Aluminum

INDEFINITELY RECYCLABLE

Aluminum beverage cans are made to be remade and can be recycled over and over again.

When an aluminum can is recycled, it can return to store shelves in as little as 60 days.

The aluminum can is one of the most recycled consumer product packages on the market today, which saves energy and reduces our carbon footprint. When recycled, it reduces the energy required to produce new aluminum by as much as 95%.

In North America the average aluminum can will contain as much as 70% recycled content which is great news as it requires a mere 8% of the energy to produce aluminum cans from recycled materials versus new aluminum.

ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF RECYCLING ALUMINUM

According to research conducted by Tellus Institute and Sound Resource Management Group the recycling of aluminum generates an estimated 26 jobs in Canada per 1,000 tonnes of recycled aluminum beverage containers (including collection, processing, and remanufacturing).

DID YOU KNOW?

According to the Beverage Container Recycling Network of Canada, 80% of all aluminum cans are recycled in deposit return systems across. Learn More