Events > ALUCRO - The first seminar on recycling aluminum cans

WWednesday, September 30, 2009 J.W. MARRIOTT HOTEL, Bucharest

The way forward for the successful collection and recycling of aluminum cans in Romania
- in close cooperation with our partners -

The purpose of organizing this seminar was to enable discussion on problems of collecting and recycling aluminum packaging,regarding the given target assumed by Romania as a EU member country. The seminar was attended by representatives of state institutions with responsibilities in this field, by representatives of private sector (collectors, producers), NGOs and journalists.

On the agenda of the seminar were presentations of case studies and examples of best practices practiced in European countries presented by Mr Maarten Labberton - Director of Packaging Group - Marcin EAA Belgium and Marcin Zdanowicz -Director of Eco Serwis Polonia.

Annually, in Romania are sold approx. 350 million aluminum cans. At least half of this amount has to be collected and recycled in the year 2009. For example, only AMEP AMERICAN PACKAGING collected and recycled in 2008, 736 tons of aluminum, which is a little more than 10%. In 2009 (January-August) it has collected about 640 tons of aluminum. This goal of general interest cannot be achieved only if are identified ways and methods followed to encourage people to pay more attention and discover the true value from these cans of aluminum. Aluminum is 100% recyclable in conditions of low energy.

To help the capitalization of aluminum, especially, the population must be informed that on 1 kg of aluminum collected and recycled, receives approx. 2 lei, while for the same amount of iron gets approx. 0.55 lei,for paper, approx. 0.2 lei and for plastic (PET), approx. 0.5 lei.

Press monitoring:

http://www.green-report.ro/stiri/puna-dintre-trei-doze-de-aluminiu-este-reciclata-romaniap

http://inforusia.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=788:in-romania-13-din-dozele-de-aluminiu-sunt-reciclate&catid=38:politica&Itemid=56

http://www.financiarul.ro/2009/10/01/in-romania-se-recicleaza-o-treime-din-dozele-de-aluminiu/

http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/luati-bani-la-reciclare-pe-doza-de-racoritoare.html