Revolutionising the recycling of beverage cans
Bar ohne Namen
Entschlossen verweigert sich Savage, der Bar einen Namen zu geben. Stattdessen sind drei klassische Design-Symbole das Logo der Trinkstätte in Dalston: ein gelbes Quadrat, ein rotes Viereck, ein blauer Kreis. Am meisten wurmt den sympathischen Franzosen dabei, dass es kein Gelbes-Dreieck-Emoji gibt. Das erschwert auf komische Weise die Kommunikation. Der Instagram Account lautet: a_bar_with_shapes-for_a_name und anderenorts tauchen die Begriffe ‘Savage Bar’ oder eben ‚Bauhaus Bar‘ auf.
Für den BCB bringt Savage nun sein Barkonzept mit und mixt für uns mit Unterstützung von Russian Standard Vodka an der perfekten Bar dazu.
Four of the leading manufacturers of aluminium rolled products have signed a joint project to increase the recycling rate of beverage cans and thus improve the circular economy: As part of the project, Constellium, Elval, Novelis and Speira are working together to increase the proportion of recycled material in beverage cans in order to significantly reduce carbon emissions.
Particular attention is being paid to improving the recyclability of the can end. The collaboration also aims to achieve a 100% recycling rate for beverage cans by 2030 and further improve the sustainability of this packaging.
More circular economy, less carbon emissions
Currently, the bodies and closures of aluminium beverage cans are made from different aluminium alloys. While a significant amount of recycled aluminium is already contained in the rolled aluminium for the can body and the recyclability of this part is supported, there is still potential in the sustainability of the can end. The project is therefore focussing on researching alternative alloys that enable a higher recyclability of the closure.
The use of recycled aluminium has already shown that direct carbon emissions can be drastically reduced and 95% less energy is required compared to primary aluminium production. An alternative alloy with a high recycled aluminium content for the closure could help to further reduce carbon emissions and significantly improve the sustainability of beverage cans. The long-term goal of the project is to develop an aluminium beverage can that can be made from 100% recycled aluminium, which will subsequently be launched on the market.
European Aluminium Packaging Group
Constellium, Elval, Novelis and Speira have signed up to the project as members of the European Aluminium Packaging Group (EAPG). The EAPG will serve as a platform to implement the project, its extensive experience in developing such co-operative activities will be a good support. The project aims to involve all stakeholders along the value chain who are directly involved in the manufacturing, filling and capping process of beverage cans.
Maarten Labberton, Director of the European Aluminium Packaging Group, emphasises the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing. He explains that this project not only helps to decarbonise the industry, but also contributes to making beverage cans an even more sustainable packaging option: “Collaboration and pooling of expertise on this vital topic is something that all company members of the Packaging Group of European Aluminium are fully committed to, and that will help decarbonise our industry“, says Labberton.
By increasing the use of single-use deposit systems across Europe, all beverage cans will be 100% recycled by 2030.
