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How Haileybury Set Up A Successful School Recycling Initiative 2560 1709 Phoebe Kelly

How Haileybury Set Up A Successful School Recycling Initiative

We have awarded Haileybury – a day and boarding school based in Hertfordshire – with a Green Can Award for establishing a drink can recycling initiative, which has already seen more than 6.8 kg of aluminium cans recycled since October 2022. Haileybury’s Recycling Initiative Haileybury’s Sustainability Committee is an extra-curricular group, made up of around…

Introducing the #EveryCanCounts CANvas 2227 2395 Phoebe Kelly

Introducing the #EveryCanCounts CANvas

Visit Covent Garden for Earth Day 2023 and see our brand new installation highlighting the importance of recycling drink cans! What is the #EveryCanCounts CANvas? In celebration of Earth Day on Saturday 22nd April, Covent Garden, the sustainable neighbourhood of the West End, is partnering with us for a second time to create ‘The #EveryCanCounts…

Bodega 51 Presented With Green Can Award 2560 1678 ChrisUK

Bodega 51 Presented With Green Can Award

Bodega 51, an independent bar in Rochester, has been presented with a Green Can Award by Every Can Counts for its ongoing recycling efforts. Since opening in May last year, the bar has recycled more than 25,000 drink cans, with all proceeds being donated to mental health charity, Mind.   About Bodega 51 and their…

Celebrating Global Recycling Day with the #EveryCanCounts Rainbow in York 2560 1707 ChrisUK

Celebrating Global Recycling Day with the #EveryCanCounts Rainbow in York

The #EveryCanCounts Rainbow Archway has arrived in Exhibition Square in York, ahead of Global Recycling Day (Saturday 18th March). The four-by-seven metre structure was created using over 2,500 recycled cans and will be on display in front of York Art Gallery for a full week, until Friday 24th March. Cllr Paula Widdowson, Executive Member for…

To Crush or Not to Crush Drink Cans: Common Recycling Questions Answered 2000 1334 Phoebe Kelly

To Crush or Not to Crush Drink Cans: Common Recycling Questions Answered

There are plenty of questions you may want to ask about drink can recycling: Should I crush my drink cans before recycling? Should I wash them? Do they travel half-way around the world in order to be recycled?    But if you think that recycling your aluminium drink can should be as simple as popping…

Exeter Recycling Scheme Reaches Major 10K Milestone! 2560 1614 Phoebe Kelly

Exeter Recycling Scheme Reaches Major 10K Milestone!

Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) and Exeter City Council’s innovative recycling scheme, Cans4City, has reached a major milestone. The scheme, which encourages Exeter football fans to recycle used drink cans whilst also raising money for charity, has now raised more than £10,000 with all funds raised going towards projects and initiatives run both by the…

To Infinity and Beyond: The #EveryCanCounts Infinity Room Launches at Dundee Science Centre 2560 1707 Phoebe Kelly

To Infinity and Beyond: The #EveryCanCounts Infinity Room Launches at Dundee Science Centre

The #EveryCanCounts Infinity Room – a new immersive exhibit about can recycling – has arrived at Dundee Science Centre to inspire people to recycle their empty cans! Read on to take a peek inside our giant can and learn more about this immersive exhibition. What is the #EveryCanCounts Infinity Room? The ‘Infinity Room’ installation, created…

2022 In Review: What We’ve Been Doing To Encourage Drink Can Recycling (And How You Can Help Us Spread The Message In 2023) 1920 2560 Phoebe Kelly

2022 In Review: What We’ve Been Doing To Encourage Drink Can Recycling (And How You Can Help Us Spread The Message In 2023)

Did you know? 82% of drink cans sold in the UK are recycled and the aluminium drink can recycling rate is 73% across Europe as a whole, helping to make drink cans the most recycled beverage container on the planet! But we believe that with your help, we can achieve a 100% drink can recycling…

Crewe Recycling Initiative Wins Green Can Award 2560 1829 Phoebe Kelly

Crewe Recycling Initiative Wins Green Can Award

Local community group, Crewe Clean Team, have won a national recycling award for their ongoing efforts, which have seen over 200,000 drink cans recycled in the last decade! This week, a group of committed volunteers were presented with a Green Can Award in recognition of their achievements. Crewe Clean Team has 200 members who take…

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