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are some parts difficult to recycle? Is it recyclable once, twice or
indefinitely? Is it economically viable to recycle it or does it need
subsidy?
Recycling needs to be integrated into product design; material
should be easily collected, sorted and separated or require no
separation at all. Higher recycling rates for all requires a holistic
approach, including working together and sharing best practices.
There should be encouragement of source separation and
separate collection; establishment of a quality standard for steel
packaging scrap and transparent verification and reporting of
recycling.
Recycling starts at home, Waite said; it means having the right
bin and the right infrastructure. Recycling education and awareness
should start young.
Waite also noted that all steel packaging
segments are highly recycled and
in 2017, the steel packaging recycling
rate in UK was 77.1%. True circularity
means multiple recycling cycles and
75% of steel products ever made are
still in use today.
Nicholas Georges, Senior Director,
Scientific & International Affairs, the
Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA), presented
U.S. Activities that Affect the Aerosol Industry. Challenges to
the aerosol industry include tariffs disrupting global economy
and creating uncertainty. There has also been an increase in
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BAMA Aerosol Awards
The winners and runners up in each category of the
BAMA Awards were:
Aerosol Packaging
Winner: Ball Aerosol Packaging—Ball Aluminum Aerosol
360° Can
Runner up: Pritchard Spray Technology Ltd.—Deft
Household Cleaning Range
Highly Commended: Coster Group—Texture effects on
actuator
Sustainability
Winner: Triple Line Technology—TLT foam dispenser
Runner up: Procter & Gamble—100% Polymer Aerosol
Highly commended: Coster—Plan for sustainable
growth
Process Safety & Training
Winner: Unilever—Unilever Process Safety
Runner up: Alloway UK Ltd.—AP Vision System
Highly commended: WD‐40 Co.—Smart Stack
Aerosol of the Year
Winner: Simply Breathe Ltd.—AirForLife Emergency
Escape Device (see p. 27)
Runner up: Church & Dwight Europe—Batiste Waterless
Cleanser Range
Runner up: James Briggs Ltd.—Hycote Graphene Anti‐
Corrosion Primer
Highly commended: Pritchard Spray Technology Ltd.—
Deft Household Cleaning Range
Georges
Scottish stand-up comedian
and television/radio
presenter Des Clarke
(center) served as Master
of Ceremonies during the
BAMA Aerosol
Awards Gala.