canned old vine Garnacha, made by Norrel Robertson MW in Spain. The grapes are grown in a high-altitude vineyard in Ainzón in Aragon and the wine is matured in 500-litre oak barrels for four years, developing flavours of chocolate-coated cherries, cassis and vanilla. The vegan-friendly wine is packaged…
Aluminium packaging recycling rates surpass 2020 target
According to data released by the Environment Agency aluminium packaging recycling rates have officially exceeded their 2020 target with three months of the year still remaining. Q3 saw 42,265 tonnes of aluminium packaging collected for recycling, an increase of 41% compared to the same period in 2019 and 4% higher than the previous quarter in…
Aluminium packaging recycling rates surpass 2020 target
According to data released by the Environment Agency aluminium packaging recycling rates have officially exceeded their 2020 target with three months of the year still remaining. Q3 saw 42,265 tonnes of aluminium packaging collected for recycling, an increase of 41% compared to the same period in 2019 and 4% higher than the previous quarter in…
Ardagh eyes future with $1.8nm investment in cans business
Ardagh Group has announced plans to invest £1.8bn (€1.5bn) in its beverage cans business after promising numbers released from the first three quarters of 2020 saw profits rise comfortably when compared to the same period last year. With current demand exceeding supply, this new investment drawn from existing cash and further money generated by income…
Ball Corporation and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment announce global partnership
Ball will become a sustainable aluminium beverage packaging partner in leading global venues; hometown Denver venue will become ‘Ball Arena’ Ball Corporation and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) have established a first-of-its kind global partnership across three marquee venues in Denver, Los Angeles and London. The partnership was founded on a shared vision to advance sustainability…
BREAKING: METPACK 2021 CANCELLED
The organisers of METPACK 2021 have announced that the event has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The organisers are intending to reschedule for a later date. A spokesperson from METPACK said: “As late as September, we were convinced that the METPACK would take place on schedule in February 2021. But against the…
The CANsultants showcases rebrand
The CANsultants, a management consulting firm specialising in packaging, has announced a brand refresh. The new look and feel is reflective of the firm’s professional evolution in service to clients. Co-founders John Adams and Scott Biondich had a combined 50 years of industry experience working for Alcoa, Anheuser Busch’s Metal Container Corporation and The Coca-Cola…
COVID pandemic sparks urgency as 86% say more needs to be done for the environment
A vast majority of Europeans have said it is more important than ever to take care of our environment and recycle after COVID-19, while a staggering 91% said they would like to do more, according to a survey performed in fourteen European countries by the LUCID polling agency in association with the Every Can Counts…
Anheuser-Busch announces partnership to develop a more sustainable beer can
Beer drinkers will soon be able to enjoy their favourite brew out of cans that are not only infinitely recyclable, but made from responsibly produced, low-carbon aluminium. In a first for the canned beverage industry, Anheuser-Busch has formed a global partnership with Rio Tinto, a producer of responsible aluminium, to deliver a new standard of…
