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According to a new report released by the , (CMI) and (ISRI), aluminum cans are today the most recycled and highest value beverage container on the market today. was released ahead of the Memorial Day weekend – the unofficial start of summer, during which time can shipments typically increase by as much as 20% over other months.

In the last of a series of entries, we take a look at how the aluminum can is impacting recycling today.

Doing More

Each year in the United States, nearly 40 billion cans – $800 million worth of aluminum – end up landfills. The energy saved by recycling 100 percent of aluminum cans in the U.S. could power 4 million homes for a full year. Making a can from recycled aluminum saves 92 percent of the energy required to make a new can.

(Imagery courtesy of the Aluminum Association)