Research
- 2021 Aluminum Association’s Life Cycle Assessment of North American Cans
- Aluminum Beverage Can: Driver of the U.S. Recycling System
- The Aluminum Can Advantage Key Sustainability Performance Indicators 2019 (Aluminum Association)
- Behavior Change Research Shows How to Spur Consumer Recycling, Reduce Contamination
- CMI Recycling Behavior Literature Review
- CMI Sensory Science and Packaging Trends Research Report
- NACS The Value of Recycling Cans and Bottles
- Open Up to Cans Research White Paper: Research Confirms Significant Consumer Preference for Aluminum Cans
- Multiple Deposit Levels in Deposit Return Systems
- Recycling Unpacked: Assessing the Circular Potential of Beverage Containers in the United States
- Steel Container Design Guide for Recyclability
- Top Ten Reasons Steel Cans Are the Responsible and Earth-Friendly Choice
Infographics
- Aluminum Beverage Can: Driver of the U.S. Recycling System Infographic
- Aluminum Beverage Can Facts
- Aluminum Can’s Circular Story
- Economic Impact of Aluminum Can Recycling
- Nutrition, Cost and Safely: The Case for Cans
- Steel Food Can Facts
- Ten Reasons Cans Will Get You Cooking
- Ten Reasons Steel Cans Are the Earth-Friendly & Responsible Choice
- Why Consumers Prefer Cans Infographic
Webinars/Podcasts
- 1.2023 Sustainable Packaging Podcast with Cory Connors Episode 104 Scott Breen Can Manufacturers Institute | Sustainable Packaging Podcast
- 10.17.22 Scott Breen from Can Manufacturers Institute updates our listeners on The Global Aluminium Can Sustainability Summit | The Metal Packager Podcast
- 11.22 A footprint to decarbonisation Scott Breen from Can Manufacturers Institute updates | The Metal Packager Podcast
- 2021 CMI Recycling Rate Targets Announcement Virtual Press Event
Best Practices in Container Deposit Laws (CMI Webinar) - How Beverage Cans Can Further Drive the U.S. Recycling System with Additional Can Capture Equipment at Material Recovery Facilities (CMI Webinar)
- The Recycling Industry and the Supply Chain During a Pandemic | SERDC
Videos
- Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling Rate Targets and Roadmap Preview
- The 60-Day Journey of the Aluminum Beverage Can
- Canned Foods: Less Waste and 100% Recyclable (Cans Get You Cooking)
- Discover How Beverage Cans Are Made (Crown)
- Help make Mardi Gras celebrations more sustainable (WDSU)
- How Are Aluminum Cans Recycled (Discovery)
- How Beverage Cans are Made (Ardagh Group)
- Metal -The Most Recycled Packaging Material (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association)
- Recycling Center – Sorting Aluminum and Steel (Homewood Disposal)
- Tin Recycling (Weissbleck Recycling)
- Why Consumers Love Canned Beverages (Open Up to Cans)
Press Releases
- 9.26.23 Robot Funded by Can Manufacturers Institute to Save More Than 1 Million Aluminum Beverage Cans Annually from Landfill
- 5.4.23 Aluminum Beverage Can Manufacturers Ardagh Metal Packaging and Crown Holdings Fund Additional Can Capture Grants at Recycling Sortation Facilities
- 4.26.23 Supporters Applaud Continued Progress of Sen. Murphy’s Beverage Container Recycling Refund Bill
- 4.14.23 Leading Aluminum Beverage Can Manufacturers and Can Sheet Producers Endorse Strategy for Net-Zero, 1.5°C-aligned Aluminum Industry
- 11.14.22 Can Manufacturers Institute Urges the House Leadership, Energy and Commerce Committee to Act Now on Recycling Legislation
- 9.26.22 Survey Finds Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for Recycling Refund Programs
- 9.12.22 Ardagh Metal Packaging and Crown Holdings Sponsor First Global Aluminium Can Sustainability Summit in Partnership with Can Manufacturers Institute and International Aluminium Institute
- 7.7.22 New Can Manufacturers Institute Report Shows How the Can Industry will Meet Its Ambitious Recycling Rate Targets
- 6.21.22 Aluminum Beverage Can Manufacturers Ardagh Metal Packaging and Crown Holdings Provide Funding for Leases to Spur Additional Can Capture Equipment in Recycling Facilities
- 5.5.22 Industry Value Chain Launches Aerosol Recycling Initiative
- 12.14.21 Texas Recycling Facility Fifth Recipient of Aluminum Beverage Can Capture Grant Program Funded by Ardagh Metal Packaging and Crown Holdings
- 11.10.21 Aluminum Beverage Can Retains Edge as Most Sustainable Beverage Package
- 11.10.21 Can Manufacturers Institute Members Commit to Aluminum Beverage Can 70 Percent Recycling Rate by 2030
- 11.8.21 Milwaukee Area Recycling Facility Latest Recipient of Aluminum Beverage Can Capture Grant Program Funded by Ardagh Metal Packaging and Crown Holdings
- 8.12.21 Recycling Facility in Florida Latest Recipient of Aluminum Beverage Can Capture Grant Program Funded by Ardagh Metal Packaging and Crown Holdings
- 4.10.21 Recycling Facilities in North Carolina and Texas Are Initial Recipients of Can Manufacturers Institute’s Aluminum Beverage Can Capture Grant Program
- 1.26.21 Request for Proposals Released for Can Manufacturers Institute’s Aluminum Beverage Can Capture Grant Program
News
- 5.5.23 The Recycling Partnership Reports Impact to Date on Aluminum Recycling | Waste360
- 4.20.23 Aluminum can manufacturers and can sheet producers endorse net-zero emissions strategy: | Recycling Product News
- 4.4.23 Ardagh, Crown Holdings fund aluminum can capture grants | Recycling Today
- 4.3.23 The benefits of improved UBC recovery | Recycling Today
- 3.30.23 Why skinny soda cans are everywhere: | CNN Business
- 3.8.23 Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling Effort at Mardi Gras Diverts Aluminum from Landfill and Provides Money for Charity | Waste Advantage
- 2.27.23 Bottle bill or ‘recycling refund’ legislation? Advocates commit to 2023 policy push | Waste Dive
- 2.17.23 Promoting a more sustainable Mardi Gras to the World | Biz New Orleans
- 2.15.23 New Orleans gets trashed for Mardi Gras. Now the city wants to recycle | The Washington Post
- 1.25.23 Local Organizations and Non-Profits Team Up to Help Make Mardi Gras More Sustainable
- 12.6.22 Want to Help Reduce PFC Emissions? Recycle Those Cans | Inside Climate News
- 10.31.22 A Dime Can Make a Big Difference for the Environment | Real Clear Policy
- 10.24.22 Recycling program offers an opportunity for environmental consensus | The Hill
- 9.27.22 Aluminium can value chain leaders meet in Rome | IAI Newsletter
- 9.27.22 Reduce, reuse, Republicans | Politico
- 9.27.22 Survey finds bipartisan support for recycling refund programs | Recycling Magazine
- 9.20.22 Interview with Robert Budway | Mundolatas Magazine (p. 44)
- 9.13.22 Ardagh Metal Packaging and Crown Holdings Sponsor First Global… | Aluminium International Today
- 9.7.22 Why is Aluminum Packaging Use on the Rise? Part 1 | Waste360
- 9.7.22 Why is Aluminum Packaging Use on the Rise? Part 2 | Waste 360
Public Comment
Other Resorces
- Aluminum Beverage Can Impact Calculator
- CMI’s Educational Curriculum
- Metal Recycles Forever – Sell Sheet
- Member Company Sustainability Pages and Reports
- Organizations, venues, and others that have banned sales or use of plastic PET bottles
- Third party affirmation of the importance of metal can recycling or metal can’s sustainability advantages
Past Recycling Initiatives
Great American Can Roundup
In the 1980s, CMI started the Great Aluminum Can Roundup, which became the Great American Can Roundup. Through this initiative, 383 million cans were captured and $4.5 million was raised for charity. Schools, Boy Scout and Girl Scout units, and other organizations participated in the Roundup to build community, help the environment and raise money.
Formation of Curbside Value Partnership/The Recycling Partnership
CMI is a member of The Recycling Partnership, which is the leading national non-profit in the United States focused on recycling with more than 1,500 communities supported, more than 230 million recyclables diverted, and more than $90 million in value created as part of its efforts to drive U.S. system solutions toward a circular economy. The Partnership, which was established in 2015, was formerly the Curbside Value Partnership, founded in 2003 by CMI and other metal organizations, which was focused on helping communities understand the value of the material in their recycling system and how to collect more of those valuable materials.
Developed Al the Can and Educational Curriculum
CMI developed a beloved mascot for aluminum can recycling named Al the Can. This mascot, along with interactive educational programs for elementary, middle and high school students were used to engage youth so that they understood the importance of aluminum can recycling and became lifelong recyclers. So far, CMI has fulfilled more than 8,000 curriculum requests from teachers who have a combined potential of reaching 240,000 classroom students.