Sustainability Goals at Can Corp
• Reduction of Energy
• Reduction of materials used
• Higher Productivity-Engineered
• Less labor per thousand units
• Recycling all Steel components
• All steel cans are recyclable
• All steel cans contain up to 25% recycled steel
• Recycling one ton of steel saves
80% of the CO2 emissions
• Recycling seven steel cans saves enough energy to power a
60 Watt light bulb for 26 hours
• Each household uses approx
600 Steel cans per year
• For every ton of Steel recycled
Environmental Savings are :
• 1.5 Tons of iron Ore
• 0.5 Tons of Coal
• 40% of the water required to produce one ton
• 75% of the Energy needed to make Steel from virgin materials
• 1.28 tons of Solid Waste reduction of Air Emissions
Sustained Concern Over
Packaging Impact on the
Environment
Metal cans remain the most recyclable packaging form
• Metal cans continue to be the most recycled form of packaging, far exceeding the recycling rates of glass and plastic.
• Only half of Americans feel paperboard is recyclable, and just one-third believe pouches can be recycled
(57% and 33%, respectively).
• Metal cans are 100 % recyclable
North American Steel Industry
Recycling Commitment
40
35
30
25
70
65
60
55
50
45
20
15
10
1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2005
North American Steel Industry
Energy Improvements
30
27
24
21
18
15
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
North American Steel Industry
Cumulated Avoided CO2 Emissions
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Number of Recycling Cycles at a 60% Rate
9 10
North American Steel Can Industry
Raw Material Efficiency
40
35
30
25
20
1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003
North American Delivery
System Energy Consumption
Assessment
25
20
15
10
5
0
Refr'd Frozen Canned
• The most energy effective method for product delivery is canned-ready meals followed by bulk refrigerated products and fresh fruits & vegetables.
• Frozen products require about 70% more energy to bring the food from the farm to the table.
Can recycling versus Plastic HDPE
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
58.4
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
2000.0
58.5
61.7
24.3
63.0
26.0
2002.0
2004.0
Can Recycling Plastic recycling
2005.0
63.4
2006.0
Scrap Reduction per Dollar of Sales Revenue
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
9.47
10.57
9.52
7.43
2003 2004 2005 2006
Pounds of Scrap per Dollar of Sales Revenue
KWH Usage down 27% = Power to run 66 residential Homes
KWH per Thousand Cans
34.61
20
15
10
5
0
35
30
25
33.37
2 6 . 5 % R e d u c t i o n i n El e c t r i c a l
P o we r t o M a n u f a c t u r e F o o d
C a n s
28.64
25.45
2 0 0 3 2 0 0 4
Ye a r
2 0 0 5 2 0 0 6