The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA), together with Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), has established a European alliance to enhance the recycling of small aluminium packaging.
The alliance aims to create the conditions required to ensure that packaging formats, such as coffee capsules, can be collected, sorted and recycled at scale across the continent.
Guido Aufdemkamp, Executive Director at EAFA, said: “We need to join forces in the value chain to make progress, particularly with small aluminium packaging, in order to achieve the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) targets.
“This alliance provides a shared foundation to improve collection, sorting and recycling in a targeted way.”
Aufdemkamp added: “Together, we will identify the respective bottlenecks in waste management which hinder a good recycling performance and conduct relevant studies supporting practical implementation of measures.
“We also rely on the experience in our network of national aluminium recycling organisations and other existing initiatives to put in practice the necessary actions.”
16 companies from across the value chain have already confirmed their participation in the alliance.
The alliance will officially be launched on 1 January 2026.
