Why We Use Aluminium Containers?

Why We Use Aluminium Containers For Our Toiletries and Cosmetics?

We have been asked by many of our customers why we use aluminium containers over PET plastic.

• Is it because they look contemporary and stunning? Yes

• Is it because they keep the contents in prime cosmetic shape and increase shelf life? Yes

The main reason is however re-use in two forms. We have an independent article later on from hydro.com about how aluminium is the green metal being so recyclable.

Aluminium Re-use At Home

Why not reuse our containers for your own home made cosmetics or household products such as washing up liquid to add a touch of style.

 All but the bubble bath come with a pump so they are just perfect. We can supply a pump for the bubble bath if you ask.

Even the tins can be used for storage of buttons, pins,etc..

The wadding can be removed and after a good wash they are perfect for anything.

Just remember when you have finished with them make sure you pop them in the recycle box.

If the perfume is still that little bit too strong, try washing with just a touch of vinegar to help neutralize the container.

Aluminium the Green Metal

(Original Resource: http://www.hydro.com/en/Subsites/Extrusion-Ltd/Aluminium/Recycling-Aluminium/)

Aluminium has a unique and unbeatable combination of properties that make it into a versatile, highly usable and attractive material.

Lightweight, high strength, durability and resistance to corrosion are some of the key benefits of aluminium.

Aluminium is also one of the most environmentally friendly metals in use today.

One of the major advantages of aluminium is that it is recyclable, which is a characteristic that can be designed into any product, regardless of its use.

What starts life as a walkway on a bridge can, in another incarnation, become a window or curtain walling section.

In fact, Aluminium is infinitely recyclable which is why it is often referred to as the “green metal”. Because of this feature, 70% of all aluminium which has ever been produced is still in use.

The properties of the recycled material are no different from the primary metal. In contrast to many other materials, aluminium’s properties never change.

However recycled aluminium uses only 5% of the energy used when producing primary metal from raw materials, reducing environmental impacts by 95%.

Today 95% of aluminium used in automative applications is recycled. For buildings and cans the recycling rate is 95% and 57% respectively.

Hydro scores highest among aluminium companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) rankings. All process scrap, even swarf, is recycled, different alloys being segregated to achieve optimum recycling economies.

Used metal recycling is an area that Hydro will be concentrating on in the future. By 2012 Hydro will have doubled the volume of aluminium scrap that we recycle.