ALUPRO: Aluminum Packaging Recycling Rates Surpassed 2020 Target

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Alupro- the not-for-profit organization representing the UK’s aluminum packaging industry, quoting the Environment Agency, reported that aluminum packaging rcycling rates have exceeded their 2020 target, almost three months ahead of schedule.

According to official data, a total of 42,265 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling in Q3 this year. This is significantly higher by 41% compared to the same quarter in 2019 and higher by 4% in comparison with the prior quarter. A total of 119,198 tonnes of aluminium packaging has been collected for recycling during the first three quarters of the current year. This is higher by 48% when compared with the corresponding nine-month period in 2019.

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Alupro noted that the aluminum packaging recycling rates have already exceeded 2020 target by more than 5%.

Rick Hindley, executive director at Alupro commented that the recycling rates for all aluminum packaging are likely to reach close to 70% before the end of the current year. Meantime, the recycling rate for aluminum cans is expected to surpass 80%. Also, volumes are likely to remain high in Q4, he added.