Applications / PACKAGING
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Fact Sheet on aluminium recovery from bottom ashes This new fact sheet summarises an article published earlier in the International Aluminium Journal no. 6 of June 2013 written by EAA Packaging Group consultant François Pruvost and presents an up-to-date overview concerning the behaviour of aluminium packaging items during and after incineration in Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plants including quantifying the percentages of aluminium metal typically available to be recovered from the incinerator bottom ashes. Based on five tests performed in different European household waste incinerations and on additional scientific research it can be concluded that the metallic transfer ratios for beverage cans, foil containers and even thin (laminated) foil are relatively high. This means that most aluminium packaging can be found back in the bottom ashes of the incinerators and – depending on the individually arranged combination of Eddy Current separators and / or other advanced sorting technologies - can be extracted for further treatment and recycling into new valuable aluminium products. However, it must be stated that the aluminium industry’s preferred recycling solution for aluminium packaging is via separate collection and sorting through well managed metal packaging collection systems. But as these schemes differ from country to country and taking into account that so far thethinner aluminium foil and foil laminated flexible packaging often end up in the household waste fraction sent to the WtE plant for treatment, it is strongly recommended to keep all options open, including the recovering of aluminium from the incinerator bottom ashes.
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To find out why Collection, Sorting and Recycling of Aluminium Packaging makes a lot of sense, please download the latest EAA/OEA packaging brochure:
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Collection, Sorting and Recycling of Aluminium Packaging makes a lot of sense |
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14 tasty recipes using aluminium foil |
This booklet contains 14 mouth-watering recipes, and has been issued on the occasion of the celebration of 100 years of aluminium foil at a special ‘live cookery using aluminium foil’ event in Brussels.
We hope that you will enjoy reading it, and that you have a taste while preparing these recipes at home!
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Life-cycle analysis on various food products |
The evaluation of the environmental performance of packaging usually concentrates on a comparison of packaging materials. Other aspects including sustainable consumption and production of packed goods are often neglected. The same applies to the functional role of flexible packaging, which is the distribution of goods to society to satisfy human needs.
Broader approaches, which focus on the life cycle of packed goods, including the entire supply system and the consumption of goods, are necessary to get an environmental footprint of the food supply system with respect to sustainable production and consumption.
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Joint OEA/EAA publication on the benefits of aluminium and recycling. |
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