In 2014, 56.1 percent of the volume of U.S. aluminum cans shipped within the country was domestically recycled by consumers. Since then, this figure has decreased to approximately 49.8 percent in 2018. This consumer rate excludes imported can scrap and accounts for movement of unfilled cans into and out of the United States.
Consumer recycling rate of domestic aluminum can scrap in the United States from 2011 to 2018
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The Aluminum Association. (September 9, 2019). Consumer recycling rate of domestic aluminum can scrap in the United States from 2011 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055981/consumer-recycling-rate-aluminum-can-scrap-us/
The Aluminum Association. "Consumer recycling rate of domestic aluminum can scrap in the United States from 2011 to 2018." Chart. September 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055981/consumer-recycling-rate-aluminum-can-scrap-us/
The Aluminum Association. (2019). Consumer recycling rate of domestic aluminum can scrap in the United States from 2011 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055981/consumer-recycling-rate-aluminum-can-scrap-us/
The Aluminum Association. "Consumer Recycling Rate of Domestic Aluminum Can Scrap in The United States from 2011 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055981/consumer-recycling-rate-aluminum-can-scrap-us/
The Aluminum Association, Consumer recycling rate of domestic aluminum can scrap in the United States from 2011 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055981/consumer-recycling-rate-aluminum-can-scrap-us/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Consumer recycling rate of domestic aluminum can scrap in the United States from 2011 to 2018 [Graph], The Aluminum Association, September 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055981/consumer-recycling-rate-aluminum-can-scrap-us/