Can Manufacturers Institute’s (CMI) President Scott Breen issued the following statement in recognition of a Congressional Resolution celebrating America Recycles Day, which takes place on Saturday, November 15th:
“The Can Manufacturers Institute and its members would like to thank the U.S. House Recycling Caucus for its leadership in pursuing bipartisan legislation that strengthens America’s recycling system.
Steel and aluminum are infinitely recyclable, and metal cans are some of the most recycled packaging in America. Metal cans are unique in that recycling them has a significant environmental and economic impact.
To keep U.S. can making strong, we must advance circular solutions that reduce waste, create American manufacturing jobs, and ensure aluminum and steel remain in use for our domestic supply chains, national security, and future generations to come.”
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Contact: Tim Ebner, CMI’s vice president of marketing and communications | Email: tebner@cancentral.com
About Can Manufacturers Institute: The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) is the national trade association of the metal can manufacturing industry and its suppliers in the United States. The can industry accounts for the annual domestic production of approximately 135 billion food, beverage, aerosol, and general line cans; employs more than 28,000 people with plants in 33 states, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa; and generates about $15.7 billion in direct economic activity.