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cans are produced from viable sources of raw materials
- aluminium and Iron are the 3rd and 4th most abundant elements in the earth's crust
- 75% of all primary aluminium is still in use and available through recycling
- 19 billion tonnes of steel are still in use and available through recycling
- high recycling rates contribute significantly to the efficient and economic use of primary materials thus further enhancing the long-term viability of metal
- unlike the recycling of other packaging materials, metal recycling is based on a material-to-material loop - once the steel or aluminium material is produced, it stays in this loop forever.
