In the final days of October, a meeting of Każda Puszka Cenna, our Polish initiative, took place with animators. Thanks to the involvement of the Gränges Konin aluminium smelter and the CANPACK Group, a can manufacturer, participants had the opportunity to learn about the can production process and see how recycling is carried out. This was done to understand the concept of circularity better.
During the meeting, Każda Puszka Cenna animators and students from the State University of Applied Sciences in Konin participated in study visits that illustrated the life cycle of aluminium cans.
For Gränges Konin, joining the Every Can Counts Project Partners is an opportunity to deepen practical knowledge about aluminium recycling. A group of over 20 Każda Puszka Cenna animators and six students from the Academy of Applied Sciences visited our plant in Konin, where special attention is paid to the production of aluminium with a predominant content of recycled material, said Paweł Rutecki, Member of the Management Board of Gränges Konin.
The animators saw firsthand not only what the aluminium recycling process looks like, but also how the aluminium sheet from which drink cans are made is produced.
We are extremely pleased to share our practical knowledge of drink can production and invite guests to our facility in Bydgoszcz. For most consumers, an aluminium can is just a packaging. However, when we look at it from the perspective of the complexity and speed of the production process, its beautiful designs, and its limited environmental impact thanks to its recyclability, we are amazed by its beauty, emphasised Bartłomiej Wojdyło, Sustainability Director Europe at CANPACK.