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\nAluminum Association and Can Manufacturers Institute Lay Out Priorities to Increase Can Recycling
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ARLINGTON, VA, Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Aluminum Association and the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) released an updated report \u2013 The Aluminum Can Advantage: Sustainability Key Performance Indicators 2020<\/em><\/a> \u2013 demonstrating the ongoing sustainability advantages of the aluminum beverage container compared to competing packaging types. The report finds that consumers recycle aluminum cans at nearly double the rate of plastic bottles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Additionally, the average aluminum can made in the United States contains about 73 percent recycled content compared to 23 percent for glass bottles and less than 6 percent for plastic. In addition, aluminum can scrap is far more valuable than glass or plastic, making aluminum a key driver of the financial viability of the recycling system in the United States.<\/p>\n

The full report is available at www.aluminum.org\/CanAdvantage.
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In an effort to improve the aluminum can recycle rate in the United States, the Aluminum Association and CMI also released a new document Every Can Counts: An Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling Manifesto<\/em><\/a> to underscore the critical importance of aluminum can recycling for the economy and the environment. The manifesto also lays out what the aluminum can production and recycling industry are doing to grow aluminum can recycling and capture every can.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aluminum industry is committed to bringing as many used beverage containers as possible back into the system,\u201d said Tom Dobbins, president & CEO of the Aluminum Association. \u201cWe are incredibly proud of our industry-leading sustainability metrics but also want to make sure that every can counts. Unlike most recycling, a used aluminum can is typically recycled directly into a new can \u2013 a process which can happen over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aluminum beverage can\u2019s existing circular system recycles approximately 45 billion cans each year in the United States,\u201d said Robert Budway, president of the Can Manufacturers Institute. \u201cMore than 90 percent of these recycled cans get turned into aluminum sheet used to make new beverage cans. These used cans plus other scrap metal create an average recycled content rate of 73 percent, which is exponentially higher than any competing substrate.\u00a0 While the beverage can\u2019s recycling rate is significantly better than other beverage containers, it is time for all of us to take action to keep more aluminum cans out of landfills.\u201d<\/p>\n

The updated study tracks multiple different sustainability \u201ckey performance indicators\u201d for the aluminum beverage can including industry recycling rate, consumer recycling rate, recycled content and value of material. Taken together, these indicators provide a holistic view of the sustainability performance of the can as a guide for consumers, beverage company customers, non-governmental organizations, policymakers and other stakeholders across the value chain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Key findings in the 2020 report include:<\/p>\n