Global Aluminium Recycling Brochure - Transport

Preface
The international aluminium industry has adopted
a global sustainability programme, the International
Aluminium Institute’s (IAI) ‘Aluminium for
Future Generations’ initiative, the overall objective
of which is for the aluminium industry to be in a
position to continue its global growth, while optimising
its environmental performance. Launched in
2003, the initiative is an undertaking by IAI Member
Companies to improve their collective performance
against fourteen voluntary objectives, ensuring that
aluminium products continue to benefit present and
future generations. Recycling is a key element of
this initiative and continues to be at the core of the
global industry’s path to sustainable development.
The recycling voluntary objective is as follows:
The IAI has developed a mass flow model to identify
future recycling flows. The industry will report
regularly on its global recycling performance.
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