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Recycling In Style For World Environment Day At Mighty Hoopla
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A Greener Festival Season With Every Can Counts: Highlights From Our Summer

Phew – it’s been a busy summer here at Every Can Counts as we helped to create a greener festival season! We’ve had a presence at 12 major events (with a total attendance of 1,445,000) and festivals since June, bringing along our inspirational messages and plenty of recycling fun! From immersive installations to games and…

Year 6 pupils at St Augustine's Catholic Primary visit the Infinity Room at Catalyst Science Discovery Centre in Cheshire.
Immersive Recycling Exhibit Launches At Catalyst Science Discovery Centre 2560 1707 Phoebe Kelly

Immersive Recycling Exhibit Launches At Catalyst Science Discovery Centre

The #EveryCanCounts Infinity Room has arrived at Catalyst Science Discovery Centre in Widnes, Cheshire. What is the #EveryCanCounts Infinity Room? The ‘Infinity Room’ installation, created by recycling not-for-profit Every Can Counts, aims to teach children and the wider public about the importance of recycling drink cans, as well as illustrating the infinite recyclability of aluminium.…

Recycling In Style For World Environment Day At Mighty Hoopla
Recycling In Style For World Environment Day At Mighty Hoopla 2560 1707 Phoebe Kelly

Recycling In Style For World Environment Day At Mighty Hoopla

To mark World Environment Day on the 5th June, we attended Mighty Hoopla festival as part of the third #EveryCanCounts International Recycling Tour! What is the International Recycling Tour? The International Recycling Tour is an awareness campaign which aims to mark World Environment Day and champion sustainable living, whilst encouraging people to keep outdoor public…

Announcing Our New Partnership With Pernod Ricard UK
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Announcing Our New Partnership With Pernod Ricard UK

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with industry leading wine and spirits company, Pernod Ricard UK. The partnership will see Pernod Ricard UK collaborate with the Every Can Counts programme, alongside drink can manufacturers and the wider recycling industry, to raise awareness of the importance of recycling and work together to increase the…

How Haileybury Set Up A Successful School Recycling Initiative
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…

Encouraging A Greener Coronation With Covent Garden
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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
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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
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…

UK DRINK CAN RECYCLING RATE HITS RECORD HIGH
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…

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