Metal Can Recycling Impact Calculator

Aluminum Beverage Can | Steel Food Can

Use this impact calculator to better understand the environmental and economic impact you are creating by recycling aluminum beverage and steel food cans. The tool will show you the impact of recycling metal cans across several meaningful, understandable metrics. You can use the information to discover your personal impact or use the results in any communications to enhance the narrative about beverage and food can recycling.

Simply enter the exact quantity in the box for “number of beverage or food cans recycled” and then click the “calculate” button. For example, if you enter 100 beverage cans recycled, the calculator will show you in the “Energy Savings” section that is enough energy savings to power a home for 39.5 hours.

Have fun with calculating your impact and keep recycling your cans!


Aluminium Beverage Can Recycling Impact Calcualtor

Absolute Impact

of beverage cans recycled

Megajoules saved 0
Kilowatt-hours saved (assumes no energy loss in transit and conversion) 0
Grams of CO2e avoided 0

Economic Impact

of beverage cans recycled

Monetary value when sold 0

Energy Savings

of beverage cans recycled

Hours of powering a U.S. home 0
Hours of powering a 45" LED TV 0
Slices of bread toasted in a 2-slice toaster 0
Hours of powering a laptop 0
Loads of laundry 0
Hours of powering a refrigerator 0

CO2e Emissions Avoided

of beverage cans recycled

Miles driven by an average passenger vehicle 0
Number of smartphones charged 0

Steel Food Can Recycling Impact Calcualtor

Absolute Impact

of food cans recycled

Megajoules saved 0
Kilowatt-hours saved (assumes no energy loss in transit and conversion) 0
Grams of CO2e avoided 0

Economic Impact

of food cans recycled

Monetary value when sold 0

Energy Savings

of food cans recycled

Hours of powering a U.S. home 0
Hours of powering a 45" LED TV 0
Slices of bread toasted in a 2-slice toaster 0
Hours of powering a laptop 0
Loads of laundry 0
Hours of powering a refrigerator 0

CO2e Emissions Avoided

of food cans recycled

Miles driven by an average passenger vehicle 0
Number of smartphones charged 0

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