Recycling is good but recycling properly is even better. Here are a few dos and don'ts for being a better recycler in 2025.

As if describing a human, Ball, one of the largest producers of aluminum cans, highlights the “shorter, leaner physique” of its 12 oz. sleek cans compared with its classic (also 12 oz ...

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In the U.S., there are only a small handful of can distributors. Most years, they produced about 100 billion aluminum cans. However, this year, there's a nationwide shortage of close to 10 billion ...

Jeff Ware, president of Resurgence Brewing Company, poses for a portrait near a stockpile of aluminum cans, which are sourced from Canada, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo ...

If you're a craft beer aficionado, you've probably noticed the extra-tall 19.2-ounce aluminum beer cans currently gracing store shelves. Those "stovepipe" cans, as they're known in the craft ...

Jeff Ware, president of Resurgence Brewing Company, poses for a portrait near a stockpile of aluminum cans, which are sourced from Canada, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. Credit: AP ...

Cans are great for hikes and camping, especially when carrying out empties. Once seen as less than ideal for beer, there is a reason the aluminum cylinders are the preferred option today.

That includes roughly 115 billion aluminum beverage cans and 20 billion steel cans for food and other products. American can manufacturers source raw materials from both the U.S. and abroad.