2013 Scout Council Challenge Results Announced
Posted: 05 June 2013
HUTCHINSON, KANSAS—June 5, 2013 – Girl Scout Troop 50044 continued their streak as the top national recycling troop in the second annual Great American Can Roundup (GACR) Scout Council Challenge by collecting 8,772 pounds of aluminum cans. Pitted against scouts from more than 139 troops/units participating in this year’s...
Third Annual Great American Can Roundup School Challenge Winners Announced
Posted: 13 May 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Valley Elementary School in Cody, Wyoming, brought home national recycling champion honors in the Great American Can Roundup (GACR) School Challenge with an impressive 89,260 beverage cans collected per student, which equate to 2,582 pounds of aluminum. Valley Elementary School, along with 1,015 other schools across the United...
Woodman Park School joined The Great American Can Roundup
Posted: 10 April 2013
DOVER — Woodman Park School has joined The Great American Can Roundup to help fight litter, save valuable resources and conserve energy contributing to a sustainable future. The proceeds Woodman Park School receives from recycling used aluminum cans will be used to fund replacing our deteriorating flagpole.Members of the Woodman Park School PTO...
The Beer Institute celebrates the 78th birthday of the beer can!
Posted: 25 January 2013
WASHINGTON, DC This week, the Beer Institute, the trade association representing Americas brewers, importers and suppliers, celebrated the 78th anniversary of canned beer, first introduced by the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company in Richmond, Va. While the concept of canning beer was revolutionary in 1935, in 2011 beer in cans represented...
Third Annual Great American Can School Roundup Launches on America Recycles Day
Posted: 16 October 2012
WASHINGTON -- As the nation celebrated America Recycles Day, the aluminum beverage can industry announced it had collected and recycled more than 235,100 lbs. of cans, raising nearly $183,830 for local charities across the country, the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) announced today. The Rexam North American beverage can headquarters office...
Aluminum Can Extends Lead As Most Recycled Beverage Container
Posted: 28 August 2012
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. recycling rate for aluminum beverage containers jumped seven percentage points, from 58.1 percent to 65.1 percent for 2011, the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced today. That means 61 billion cans were recycled in 2011, a milestone that...
Megan Daum Promoted to Vice President of Sustainability at the Can Manufacturers Institute
Posted: 27 August 2012
WASHINGTON, DC - Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) President Robert Budway announced the promotion of Megan Daum to vice president of sustainability. She will continue to lead the sustainability program for the association, working within the industry and across the packaging and material sectors, both in the United States and globally. "...
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