Can Circularity of the Aluminum Beverage Can

Key Facts/Talking Points:

• Aluminum beverage cans typically go from recycling bin to newly formed cans in less than 60 days.¹⁰
• The aluminum beverage can is a textbook example of the circular economy because of its industry-leading recycling rates and recycled content.⁶
• Nearly 97% 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 – 71 percent.6
• Nearly 75 percent of all aluminum ever produced are still in circulation.¹¹
• In non-deposit states, aluminum cans make up only about 2% of the material handled at recycling sorting facilities by weight, but they generate nearly one-third of revenue for recycling facilities. That revenue helps keep many recycling programs operating.12

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