Post-consumer recycled aluminium, or PCR aluminium for short, is manufactured through the recycling of post-consumer aluminium scrap (waste after use). According to DIN EN ISO 14021, post-consumer scrap is material which can no longer be used for its intended purpose after its actual use. In this respect, it is irrelevant whether the scrap comes from households, commercial, industrial, or institutional use. LINHARDT PCR packaging contains 100% post-consumer recyclate made from end-of-life aluminium scraps like cable wires or lithographic plates. This way, the resource-intensive effort of collecting, sorting and cleansing needed for packaging-to-packaging recycling can be significantly reduced. In addition, these sources of PCR are characterized by a high material availability and thus supply reliability. The supply chain is transparent and traceable.
Closed material loops are one of the most important topics in the packaging industry. To close these loops, it is necessary to create highly recyclable packaging. Aluminium can be recycled infinitely without quality loss. The recycling process consumes only a fraction of the energy needed for primary production and thereby significantly reduces CO2 emissions. Plastic caps, however, cannot be recycled along with the aluminium tube and valuable raw materials are lost. We decided to change that: Combining our PCR aluminium tube with an innovative LINHARDT aluminium closure maximizes the recyclability of your tube packaging.
