Press Release: Record Number of Used Aluminium Beverage Cans Recycled as Industry Drives Toward 100% Circularity by 2050

10 Feb 2025

European Aluminium and Metal Packaging Europe’s latest report highlights a record 580,000 tonnes of aluminium beverage cans recycled in 2022, achieving a significant recycling rate and saving 5.4 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions. While aluminium can recycling volumes continue to grow, improved collection and sorting infrastructure—particularly through Deposit Return Systems—will be essential to reaching 100% circularity by 2050.

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