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Aluminum Can Reclamation Figures
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| Year |
Pounds of
Aluminum
Collected(1)
(millions)
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No. of Cans
Per
Pound of
Aluminum(2)
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No. of
Aluminum
Cans
Collected(3)
(billions)
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No. of
Aluminum
Cans
Shipped(4)
(billions)
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Percentage
of Aluminum
Cans
Collected |
| 1972 |
53 |
21.75 |
1.2 |
7.5 |
15.4 |
| 1973 |
68 |
22.25 |
1.5 |
10.0 |
15.2 |
| 1974 |
103 |
22.70 |
2.3 |
13.4 |
17.5 |
| 1975 |
180 |
23.00 |
4.1 |
15.4 |
26.9 |
| 1976 |
212 |
23.30 |
4.9 |
19.8 |
24.9 |
| 1977 |
280 |
23.47 |
6.6 |
24.9 |
26.4 |
| 1978 |
340 |
23.65 |
8.0 |
29.3 |
27.4 |
| 1979 |
360 |
23.69 |
8.5 |
33.2 |
25.7 |
| 1980 |
609 |
24.23 |
14.8 |
39.6 |
37.3 |
| 1981 |
1,017 |
24.45 |
24.9 |
46.7 |
53.2 |
| 1982 |
1,124 |
25.21 |
28.3 |
51.0 |
55.5 |
| 1983 |
1,144 |
25.70 |
29.4 |
55.6 |
52.9 |
| 1984 |
1,226 |
26.00 |
31.9 |
60.4 |
52.8 |
| 1985 |
1,245 |
26.6 |
33.1 |
64.9 |
51.0 |
| 1986 |
1,233 |
27.00 |
33.3 |
68.3 |
48.7 |
| 1987 |
1,335 |
27.4 |
36.6 |
72.2 |
50.6 |
| 1988 |
1,505 |
28.25 |
42.5 |
77.9 |
54.6 |
| 1989 |
1,688 |
29.30 |
49.5 |
81.4 |
60.8 |
| 1990 |
1,934 |
28.43 |
55.0 |
86.5 |
63.6 |
| 1991 |
1,969 |
28.87 |
56.8 |
91.2 |
62.4 |
| 1992 |
2,142 |
29.29 |
62.7 |
92.4 |
67.9 |
| 1993 |
2,015 |
29.51 |
59.5 |
94.2 |
63.1 |
| 1994 |
2,149 |
30.13 |
64.7 |
99.0 |
65.4 |
| 1995 |
2,017 |
31.07 |
62.7 |
100.7 |
62.2 |
| 1996 |
1,969 |
31.92 |
62.8 |
99.0 |
63.5 |
| 1997 |
2,052 |
32.57 |
66.8 |
100.5 |
66.5 |
| 1998 |
1,938 |
33.04 |
64.0 |
102.0 |
62.8 |
| 1999 |
1,930 |
33.10 |
63.9 |
102.2 |
62.5 |
| 2000 |
1,891 |
33.12 |
62.6 |
100.8 |
62.1 |
| 2001 |
1,665 |
33.40 |
55.6 |
100.3 |
55.4 |
| 2002 |
1,591 |
33.79 |
53.8 |
100.8 |
53.4 |
| 2003 |
1,479 |
33.79 |
49.9 |
99.7 |
50.0 |
| 2004 |
1,518 |
33.92 |
51.5 |
100.5 |
51.2 |
| 2005 |
1,368 |
34.01 |
46.9 |
98.9 |
47.0 |
| 2006 |
1,376 |
34.21 |
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47.0 |
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| Sources: |
The Aluminum Association, Inc. |
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Can Manufacturers Institute |
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Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. |
| Notes: |
(1) UBC's melted by US facilities plus exports of can scrap.
Includes imports of UBC's melted in the US |
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(2) Prior to 1989, calculation based on Alum. Assoc. can weight
survery. From 1989 forward, CMI data used. |
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(3) Total pounds collected multiplied by can weight. |
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(4) CMI reported shipments of UBCs lagged one quarter. |
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