per that article, it is trending up a bit to about 43% but down from 65% in the 90s
I had recently read somewhere about how there are fewer municipalities which have efficient recycling programs in place than there were 20-30 years ago. Apparently costs for recycling have dramatically increased in some areas and some municipalities can't afford it as part of their infrastructure or just decide to cut it out for other reasons. Not just for aluminum, but for paper, glass, and plastics as well. Though I don't think very much plastic gets recycled, domestically or shipped off elsewhere.
right, even though burned off, those labels can contaminate the aluminum and apparently could even confuse the recycling facility into thinking the can is plastic.
possible win/win to have the brewery use labels that are easily removed and returnable...or switch to paper labels, which are less of a problem.
This is a problem the can companies will fix if it's worth doing.
When COVID hit, they changed their pricing/ordering to require much larger custom orders. From memory, it went from 10,000 cans to 100,000 cans if you wanted "printed cans". That drove all of the mid-sized brewers to the stickers that only micros used.
Given that only a tiny percentage of cans are recycled now...it's sort of a "who cares" issue. If can producers star looking for advantage in recycling... they'd find a solution.
Most micro beer cans these days have thick plasticky or mylar labels glued on, which in some cases causes problems. So anyway you can peel those off and should, probably.
right, even though burned off, those labels can contaminate the aluminum and apparently could even confuse the recycling facility into thinking the can is plastic.
possible win/win to have the brewery use labels that are easily removed and returnable...or switch to paper labels, which are less of a problem.
Obviously not chubby's intent, but perhaps something good can come out of the tariff nonsense.
America Doesnât Have an Aluminum Shortage. Itâs Just Sitting in Your Garbage.
The impact of President Trumpâs 50% tariff on imported aluminum can be reduced by increased recycling, according to executives and analysts.
U.S. aluminum prices have hit a record relative to global prices, affecting beverage and auto companies, like Molson Coors and Ford.
To reduce reliance on imports, the U.S. could improve recycling habits and build more recycling plants.
CASSOPOLIS, Mich.âThe way around President Trumpâs 50% tariff on imported aluminum might be sitting in your garbage.
But Americans will have to do a lot more recycling, metals executives and analysts say, for the U.S. to break its reliance on imported aluminum. Even with such a high trade barrier, they give long odds to a domestic smelting revival.
Most micro beer cans these days have thick plasticky or mylar labels glued on, which in some cases causes problems. So anyway you can peel those off and should, probably.
Obviously not chubby's intent, but perhaps something good can come out of the tariff nonsense.
America Doesnât Have an Aluminum Shortage. Itâs Just Sitting in Your Garbage.
The impact of President Trumpâs 50% tariff on imported aluminum can be reduced by increased recycling, according to executives and analysts.
U.S. aluminum prices have hit a record relative to global prices, affecting beverage and auto companies, like Molson Coors and Ford.
To reduce reliance on imports, the U.S. could improve recycling habits and build more recycling plants.
CASSOPOLIS, Mich.âThe way around President Trumpâs 50% tariff on imported aluminum might be sitting in your garbage.
But Americans will have to do a lot more recycling, metals executives and analysts say, for the U.S. to break its reliance on imported aluminum. Even with such a high trade barrier, they give long odds to a domestic smelting revival.
Well, I guess they do publish relatively truthy stuff on occasion. I had read that ten-year CBO projection elsewhere but the top of the tweet seems pretty accurate as well: as you (and everyone should) know, American consumers ultimately pay those tariffs, despite what Trump - and even Lutnick - claim. Of course, last week, Trump even claimed that âTrillions of dollars are being taken in on tariffsâ.
Appreciating that Trump is firing people who publish numbers he doesn't like...
As of August 19, we estimate that the effective tariff rate for goods imported into the United States has increased by about 18 percentage points when measured against 2024 trade flows. We project that increases in tariffs implemented during the period from January 6, 2025, to August 19 will decrease primary deficits (which exclude net outlays for interest) by $3.3 trillion if the higher tariffs persist for the 2025â2035 period. By reducing the need for federal borrowing, those tariff collections will also reduce federal outlays for interest by an additional $0.7 trillion. As a result, the changes in tariffs will reduce total deficits by $4.0 trillion altogether.
So they are taking credit for both the payment, and the interest avoided by making the payment. That's like buying something with your credit card, and claiming you saved money because you paid off the balance.
The details aren't yet available (September release), but like Trumps tax cuts in term #1, there is surely some very healthy economic growth driving the tariff revenues. When prices go up, consumption goes down....but somehow these miraculous tariffs only raise revenue and fix trade imbalances.
There is no way the numbers work....but "the best people" are now in charge of the reporting, so what could possibly go wrong?
Well, I guess they do publish relatively truthy stuff on occasion. I had read that ten-year CBO projection elsewhere but the top of the tweet seems more accurate: as you (and everyone should) know, American consumers ultimately pay those tariffs, despite what Trump - and even Lutnick - claim. Of course, last week, Trump even claimed that âTrillions of dollars are being taken in on tariffsâ.
The impact of tariffs has so far had limited impact on consumer prices. That's about to change... and it's gonna get painful pretty quickly when the floodgates open.
Good thing we have "the best people" managing the reporting now. Can't wait until they tell us inflation and unemployment are down when the experience of buying things and finding a job don't support that.
Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro wrote a very hostile op-ed in the FT today targeting India over its purchases of Russian oil, and threatening cessation of technology transfer and other retaliatory measures. The thing that does not make sense is that if the U.S. is anyways interested in rebuilding ties with Russia why is it so offended by India purchasing Russian oil?
There is a significant hostility which may be explained by frustration over India declining to reduce protectionist measures in its own economy and open it up to U.S. competition.
A U.S. manufacturer with a respectable 7 percent profit margin might want to use those profits to invest in expanded operations. But, with tariffs, those profits donât stretch quite as far. Construction materials and new equipment are simply more expensive. The business may choose to hold onto those earnings or pay them out as dividends to shareholders rather than grow their business.
This is where we need to raise taxes on the "rich." Disincentivize excess shareholder returns so more capital is reinvested.
When you prevent dividends... you reduce the access to capital, again harming the industry you're attempting to help/support/grow.
Raising taxes and lowering tariffs would help manufacturing grow.
This is an informed, logical summation of why Trump's lack of vision and understanding undermines his own motivations.
Bringing manufacturing back to the US.... good. Imposing tariffs that have spiked manufacturing costs... bad. 3 steps forward, 2 steps back (with another step or two back on the horizon)
A U.S. manufacturer with a respectable 7 percent profit margin might want to use those profits to invest in expanded operations. But, with tariffs, those profits donât stretch quite as far. Construction materials and new equipment are simply more expensive. The business may choose to hold onto those earnings or pay them out as dividends to shareholders rather than grow their business.
This is where we need to raise taxes on the "rich." Disincentivize excess shareholder returns so more capital is reinvested.
This is an informed, logical summation of why Trump's lack of vision and understanding undermines his own motivations.
Bringing manufacturing back to the US.... good. Imposing tariffs that have spiked manufacturing costs... bad. 3 steps forward, 2 steps back (with another step or two back on the horizon)
Trump wants to hide the consequences of his bad policies by manipulating BLS dataâit wonât work "Trumpâs attempt to politicize BLS means that policymakers and the public wouldnât be able to trust the data. If this happens, confidence in U.S. data will collapse and reasonable economic decision-making will be impossible. This manufactured chaos will reduce business investment and consumer spending, making a recessionâand soaring unemploymentâfar more likely in coming months. Between illegal firings of public servants, starving data agencies of needed resources, and now political intimidation, the U.S. looks set to run into the next economic downturn flying blind."
