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Increasing Aluminum Can Recycling Rates in TennesseeRecycling in Tennessee: SERDC Workshops; August 13-15, 2012
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Alcoa at a Glance
Leading aluminum products company Primary aluminum and alumina Flat-rolled aluminum and hard-alloy extrusions
Active in all major segments of the industry: Technology Mining Smelting Fabricating Refining Recycling
Products serving the aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction, and industrial markets.
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Tennessee is home to a diverse set of Alcoa businesses
Tennessee Operations
Tennessee Operations, Alcoa:Largest recycling and can sheet production facility in the world
Knoxville Office:HQ to our global primary products, energy and metal trading businesses
Howmet Castings, Morristown:Investment casting for aerospace markets
Evermore Recycling, Nashville:Soon to be wholly owned by Alcoa on August 31.
• 1,650 active employees • 4 operating locations• Packaging, Aerospace, Primary Products ,and Recycling
APP HQ, Alcoa Energy, Knoxville
Howmet, Morristown
Evermore Recycling, Nashville
Background: Global Recycling Rates
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What is the problem?
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U.S.: 97 billion
ROW: 99 billion
Half the world’s cans are consumed in the U.S., yet 42% of them are still going into the waste system
In the U.S., we have the largest market for these cans, but one of the lowest recycling rates among developed countries.
The result? About 1.3 billion lbs or 575 KMT of metal with a strong market is being buried in U.S. landfills Equivalent of 2 smelters are
buried in U.S. landfills Equivalent of >27,000 Airbus
A320s…
Total Global Market – ~196 billion
41 billion trashed
~69% recycled
Sources: Aluminum Association, CMI, IAI, Alcoa Estimates
What is the problem?
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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U.S.: 97 billion
ROW: 99 billion
Half the world’s cans are consumed in the U.S., yet 42% of them are still going into the waste system
In the U.S., we have the largest market for these cans, but one of the lowest recycling rates among developed countries.
The result? About 1.3 billion lbs or 575 KMT of metal with a strong market is being buried in U.S. landfills Equivalent of 2 smelters are
buried in U.S. landfills Equivalent of >27,000 Airbus
A320s…
Total Global Market – ~196 billion
41 billion trashed
~69% recycled
Sources: Aluminum Association, CMI, IAI, Alcoa Estimates
About 47 million pounds of cans are
trashed in Tennessee each year – Equal to
a fleet of 1000 jet airplanes, and worth between $25-30mm
What Can We Accomplish?
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Alcoa’s Goal:
Raise US recycling rate to 75% by 2015
Why is This So Critical?
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Aluminum can be recycled economically an infinite number of times, which makes it a manufactured natural resource. We save 95% of energy needed to make aluminum from raw ore when we use recycled aluminum. Aluminum cans are not trash – they are by far the highest value component in the waste stream.Increasing the U.S. aluminum can recycling rate to 75 percent would save enough energy to replace a 354 mega-watt coal-fired power plant. Put in perspective, that’s enough energy savings to power all the homes in Memphis each year.Recycling means jobs in Tennessee. Alcoa’s Tennessee Operations is the largest recycling facility in the world, and we depend on recycled cans. Yet, while Tennessee is among the top 15 non-deposit states in terms of can consumption, the recycling rate in Tennessee is among the lowest in the nation.
The Geographically Close Aluminum Industry is Short of Cans
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Under Utilized Capacity in Tennessee
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50% capacity expansion completed at Tennessee Operations in 2009140,000 pounds of recycled cans per hourLack of recycled cans forcing the use of more expensive materials such as prime ingotThe capacity is there…we just need more recycled cans!
Industry Collaboration Action to Accelerate Recycling – a voluntary stewardship initiative
kicked off by Alcoa
Outreach and Education “Social Shift” college campus campaign – Keep America Beautiful Curbside Value Partnership (http://www.cvpconnect.org) – aluminum
industry program to drive local community recycling SERDC Alcoa Foundation Grants to communities, recycling groups
Policy – Policy – Policy Must drive change to provide necessary incentive
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What can be done to create step change improvement?
What can be done?
Policy support is imperative Disposal bans Mandated or incentives for recycling Pay as you throw
www.AlcoaRecycling.com
A Great Opportunity…
“I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be
one.” – Mark Twain
