Can Circularity of the Aluminum Beverage Can

Key Facts/Talking Points:

• Aluminum beverage cans typically go from recycling bin to store shelves in 60 days.⁷
• The aluminum beverage can is a textbook example of the circular economy because of its industry-leading recycling rates and recycled content.⁶
• 93% of the aluminum beverage cans recycled in the United States are turned into new cans.⁶
• Cans have the highest recycled content among beverage containers – 73 percent.6
• Nearly 75 percent of all aluminum ever produced are still in circulation.⁸

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