The Global Beverage Can Circularity Alliance (GBCCA) commissioned Eunomia to measure collection and recycling rates for aluminium cans, PET bottles, and glass bottles across global markets.
This report presents the 2026 results, the second in a three-year series spanning 2025, 2026, and 2027. This year’s research also digs into five regional markets: Indonesia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and India.
The findings support the GBCCA’s goal of reaching an 80 percent recycling rate for used beverage cans by 2030, and close to 100 percent by 2050. They track global progress, show where reliable data is available, and benchmark aluminium’s performance against other materials.
A summary of the recycling data sits in the accompanying Excel dataset. You can find the methodology report and the 2025 results here: Global Beverage Container Recycling Dataset – International Aluminium Institute
If your company or association is a member of the IAI or the GBCCA, please contact Marlen Bertram at bertram@international-aluminium.org
