Key Facts/Talking Points:
- Aluminum beverage cans are worth significantly more than other beverage containers.1
- Without the revenue from aluminum beverage cans, many recycling sortation facilities would not be able to operate.1
- Metal recycling supports more American jobs and has a greater economic impact than all the other recyclable materials combined.2
- Even though aluminum beverage cans are only 3 percent by weight of all recyclable materials generated at single-family U.S. homes, aluminum beverage cans are nearly 50 percent of the revenue of those recyclable materials.3
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