F I G U R E S
Australian aluminium beverage recycling can rates
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Year
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Used Al beverage cans collected (000's tonnes)
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Used Al cans collected (millions)
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Per cent of Al cans collected (%)
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Payment to community (A$ million)
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1973
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n/a
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18.6
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9.00
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n/a
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1980
|
11.35
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550.00
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46.00
|
5.00
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1981
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13.85
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680.00
|
50.00
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6.40
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1982
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14.66
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733.00
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50.00
|
9.20
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1983
|
14.69
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752.00
|
54.00
|
10.00
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1984
|
15.92
|
816.00
|
56.00
|
11.00
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1985
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15.69
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820.00
|
53.00
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13.00
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1986
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17.89
|
950.00
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53.00
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15.00
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1987
|
19.05
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1100.00
|
54.00
|
20.00
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1988
|
22.36
|
1300.00
|
56.00
|
25.00
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1989
|
26.50
|
1567.00
|
62.00
|
30.00
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1990
|
28.68
|
1700.00
|
62.90
|
27.00
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1991
|
28.42
|
1698.00
|
61.80
|
25.00
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1992
|
25.89
|
1564.00
|
61.00
|
26.00*
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1993
|
25.40
|
1575.00
|
60.50
|
24.90*
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1994
|
26.60
|
1730.00
|
64.00
|
35.00*
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1995
|
24.38
|
1657.00
|
65.30
|
42.50*
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1996
|
25.63
|
1643.00
|
63.80
|
31.60*
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1997
|
25.47
|
1665.00
|
63.00
|
31.40*
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1998
|
24.20
|
1617.00
|
64.00
|
29.80*
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1999
|
26.3
|
1751.00
|
66.50
|
32.40*
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2000
|
28.26
|
1896.00
|
70.40
|
34.80*
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2001
|
29.49
|
1979.00
|
68.90
|
36.40*
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2002
|
28.5
|
1925.7
|
63.1
|
31.6
|
| 2003 | 29.0 | 2019.0 | 63.4 | 29.4 |
| 2004 | 34.1 | 2408.3 | 70.8 | 37.0 |
| 2005 | 35.8 | 2440.3 | 71.3 | 30.6 |
* Buy-back price of used beverage cans is based on the London Metal Exchange. An average LME price was used to calculate the payment to the community.
Source: Aluminium Can Group
Nominal net metal weight (body + end):
1994 = 16.10 gm (or 62.11 cans/kg)
1995 = 16.00 gm
1996 = 15.60 gm
1997 = 15.30 gm
1998 = 15.00 gm (or 66.67 cans/kg)
1999 = 15.00 gm
2000 = 14.90 gm
2001 = 14.90 gm
2002 = 14.80 gm2005 = 14.7 gm
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