{"id":4211,"date":"2024-12-06T06:13:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T11:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=4211"},"modified":"2024-12-06T06:13:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T11:13:05","slug":"aluminium-can-recycling-rate-falls-to-43-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=4211","title":{"rendered":"Aluminium can recycling rate falls to 43% in US"},"content":{"rendered":"


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US aluminium cans average 71% recycled content, down from 73% in 2019 but surpassing glass and plastic bottles. Credit: RymanStudio via Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The Aluminium Association and the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) have reported a decline in the recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the US.<\/p>\n

Based on a comprehensive survey, it was found that only 43% of aluminium cans shipped in 2023 were recycled, marking a decrease from the 30-year average of approximately 52%.<\/p>\n

Despite this downturn, aluminium cans still outperform glass and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles in recycling rates.<\/p>\n

The industry recycling rate, which accounts for all aluminium used beverage containers recycled by the US industry, stands at 57%, close to the three-decade average of around 60%.<\/p>\n

The report also highlights that aluminium cans maintain a high closed-loop circularity rate of 96.7%, indicating that most recycled aluminium is used to produce new cans. This rate is higher than that of PET bottles at 34% and glass bottles, which vary between 30%-60%.<\/p>\n

In terms of recycled content, an aluminium can made in the US has an average of 71% recycled material, a slight decrease from 73% in 2019 but still well above the rates for glass and plastic bottles.<\/p>\n

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