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Forestry
100% of the paperboard produced in Europe for the manufacturing of beverage cartons comes from paper mills that have an FSC certified chain-of-custody in place.
100% of the paperboard produced in Europe for the manufacturing of beverage cartons comes from paper mills that have an FSC certified chain-of-custody in place.
Resource Efficiency
The beverage carton industry now produces 40% more cartons with the same amount of wood fibres as 20 years ago.
The beverage carton industry now produces 40% more cartons with the same amount of wood fibres as 20 years ago.
Recycling
All the materials used in beverage cartons are recyclable. In 2017, 48% of beverage cartons in EU-28 were recycled.
All the materials used in beverage cartons are recyclable. In 2017, 48% of beverage cartons in EU-28 were recycled.
Environmental Footprint
Beverage cartons have the lowest carbon footprint in their core categories of milk and fruit juice packaging.
Beverage cartons have the lowest carbon footprint in their core categories of milk and fruit juice packaging.
Question of the Month
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It's easy to recycle beverage cartons!
All the materials used in beverage cartons are recyclable. Recycling beverage cartons reduces carbon emissions and enables a better use of raw material resources. Paper mills, very interested in the quality fibre that makes beverage ...Read more
About Us
Working with nature
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment – provides a European platform for beverage carton manufacturers and their paperboard suppliers to benchmark and profile cartons as renewable, recyclable and low carbon packaging solutions.
ACE members work together to demonstrate that beverage carton packaging is the smart green choice today and in the future.
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Ace Highlights
Special Border
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10 Oct 2018Rising waste collection and recycling: Europe’s optimal solution for a true circularity
48% of beverage cartons were recycled in the EU in 2017, marking the twelfth consecutive ...Read more -
10 Oct 2018Interview with MEP Miriam Dalli: The role of recycling in reducing littering
Miriam Dalli, Member of the European Parliament, shares her views on the role of recycling as an enabler ...Read more
Archive
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30 Jan 2019
Beverage Cartons team up with WWF and UN to enhance biodiversity in Life-Cycle Assessments
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE), representing the European beverage ...Read more -
19 Dec 2018
Beverage Carton companies launch EXTR:ACT platform to boost recycling
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) today announced that it ...Read more