Metal packaging industry hits back at recycled content bill

packagingnews.co.uk: "Metal packaging recycling bodies have blasted calls for minimum recycled content legislation as counterproductive to reducing the total use of primary material.

Southampton Test MP Dr Alan Whitehead proposed a Bill last week that called for minimum levels of recyclate to be established, but Alupro and Corus Steel Packaging Recycling said that end-of-life recycling was a much better measure of success as recycled material was pooled to use in a range of applications.

Rick Hindley, Alupro executive director, told Packaging News metals should be recycled on a 'material-to-material and not product-to-product basis' to ensure a reduction in overall primary aluminium use."