Month: January 2014

21 January 2014

ABOUT US

CIAL is a non-profit Consortium representing the commitment of Italian manufacturers and users of aluminium packaging to research into new ways of reducing and reusing packaging which reconcile the demands...

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22 January 2014

PACKAGING FINDER

This search engine is used to provide a list of the italian companies that are part of CIAL and what kind of packaging they produce. This tool can be used...

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30 January 2014

COLLECTION OF ALUMINIUM PACKAGING IN ITALY: HOW IT WORKS

There are different flows in the management of aluminium packaging waste. Waste separate collection is the basis for correctly disposing of the material. With this and after this phase there...

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21 January 2014

ALUMINIUM PACKAGING – SEPARATE COLLECTION

In recent years there has been a significant increase in the amount of aluminium separately collected for recycling, thanks to the efforts of millions of citizens to separate their wastes...

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30 January 2014

ALUMINIUM RECYCLING – ITALIAN SCENARIO

Below is more detailed information on the Italian scenario of aluminium waste recycling, i.e. aluminium of all kinds (not just packaging) that has reached the end of its useful life....

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30 January 2014

RACCOLTA SOLIDALE (ethical collection)

Raccolta Solidale is a project involving non-profit organizations in the separate collection of separation packaging. It offers non-profit organisations a new way to raise funds. The project began in 2003 and...

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30 January 2014

COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS

CIAL’s communication campaigns in Italy work on many different fronts. Various channels are used to encourage people to collect aluminium packaging used, to highlight the qualities of aluminium and the...

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29 January 2014

THE RICICLETTA®

The Ricicletta®  (Recycle-Bike) is the item that best represents the environmental value of aluminium, which can be totally recycled an unlimited number of times. This modern, light and practical city bike...

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29 January 2014

THE GREAT CAN MONUMENTS

For several years now CIAL has been working with some Onlus organisations (Italian non-profit organisations with a social purpose) to create works of art and monuments made entirely with used...

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30 January 2014

SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS

CIAL participates, sponsors and supports a number of events in Italy which, although not directly addressing the subjects of material collection and recycling, are valid means to spread environmental messages...

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30 January 2014

THE PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO WORKED FOR CIAL

Every year CIAL chooses a photographer to ‘talk’ about the world of aluminium packaging, how it is used and recycled, according to his or her personal point of view. Listed...

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