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Aluminum Packaging Is Trending in Beauty Right Now. Is It Really Better Than Plastic?

Aluminum Packaging Is Trending in Beauty Right Now. Is It Really Better Than Plastic?

TerraCycle estimates that a new aluminum bottle has two times the “global-warming cost” impact as a new plastic bottle made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is the most widely recycled plastic. By 2050, global demand for new aluminum is expected to increase by up to 40 percent, according to the International Aluminum Institute, and post-consumer recycled aluminum will more than …

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