Japan promotes metal cans to replace plastic bottles to promote environmental protection
Japan's Kyodo News agency reported on the 4th that the trend of replacing plastic bottles with metal cans is expanding in Japan. The report said that after 2014, the annual consumption of aluminum cans in Japan has been increasing, and it has exceeded the 20 billion can mark, and the recycling rate has exceeded 90%. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, Japan emits about 32 kilograms of plastic container waste per capita every year, second only to the United States, ranking second in the world, and there is an urgent need to take effective measures to reduce emissions.