[PragmaticPulp]

Thank you, this is enormously helpful for having some context to add to discussions.

I've talked to a lot of people in recent years who have seen these headlines and concluded that all recycling, including aluminum and paper products, is actually a lie. We really need more clarity around the recycling situation so people stop drawing their only conclusions from random headlines.

[Tagbert]

My understanding is that aluminum is actually recycled at a pretty high rate. Metal stock has more value to begin with and the process of remelting do not degrade the metal the way that plastics are.

[kixiQu]

Also glass! This is an industry source because I'm not finding the county one I'd learned from earlier: https://www.gpi.org/glass-recycling-facts