Paper based cartons ensure highest level of food safety, hygiene, and health by ensuring safe access to the Package for the consumers.
AARC - Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons is a first-of-its-kind initiative to further strengthen the end-to-end waste management ecosystem by engaging with all stakeholders across the value chain.
Beverage cartons are being recycled into end use products like Pallets, Chip boards, Roof sheets, School Benches etc.
The alliance envisions to transform the recycling landscape by pooling resources to build an efficient waste management ecosystem by engaging with waste pickers, scrap dealers, waste management companies, recyclers, and NGOs thereby positively impacting millions engaged in the waste trade.
Mobilisation of the waste picker community among other initiatives to ensure sustained livelihoods.
AARC - Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons.
Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons (AARC) is a first-of-its-kind initiative to further strengthen the end-to-end waste management ecosystem by engaging with all stakeholders across the value chain.
The Government has environment and waste management high up on its agenda, with the SwachhBharat campaign as well as the notified waste management rules, and we are committed to fulfill our responsibility as a part of these rules.
Beverage Cartons are recyclable!
It's easy to recycle beverage cartons!
Recycling Beverage Cartons
It has become more important than ever before.
AARC provides a platform for the industry to profile and benchmark cartons as a renewable, recyclable and low carbon packaging choice, and to drive its environmental initiatives.
WHAT IS THE COMPOSITION OF BEVERAGE CARTONS?
- 75% paperboard, a renewable material when the forests are managed responsibly
- 20% polymers, mostly polyethylene, to prevent leakage
- 5% aluminium, to protect drinks from light and oxygen
WHY SHOULD WE RECYCLE USED BEVERAGE CARTONS?
Beverage cartons are collected, either at the source or at landfills, from where they are sent to the recycling plant. Over here, the paper is separated from the polyethylene and aluminium via the hydra pulping process and then converted into many useful products.
HOW ARE BEVERAGE CARTONS RECYCLED?
Our country is generating over one lakh metric tons of waste every day. Through AARC, we aim to address these problems and ensure that the gigantic mounds of trash that crowd our cities are reduced and new, recyclable products are created through our mechanism.
Our Projects
Our Initiative in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai
AARC Partner: Tetra Pak
NGO Partner: SAAHAS
Additional Partners: IIM Bengaluru, Deluxe Recycling
Years: 2015 – 2016
SAAHAS and Tetra Pak were able to mobilize the waste picker community in Bengaluru to collect and segregate over 2000 tons of used beverage cartons.
AARC Partner: Tetra Pak
NGO Partner: Bal VikasDhara
Additional Partners: Khatema Fibres Ltd.
Years: 2016 – present
6 health camps help with almost 3000 waste pickers and their families, where they received medical benefits.
Our Awards
- “Best Solid Waste Management NGO of the year 2019” for the best Environment Practices in the World Environment Expo 2019
- Mahatma Award 2020 for Innovations in Waste Management
- IPRCC Award for Best Campaign- Public Advocacy 2020.
- Silver Award for Best Environmental Campaign – Campaign India PR Awards 2021
Our Members
