Aluminum Can Recycling Rate Rises Again; 52 Percent of Aluminum Cans Recycled in 2005.WASHINGTON -- The Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI (Computer-Managed Instruction) Using computers to organize and manage an instructional program for students. It helps create test materials, tracks the results and monitors student progress. ), and Institute of Scrap Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. Industries (ISRI ISRI Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries ISRI Institute for Software Research, International (Carnegie Mellon University) ISRI Information Science Research Institute ISRI Intelligent Systems Research Institute ) today released statistics indicating that Americans and the aluminum industry recycled 51.4 billion aluminum cans in 2005, for a beverage can A beverage can is most often an aluminium can manufactured to hold a single serving of a beverage. Overview The early metal beverage can was made out of steel (similar to a tin can) and had no pull-tab. recycling rate of 52 percent. This reflects close to a one percent increase over the 2004 rate. E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]The aluminum beverage can is the most recycled consumer beverage container 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. . The aluminum can is a leader in recycling and has been for more than 20 years. In the United States, 98.9 billion cans were produced in 2005. The 51.4 billion aluminum cans recycled equals 1.5 billion pounds. The recycling rate of 52 percent amounts to more than twice the recycling rate for beverage packages of other materials. E[acute accent]"This rising rate reflects the high value of aluminum recycling," said Patrick M. Franc, chairman of The Aluminum Association and president of ARCO ar·co adv. & adj. Music With a bow. Used chiefly as a direction to indicate the resumption of bowing after a pizzicato passage. Adj. 1. Aluminum, Inc. "There are tremendous social, economic and environmental benefits to recycling aluminum cans, and the messages are getting through to American consumers. We encourage everyone to contribute to a sustainable environment by purchasing and recycling aluminum beverage cans." E[acute accent]"We are very pleased to see another annual increase in the aluminum can recycling rate," said Robert Budway, president of the Can Manufacturers Institute. "Aluminum cans continue to provide our customers and consumers with an environmental package of choice." E[acute accent]"The efficiency of the aluminum can recycling process is unmatched in consumer recycling. The high quality aluminum in these cans makes them easy to recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. , saving energy and money in the production of new products. By recycling beverage cans, the public has the opportunity to simultaneously make a positive contribution to cleaner air, energy efficiency, and reduced landfill use. The public must do its part to help by recycling even more," said Robin Wiener, president of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries. E[acute accent]Through such initiatives as the municipal Curbside curb·side n. 1. The side of a pavement or street that is bordered by a curb. 2. A sidewalk. adj. Located, operating, or occurring at or along the sidewalk or curb: Value Partnership, the Cans for Habitat recycling partnership with Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. , the Recycle Challenge school drop-off program, the allied organizations such as The Aluminum Association, CMI and ISRI work to stress the environmental and economic value of recycling aluminum cans. E[acute accent]The Curbside Value Partnership, a project of the Aluminum Can Council (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ), is a national partnership with municipal curbside programs funded by organizations that include the Aluminum Association, and Can Manufacturers Institute, and companies Alcoa, Anheuser-Busch, ARCO, Ball Corporation, Novelis and REXAM. The program seeks to help local neighborhood programs drive up household participation and overall volume of recyclables through sustained, effective communications. E[acute accent]To date the CVP CVP central venous pressure. CVP abbr. central venous pressure CVP central venous pressure. CVP Central venous pressure, see there partnership sponsors 21 of the largest curbside programs. The CVP expects to double the reach in 2006, representing 40 percent of the nation's curbside programs. The partnership is also helping communities with value-based measurement for tracking improvement. E[acute accent]The Aluminum Can Council supports the domestic market for aluminum cans through marketing, research and recycling initiatives. Other ACC programs include can advertising promotions, recycling promotion, student environmental education programs, school and civic organization collection programs, and other projects. The ACC recognizes and promotes the value and importance of recycling. E[acute accent]The aluminum beverage can is 100 percent recyclable re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. into new beverage cans indefinitely -- demonstrating recycling at its finest. The aluminum can is the only packaging material that more than covers the cost of collection and re-processing for itself. It also helps subsidize sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. the collection of other recyclable materials. E[acute accent]Recycling saves energy. Recycling 40 aluminum beverage cans has the energy-saving equivalent of one gallon of gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by . During 2005, Americans recycled enough aluminum cans to conserve the energy equivalent of over 15 million barrels of oil.
ALUMINUM CAN RECLAMATION
No. of Cans No. of No. of Percent of
Pounds of per Pound Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum
Aluminum of Cans Cans Cans
Year Collected(1) Aluminum Collected(2) Shipped(3) Collected
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(millions) (billions) (billions)
2003 1,479 33.72 49.9 99.7 50.0
2004 1,518 33.92 51.5 100.5 51.2
2005 1,511 34.01 51.4 98.9 52.0
Source: The Aluminum Association, Inc.
Can Manufacturers Institute
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
Notes: (1) Used beverage cans melted by U.S. facilities plus
exports of can scrap. Includes imports of UBC scrap
melted in the U.S.
(2) Total pounds collected multiplied by can weight.
(3) Annual shipments of aluminum beverage cans lagged
one quarter.
Note to Editors:
The data used to calculate the 2005 U.S. aluminum beverage can
recycling rate are:
Used beverage can scrap (billions pounds): 1.51
Multiplied by the average cans per pound: 34.01
Equals the total number of cans recycled: 51.4 billion
Divided by the number of cans shipped: 98.9 billion
Equals the percentage: 52%
The data used to calculate the 2005 U.S. aluminum beverage can
recycled content rate are:
UBC recovery rate (billion pounds): 1.194
Divided by the estimated net weight
of cans shipped (billion pounds): 2.908
Equals the content percentage: 41.1%
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