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Consistent collections and carton recycling
We are all eagerly awaiting DEFRA’s response to the second phase of consultations regarding changes the Environment Bill will introduce. Food and drink cartons are almost certain to be included in England’s core materials for collection from 2023. For those Local Authorities that will be adding cartons to recycling collections, now is the time to…
Read MoreNew ACE UK website
Our new look website is now live! With a sleek, modern design it has everything you need to find out more about food and drink carton recycling, all the latest news from the ACE UK team, how we can help you with kerbside carton collections, and of course details of our network of Bring Banks.…
Read MoreACE UK Bring Banks now accept paper containers with metal ends
Earlier this year we announced we were extending the materials accepted by our Bring Banks in partnership with Sonoco Consumer Products. Since March, all our Bring Banks have accepted paper containers with metal ends (such as Pringles tubes), alongside food and drink cartons and both materials are sent our dedicated recycling facility in Stainland, West…
Read MoreSonoco Consumer Products Europe signs agreement with ACE UK to launch UK paper container recycling
Pringles tubes now included in Bring Bank scheme The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK) and Sonoco Europe have signed an agreement which provides a UK-wide recycling solution for paper containers with metal ends, through ACE UK’s Bring Bank collection scheme. Consumers will now be able to recycle their paper containers, including…
Read MoreBeverage carton industry releases ten-year roadmap for sustainable packaging
ACE, The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, and its members SIG Combibloc, BillerudKorsnäs, Elopak, Stora Enso and Tetra Pak, have set the industry’s vision for the future: we will deliver the most sustainable packaging for resilient food supply systems which is renewable, climate positive and circular. Through its robust and ambitious Roadmap, the…
Read MoreACE UK members build on commitment to verified traceability of wood fibre
Members of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK) – Tetra Pak, Elopak and SIG Combibloc – are continuing to build on their commitment to wood fibre traceability achieved in 2015, according to the 10th Proforest report on the industry’s Chain of Custody (CoC) progress. In 2015 ACE UK members met the…
Read MoreEU beverage carton recycling rate hits 51%
The UK beverage carton industry has welcomed the latest figures on beverage carton recycling in the EU, which exceeded 50% for the first time. The recycling rate for beverage cartons in the EU28* rose to 51% in 2019, a rise of 2% on 2018 figures and a continued year-on-year increase. “We are pleased that the steady…
Read MoreCarton recycling trial set for Tesco stores
Tesco, Kellogg and the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK) have announced a five month trial to collect beverage cartons at in-store recycling points. Carton recycling points will be introduced into eleven Tesco stores in England and Wales to test how prepared customers are to return the packaging to stores for recycling.…
Read MoreACE Brussels announces increased recycling rate for beverage cartons in the EU
Announcement coincides with launch of EU recycling campaign from the ACE Secretariat ACE Brussels is pleased to announce that the recycling rate for beverage cartons in the EU28 rose to 49% in 2018. This is a small (1%), but steady increase in the EU beverage carton recycling rate from the previous year. “We are pleased…
Read MoreBeverage Carton Industry Joins Forces Globally to Drive Action on Sustainability
The beverage carton industry creates GRACE – THE GLOBAL RECYCLING ALLIANCE FOR BEVERAGE CARTONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, joining forces at a global level to strengthen the beverage carton position as low carbon, sustainable and recyclable packaging. The CEOs of ACE’s member companies BillerudKorsnäs, Elopak, SIG Combibloc, Stora Enso and Tetra Pak, created GRACE to support the…
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