Term: Environment | The Aluminum Association

Green Tech from Association Member Jupiter

Jupiter Oxygen, a sister company of Association member Jupiter Aluminum, has developed an innovative, carbon capture technology resulting from experimentation in the aluminum recycling process. Here, former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson reports on the new tech for Inside Business Report.

Aluminum Industry Cited for Industrial Efficiency in Bloomberg Factbook

The aluminum industry was highlighted in the 2014 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook as a case study in how industrial efficiency efforts can have a positive impact on the environment.

Yes, We Can!

Recycle This Super Bowl for Guilt-Free Football Viewing Next Season


ARLINGTON, Va.
The Super Bowl means good friends, good times, good food and plenty of beverages. This year, opting for aluminum cans and recycling offers easier clean-up, better and colder beverages, a greener planet and guilt-free football viewing for the 2012-13 season.

Recycling just one 24-pack easily saves enough energy to watch your favorite team all season on their way to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.

Aluminum Association Applauds Signing of Maryland Recycling Bill

ARLINGTON, Va.
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has signed into law a measure that will increase access to recycling in multifamily dwellings.

Under Maryland law, an apartment building or condominium containing more than ten dwellings is required to have recycling available to residents.

Aluminum Cans Recognized As Superior Beverage Packaging By Bevnet.Com’s Best Of 2012 Awards

ARLINGTON, VA.
Today, the Aluminum Association congratulated four beverage companies using aluminum packaging that were recognized by BevNET.com’s “Best of 2012” product awards. Selected from a pool of nearly 300 new products, line extensions and brand updates, categories included Best Functional Product and Best Product Revamp. BevNET.com is the world’s leading beverage-oriented media company.

Aluminum can products were featured in four of the fifteen product categories, including:

New Study Shows Aluminum Superior to Steel in Shedding Vehicle Body Mass, Boosting Fuel Economy

Industry Reveals Results of New Vehicle Design Study at 2013 SAE World Congress

A new study released today shows that an all-aluminum vehicle can shed more than 40 percent body mass, boosting fuel economy by 18 percent when combined with secondary mass savings and other design changes. The study helps explain why car and truck makers are shifting away from steel to aluminum, and supports projections that aluminum-intensive vehicles will become more common in the marketplace with continued demand for more fuel efficient vehicles.

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