Recycling has been around for centuries, with modern metal recycling facilities developed in the 1970s on a larger scale. Since then millions of 
tonnes of cans have been recycled and used, not only for the production of new cans, but other products such as kettles or even busses. Many of us know that the beverage can is the most recyclable drinks pack in the world. Every part of a drinks can can be recycled infinitely with no loss of quality and can be back on shelf as a brand new can in as little as six weeks.
Lightweighting has been a big focus in recent years for the packaging industry. This reduces the amount of materials used in products, and has cost reduction implications when it comes to transporting. For the beverage can industry, lightweighting is not a new phenomenon and, in fact, has been continually deployed for over 30 years. This means it is now possible to produce three times as many cans from the same amount of material as it was 30 years ago. Today, the 330ml tinplate can weighs just 21g; the aluminium can just 10g, with a midwall thickness thinner than a human hair.
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