1.Aluminium beverage can recycling in Europe hits record 76,1% in 2018, Metal Packaging Europe & European Aluminium, December 2020

2. Directive (EU) 2018/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (Text with EEA relevance)

3.Recycling Aluminium - A pathway to a Sustainable Economy, European Aluminium, 2016

4. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of aluminium beverage cans (25, 33 and 50 cl volumes) conducted by RDC Environment, reviewed by Solinnen and fully compliant with ISO 14040/14044 standards, May 2019

5.Achieving an 85% Recycling Rate within 2 Years, ALUPRO UK, 2018

6.Italy, The Best Aluminium Waste Separation Performance in 2018, CiAl, 2018

7.DIRECTIVE (EU) 2018/851 of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (Text with EEA relevance)

8.IGD: Online global growth of 163% predicted by 2023, adding $257BN to food and consumer goods industry, June 2019

9.A Deposit Return System for the 21st Century, New Technology Options to Maximise Recycling of Beverage Containers, Eunomia Research & Consulting, September 2020 (study report available upon request)

10.Roadmap for 100% Recycling Rate of Aluminium UBC in Europe - Role of the Informal Sector in the Recycling Gap and the Information Gap, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, Institute of Waste Management (BOKU) and Springloop Coöperatie U.A., April 2020 (study report available upon request)

11.France Aluminium Recyclage Study of sorting plants, 2019 (study available upon request)

12.Packaging Aluminium Recovery from Waste - An Overview of the Spanish Framework, Virtus Environment, December 2019 (study available upon request)

13.The ideal aluminium packaging sorting model, HTP Consultancy, 2018/19

14.Consumer survey on different packaging recycling symbols, Censuswide, 2019

15.Recycling Habits and Attitude in Europe, LUCID on behalf of Every Can Counts, August 2020

16.Aluminium beverage can recycling rate forecasts for 2025 and 2030, FFact, October 2020 (study report available upon request)

Note from the Authors

This report has been drafted and published by Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium. All policy recommendations are those of Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium. Sources are provided for all the studies and data included in this report.