Beverage can manufacturer Can-Pack UK Ltd has become the latest member of the Aluminium Packing Recycling Organisation (Alupro).
The Scunthorpe-based company is wholly owned by the Can-Pack Group, headquartered in Krakow, Poland, and is a leading manufacturer of aluminium beverage cans. It now joins a growing number of companies involved in all aspects of the aluminium packaging sector as a member of Alupro.
Philp Fisher, Managing Director of Can-Pack UK, commented: “Having supported Alupro's Every Can Counts scheme for the past three years, we have seen the real value that can be added in supporting the use of this fantastic material. We are therefore now pleased to be able to widen our support of the broader aims of Alupro.
“Aluminium is an almost infinitely recyclable material and joining Alupro, through the many recycling programmes and initiatives it runs, we are supporting its efforts in recovering as much of the valuable material as possible.”
Rick Hindley, Executive Director of Alupro, added: “Adding Can-Pack UK to our growing membership demonstrates the company’s commitment to supporting our efforts in driving up recycling rates. Can-Pack UK’s membership is also recognition that working with the wider metal packaging industry through programmes such as MetalMatters and Every Can Counts, as well as in partnership with local authorities, the waste management industry and the community recycling sector, can play a significant role in achieving our shared objectives.”
Alupro is a not-for-profit company that acts as a voice on behalf of its members on issues of government and legislative policy, and aims to ‘promote, develop and sustain’ aluminium as the preferred sustainable packaging material. It is currently working to increase aluminium packaging recycling rates and exceed the government’s 2020 recycling target of 70 per cent through initiatives such as Every Can Counts, MetalMatters, and the Caps & Closures campaign.
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