The latest surveys from the Aluminum Association show a continued rise in the reclamation of used beverage cans in May 2010. The figures show that 114.9 million pounds of used beverage cans were reclaimed in May -- a 4.8% increase over the 109.6 million pounds reclaimed in April 2010.
The May figures, however, are 6.9% lower than reclamation figures for May 2009.
For the year, a total of 492.4 million pounds have been reclaimed. That is down 8.6 % from 2009.
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