When it comes to a superior beverage package, aluminum cans lead the way because they deliver on what matter to consumers and brand owners – including taste, innovation, sustainability, and performance.
Better for the Planet
When it comes to sustainability, only one beverage container delivers unrivaled performance—the aluminum can. Beverage cans are the ultimate packaging with regard to recycling. They can be turned into new cans, and they are the most recycled beverage package in the U.S.
In a world that is increasingly concerned about resource use, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction, recycled aluminum provides huge economic and environmental benefits. Aluminum cans are critical to building a more circular economy.
- 100% recyclable metal
- Most recycled beverage package in the United States
- Central to a circular economy
- Recycled beverage cans become new cans in less than 60 days
- Aluminum cans contain an average of 71% total recycled content
- Aluminum beverage cans have a 43% recycling rate
Visit CMI’s Recycling & Sustainability Page to find more resources and learn more about why aluminum beverage cans are the textbook example of the circular economy
Visit these Recycling & Sustainability Pages to find resources and learn why aluminum cans are the textbook example of the circular economy and the shining stars in the recycling system:
Consumers Love Cans
For beverages, nothing offers the performance advantages of aluminum cans. Aluminum cans are lightweight, saving company costs on shipping and logistics. Plus, aluminum cans chill faster, so the good times start sooner.
Consumers love cans. They are quick-chilling, portable, and shatter-proof.
- Feel colder and more refreshing
- Are easy and shatterproof to grab on the go
- Are more durable and lighter to carry than other packages
- Offer a quick option for recharging and refreshing
Cans hold an irrefutable material performance advantage making them the perfect packaging for consumers to enjoy beverages.
Protect Product Integrity
Aluminum cans provide a prime vehicle to deliver the best beverage quality and taste. With cans, you get refreshing, satisfying flavor when you pop the top. Since a drink’s carbonation is sealed in, it stays fizzier longer. Cans provide the most effective means of blocking the damaging effects of light and air, delivering a perfect product every time. For great taste that stays fresh, open up to cans.
Brand owners choose cans to deliver superior freshness and flavor to ensure their customers enjoy their beverages fully!
The aluminum beverage can:
- Retains freshness and carbonation
- Protects from air and sunlight – the two enemies of taste and freshness
- Preserves distinct flavors
- Maintains product integrity
Consumers turn to cans for great beverage taste.
Enhance Brands
A designer’s dream: Aluminum beverage cans offer 360 degrees of branding real estate.
The result is a true brand icon that creates a lasting impression on consumers. And with the can’s functional performance features, like temperature indicators and dynamic shapes, you have the ultimate in beverage container innovation.
Aluminum cans highlight your brand’s unique appeal
- Showcase your brand on a wrap-around canvas
- Break norms with new shapes, new marketing opportunities
- Improve functionality with temperature indicators
- Allow for the most attractive and high-quality graphics