Beverages
Red Bull Energy Can
250ml can
1
g
Total plastic weight
Aluminium body recycles cleanly; only the small label adhesive layer is plastic.
70%
Recycle probability
450
Years to decompose

Material breakdown
1 components- PP shrink ring1g
Production footprint
Per unit3L
Water to produce
0.02kWh
Electricity to produce
Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
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