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Sonoco Expanding Recycling of Iconic Paper Containers in U.S.

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
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Sonoco is uniquely positioned as a leading recycler, paper mill operator and packaging converter to help deliver end of life solutions across our consumer and industrial packaging platforms.

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  • Sonoco is uniquely positioned as a leading recycler, paper mill operator and packaging converter to help deliver end of life solutions across our consumer and industrial packaging platforms.
  • We are taking the lead to further demonstrate our ability to recycle our paper containers with metal ends not only through the steel stream, as they are largely done today, but also through the paper stream.
  • And, we look forward to growing consumer access to increase recycling of our paper cans through post-consumer recycling streams, said Rhue.
  • Sonoco currently is working with the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK) to recycle its paper containers in the U.K. at its Stainland, paper mill, in West Yorkshire, U.K., to produce 100 percent recycled coreboard.

Hefty® Diverts One Million Pounds Of Hard-To-Recycle Plastics From Landfills

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Thursday, March 5, 2020
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The innovative program, stemming from the brand's commitment to helping create end-of-life solutions for plastic waste across the United States, has officially diverted over one million pounds of hard-to-recycle plastics from landfills.

Key Points: 
  • The innovative program, stemming from the brand's commitment to helping create end-of-life solutions for plastic waste across the United States, has officially diverted over one million pounds of hard-to-recycle plastics from landfills.
  • "We are really proud of surpassing our ambitious goal of diverting one million pounds in just three years," said Lindsey Walter, Director of the Hefty EnergyBag program.
  • In partnership with Dow and other community collaborators, the Hefty EnergyBag program was set up to complement existing recycling programs, allowing hard-to-recycle plastics to be picked up at curbside.
  • Participants simply place hard-to-recycle plastics in the Hefty orange bag, tie the bag when full and place it in their curbside recycling cart or bin.

Nespresso Helps Advance New York City Recycling, Improving New Yorkers' Ability to Recycle Aluminum Coffee Capsules and Other Items through City Curbside Program

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Friday, November 15, 2019
Water conservation, Waste management, Waste containers, Articles, Nespresso, Energy, Recycling, Kerbside collection, Recycle BC, Recycling in the United States

New Yorkers can recycle all small aluminum products in the same recycling bin as they do plastic, glass, and other materials.

Key Points: 
  • New Yorkers can recycle all small aluminum products in the same recycling bin as they do plastic, glass, and other materials.
  • Earlier in 2019, Nespresso committed $1.2 million to improve the recovery of small aluminum and better allow for the curbside recycling of its coffee capsules in New York City.
  • The coffee company also helped to implement a municipal recycling program in Paris, France, that is similar to the one in New York City.
  • Consumers in Finland, Germany and Sweden can also recycle their capsules in the same way they do other household packaging.