Aluminium Beverage Cans
Aluminium cans take recycling lead at 76%: How far is industry’s 80% aim by 2030?
Aluminium cans are maintaining a clear lead in global beverage container recycling, with the latest 2026 data depicting a jump in aluminium can recycling rate from 74.8 per cent to 76 per cent. The figures place aluminium well ahead of PET bottles and glass bottles, highlighting the role of beverage cans in the global circular economy. Aluminium cans with clear recycling edge The 2026 Global Beverage Container Recycling Dataset, released by the Global Beverage Can Circularity Alliance (GBCCA), shows a significant gap between aluminium cans and other major beverage packaging formats. Globally, 77 per cent of aluminium cans are collected for recycling and 76 per cent are recycled. By comparison, PET bottles record collection and recycling rates of 69 per cent and 54 per cent, respectively,...
Vincentka brings heritage mineral water into aluminium cans with CANPACK
The Czech mineral water brand has entered the emerging canned water category with a 250 ml Slim aluminium can, combining its heritage positioning with a modern packaging format. Vincentka, a long-established Czech natural mineral water brand, has introduced a 250 ml Slim aluminium can in partnership with CANPACK. The move brings the brand into an emerging mineral water packaging category, where aluminium cans offer an alternative format for consumers seeking refreshment on the go. Produced at CANPACK’s facility in Brzesko, Poland, the can features a Superwhite effect and Matt varnish finish. The design aims to give the packaging a premium appearance while retaining Vincentka’s natural brand identity. A heritage brand enters a new format Vincentka’s move into aluminium packaging brings its...
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The second life of an aluminium can depends on one crucial step
Aluminium’s lower-energy recycling process offers a major sustainability benefit, but collection, recovery and credible evidence are needed to turn that potential into measurable results. The challenge extends beyond whether a can is recyclable. It is about keeping aluminium in circulation and demonstrating what happens to it after use. GlobalData’s Q3 2025 survey of 21,000 people across 42 countries offers one indication of the communication challenge: consumers associate metal drinks packaging with sustainability far less often than glass. The survey asked about overall metal packaging. Nonetheless, the findings are relevant to aluminium, a major material in beverage packaging. Only 21 per cent of respondents considered metal a sustainable choice for alcoholic drinks packaging, while 22...
US aluminium landfill loss can become domestic supply opportunity, says waste intelligence firm
The United States is sending more than $1 billion worth of aluminum cans to landfills each year, even as it relies heavily on imports of the metal. According to London-based AI waste intelligence company Greyparrot, the discarded cans represent around 11 million megawatt-hours of wasted energy annually. The scale of the lost material becomes clearer at the recycling plant level. Data from Greyparrot’s Analyzer systems at Circular Services’ Sunset Park material recovery facility (MRF) in Brooklyn, New York, shows that 89 percent of aluminum reaching the sorting belt is recoverable. The facility processes roughly 91,000 cans per day, equivalent to about 514 metric tons per year, and recovers nearly nine out of every 10 cans that pass through its sorting lines. Greyparrot released the...
Giant art installation unveiled at Trafford centre for recycle week
Every Can Counts (ECC) has unveiled a giant art installation outside Trafford Centre to highlight the importance of recycling during Recycle Week 2026 (14th – 20th September). The Infinity Sculpture, made from more than 1,200 recycled drink cans, has been created to illustrate the life cycle of a drink can, highlighting that aluminium can be recycled time and time again. Shoppers and centre visitors can get a glimpse of the can-based artwork that will be on display by the Great Hall Entrance at Trafford Centre until Sunday 20th September to mark the occasion. This is the first time the Infinity Sculpture has been showcased in Manchester, where it will act as a physical reminder of the importance of recycling to the community. On Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September, visitors wanting to...
Rildo Lima takes charge as CEO of Ardagh Metal Packaging South America
Ardagh Metal Packaging South America (AMP-South America) has appointed Rildo Lima as its Chief Executive Officer, with Lima succeeding Jorge Bannitz after his 30-year career with the company and contribution to the Brazilian beverage can industry. Lima brings more than three decades of leadership experience across the industrial, consumer goods and packaging sectors. His career has included senior executive positions across North America, Latin America and Europe, where he has led commercial, innovation and business transformation initiatives for multinational organisations. Before joining AMP-South America, Lima served as Managing Director of South America at O-I Glass. In that role, he led operations through a new growth cycle and delivered significant improvements in profitability,...
85% recycled aluminium: Recorp raises the bar for sustainable beverage cans
Aluminium cans are under the spotlight among consumers and beverage manufacturers looking for more recyclable packaging, with the material already holding a strong circularity position against plastic and glass. Recorp tunes it further with ReCan85, an aluminium beverage can containing 85 per cent recycled aluminium , aimed at giving manufacturers a higher-recycled-content packaging option. From recycling advantage to higher recycled content The conversation around beverage packaging has already highlighted aluminium’s recycling advantage. Aluminium beverage cans recorded a 74.8 per cent recycling rate , compared with 47 per cent for PET bottles and 41.9 per cent for glass bottles in 2023. With a 75.6 per cent collection rate, aluminium cans are placed at the forefront of recycled...
How PACKFINE advances aluminium beverage can manufacturing through automated production and quality control
As global demand for convenient, lightweight, and recyclable beverage packaging continues to grow, aluminium beverage cans are becoming increasingly important across the beer, soft drink, energy drink, juice, and other beverage sectors. For beverage brands, selecting the right packaging supplier is no longer simply about purchasing cans. Consistent dimensions, reliable can ends, food safety, printing quality, production capacity, and supply stability all play important roles in maintaining efficient filling operations and protecting the final product. Against this evolving market background, Packfine is strengthening its capabilities as a food and beverage packaging supplier by combining advanced production equipment, a broad aluminium packaging portfolio, quality management, and...
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