Rick Hindley to join PodBack to supervise its aluminium coffee pods recycling programme; Resigns Alupro as Executive Director

According to a recent report, Rick Hindley has resigned as Executive Director of the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) to join the coffee pod recycling service PodBack, which launched a first-of-its-kind recycling programme for aluminium coffee pods last month. 

Mr Hindley’s 15 years of experience in the aluminium packaging recycling sector is believed to contribute extensively to PodBack’s new recycling scheme. Hindley also knows the local authority sector well as there are some concerns among council recycling officers over the merits of the use of pods for making coffee. 

In an earlier statement, Alupro said that Tom Gidding would replace Mr Hindley on an interim basis as the organisation’s sustainability and public affairs manager.

Alupro’s chairman Derek Peden extended his personal gratitude to Mr Hindley, saying that he played an “instrumental role in truly revolutionising aluminium packaging recycling rates.”

Mr Peden also said, “We are sad to see Rick move on to new challenges but we are pleased to announce Tom’s new role. Tenacious, ambitious and knowledgeable, we are confident that he will continue to build and improve on the foundations laid by Rick maintaining aluminium packaging at the forefront of sustainability – committed to further improving recycling rates nationwide.”

According to Peden, Mr Hindley has been a tour de force, not just at Alupro, but within the recycling sector as a whole. During his time, the aluminium packaging recycling rate increased significantly to reach its new high.