Alcan reports record aluminum can recycling.CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 1995--Alcan recycled more than 50 all-aluminum beverage cans for every man, woman and child in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in 1994--providing an important contribution to the record volume of aluminum cans recycled by Americans last year. The company announced today it recycled more than 13 billion used aluminum beverage cans in 1994, a significant increase over the 11 billion cans it recycled a year earlier. Of all the aluminum beverage cans returned for recycling by Americans in 1994, Alcan recycled one in five. When Americans recycle aluminum cans, they benefit the environment by saving landfill space, reducing litter, and conserving the energy to make new aluminum from raw materials. Aluminum cans are recycled in a closed loop process, with virtually no limit to the number of times they can be recycled. In as few as 90 days, used cans are emptied and returned by consumers, melted, cast into huge ingots, rolled into coils of beverage can sheet, formed into new cans, filled by soft drink companies and brewers, and returned to retail shelves, quickly completing the continuous recycling loop. The Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute and the Institute of Recycling Scrap Industries, also reported today that 65.4 percent of all aluminum cans produced in the United States last year were returned by consumers for recycling, topping the 1993 rate of 63.1 percent. ``Alcan is pleased to be involved in a business that provides such abundant environmental and financial benefits,'' said Steven F. Fehling, vice president, Alcan Rolled Products-Recycling. ``We are continuing to invest additional capital into new facilities which will expand our company's and nation's ability to continue to recycle at these high levels each year.'' The value of the aluminum beverage cans recycled by Alcan in 1994 in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. exceeded $225 million. Aluminum recycling's success as a market-driven, private sector industry (requiring no government stimulation or support) is based on several key factors: o Markets for aluminum recyclables are strong, efficient and competitive; o The aluminum industry will buy back every can available for recycling because demand for cans as a source of new metal is stable and virtually guaranteed; o Aluminum's value, six to 10 times that of other packaging, provides significant revenue to municipalities, community and charitable organizations, scrap metal dealers and individual recyclers; o Aluminum cans provide the ``financial engine'' for municipal curbside and drop-off recycling systems, providing the only recyclable that more than covers its own collection and processing costs. Alcan recycles aluminum cans at facilities in Greensboro, Georgia Greensboro is a city in Greene County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,238 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Greene CountyGR6. Geography Greensboro is located at (33. ; Oswego, New York Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,096 at the 2000 census. The 2005 population estimate for the city of Oswego is 17,705. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New ; and Berea, Kentucky Berea is a city in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. In 2004, the city population was 12,738. Its most prominent institution is Berea College, which owns a substantial percentage of the city's land. A dry town, it is also one of the fastest growing towns in Kentucky. . The company has continued to expand its capabilities to support the national growth in aluminum recycling. In May, Alcan will complete a $23 million expansion at Oswego, New York that will triple the plant's recycling capacity and increase Alcan's total annual recycling capacity to 16 billion cans per year. Aluminum can recycling also supports Alcan's priority of product stewardship Product stewardship is a concept whereby environmental protection centers around the product itself, and everyone involved in the lifespan of the product is called upon to take up responsibility to reduce its environmental impact. , a ``cradle to grave'' approach that implies accountability for the environmental impact of products through their entire life cycle. In addition to beverage cans, Alcan recycled 110 million pounds of consumer generated aluminum non-can products, including used cookware, siding, auto parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
In addition to its U.S. recycling operations, Alcan processed 1.5 billion cans through its Canadian recycling centers in 1994. Alcan Rolled Products Company is one of North America's leading sources of aluminum sheet for beverage cans. Beyond North America, Alcan and its affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. throughout the world operate aluminum recycling facilities in the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy and Thailand. EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : A black and white graphic of the closed loop recycling cycle is available on BW PhotoWire/AP PhotoExpress and PressLink. If you are not receiving BW PhotoWire/AP PhotoExpress photos on your AP Leaf Picture Desk, you may join at no cost by calling Business Wire/NY at 212/575-8822 or 800/221-2462. The photo is also available by phoning Alcan's public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most department at 216/523-2813. CONTACT: Alcan Aluminum Corporation, Cleveland Patrick S. Carpenter, 216/523-2810 |
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