DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEVERAGE PACKAGES

ALUMINIUM CANS

Aluminium cans are an excellent recycling material. In practice, 100% of the collected materials can be directly used to manufacture new cans, and the recycling can be repeated almost indefinitely. The manufacturing of new cans from recycled aluminium only requires approximately 5% of the energy consumed in manufacturing new cans.

Empty cans are transported from the return point to the processing plant where they are pressed into large bales.
The bales are taken to an aluminium smelting plant where the aluminium is smelted into blocks.
The aluminium blocks are compressed into thin sheets that are used to manufacture new cans.

Did you know?

An average of 47 cans are returned every second.

Each Finn returns 263 beverage cans a year.

In a year, it amounts to 1.4 billion returned cans.

The returning rate of cans is 98 %.

PLASTIC BOTTLES

The plastic bottles collected through reverse vending machines are PET plastic and they can be efficiently recycled. The recycled materials are used to manufacture new bottles and other packaging materials, among other things.

Empty bottles are transported from the return point to the processing plant where they are pressed into large bales.
The reprocessor mills the bottles and sorts them by colour for reuse.
The recycled plastic is used to manufacture new bottles, packaging materials and textiles, among other things.

Did you know?

An average of 21 plastic bottles are returned every second.

Each Finn returns 118 plastic bottles a year.

In a year, it amounts to 660 million returned bottles.

The returning rate of plastic bottles is 90 %.

RECYCLABLE GLASS BOTTLES

Glass can be recycled almost indefinitely. Each tonne of glass made from recycled glass consumes about 30% less energy than manufacturing it from new raw materials. The recycled glass obtained from deposit bottles is very clean – in addition to glass, porcelain is often thrown in glass collection containers, which weakens the quality of crushed glass.

Empty bottles are delivered to the waste treatment plant where they are crushed, cleaned and sorted for recycling according to the colour of the glass.
Recycled glass is used to produce new glass bottles, other glass packages, glass wool and cellular glass.

Did you know?

An average of 4 recyclable glass bottles are returned every second.

Each Finn returns 24 recyclable glass bottles a year.

In a year, it amounts nearly to 125 million returned bottles.

The returning rate of recyclable glass bottles is 99 %.