Dec. 8, 2011 Aluminum product maker Novelis Inc. plans to increase its usage of recycled aluminum from 33% to 80% by 2020 and reduce landfill waste, among other initiatives outlined in its first sustainability report. Waste & Recycling News
November 30, 2011 Coca-Cola Recycling has released the first-year results of an initiative designed to tap into the abundance of recyclables consumers often toss due to a lack of collection infrastructure. Resource Recycling
September 21, 2011 Further improvements are needed in the collection and recycling of aluminium beverage cans, despite recycling rates for the cans increasing across the EU, according to the European Aluminium Association (EAA). Beverage Daily
September 16, 2011 A study released by the Aluminum Association trumpets the strides the industry has made over the past 20 years to make the pervasive metal more sustainable. Resource Recycling Electronic Newsletter
July 5, 2011 The company’s Peruvian subsidiary, Backus, in cooperation with Packaging Products Peru, has developed a low-gauge bottle crown that by reducing the amount of steel used in production will slash both raw material costs and C02 emissions, claims SABMiller. ...Around ten per cent decrease in global steel usage can be achieved on production of the new bottle top - enough to build London another Olympic stadium, according to the firm. Beverage Daily
June 15, 2011 The U.S. recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans has reached its highest level in a decade, with 58.1% of all cans recycled last year - a rate that is more than double that of any other beverage container, the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced today. Aluminum Association
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