INCREASE IN VALUE BENEFITS STEEL CAN COLLECTORS

29 Jan 2008

Corus has announced a rise in the amount it pays for steel cans delivered to CanRoute collection centres throughout the UK.  The value of steel cans has risen by £35 to £125 per tonne. 

The increase reflects the achievement of the CanRoute system, which had a record year in 2007, and will be welcome news for all local authorities, waste management and collection companies who currently sell collected steel packaging to Corus via the CanRoute system.  

Steel collectors benefit from being able to deliver their cans to a convenient location, reducing the delivery distance (and therefore the transport costs) and the need for additional storage areas locally.  Collectors also benefit from prompt payment for their steel cans.

The 14 centres, located throughout the UK, are operated by leading steel processing companies who receive, quality check, store and bale steel cans before delivering them to Corus in the correct form for them to be recycled at one of Corus’ steel reprocessing sites.