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New Analysis Shows Significant Benefits of Boosting Aluminum Can Recycling Rate in US

Increasing aluminum can recycling rate to 90% would generate $6.6 billion for the US economy, add more than 100,000 jobs.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Ball Corporation and Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), a sustainable material and resource consulting firm, released a new nationwide study showing the economic and environmental benefits of improving the aluminum can recycling rate in the United States to 90% – an increase from the current rate of 38%. Infinitely recyclable and economically valuable, aluminum is among the most sustainable beverage packaging materials, and when recycled, uses 92% less energy than virgin material and supports ...

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