Conducted by Yonder, the poll included 2,000 UK adults who were surveyed between 22-24 November.
It follows previous research which found that 73% of Britons want a deposit return scheme (DRS) to be delivered in all four nations no later than 2027.
Alupro called for the government to “urgently incentivise” the take-up of genuinely recyclable materials in 2025.
Tom Giddings, Alupro executive director, said: “As an industry we are passionate about recycling more of this wonderful material and driving an even more circular economy for aluminium, and as this poll suggests, so is the Great British Public.
“For years Whitehall has been plagued by massive delays on key recycling legislation such as extended producer responsibility and deposit return schemes. Whilst legislation has been laid in the last few weeks, we’re still a while away from effective changes.
“But the British public could not be clearer; they want to see less litter and they want their packaging to not simply be recyclable but actually recycled. To do this Ministers must incentivise the take up of highly recyclable packaging choices such as the aluminium beverage can – the most recycled container in history.”
According to annual data published on the National Packaging Waste Database by the Environment Agency, the UK’s aluminium packaging recycling rate hit 68% in 2023.
A record-breaking 162,357 tonnes were recycled nationwide, including more than four-in-five beverage cans (81%). Almost 75% of the 1.5 billion tonnes of aluminium ever produced is still in use today.
Alupro discussed the issue yesterday (5 December 2024) in a parliamentary meeting in Westminster. The event explored how the government can help drive a real circular economy for aluminium in 2025 and also laid out the association’s manifesto for 2025.
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