The first wave of metal cans instead of plastic bottles? Japan's automatic vending machine plastic bottle beverage changed to aluminum can packaging
In the context of rising awareness of environmental issues such as marine plastics, it has become clear that the sale of plastic bottled products will be stopped and replaced with metal cans. The international community has taken a severe look at Japan, which discharges a large amount of plastic waste. In 2020, the change to metal cans may be accelerated.Annual consumption of aluminum cans exceeds 20 billion
At the "Mori Building Digital Art Museum: Epson teamLab Unbounded" in Odaiba, Tokyo, which is popular with foreign tourists, a corner of the museum where the most cutting-edge works are extended. A quiet rest space is placed with a vending machine, and the drinks are in aluminum cans. , The switch from plastic bottles to aluminum cans began in September 2019.
Although conventional cans have the disadvantage that they cannot be resealed once they are opened, aluminum bottle cans with resealable screw caps solve this problem. Riding on the Dongfeng, the annual consumption of aluminum cans in Japan has been increasing since 2014. It has exceeded the 20 billion cans mark, and the recycling rate has exceeded 90%. It has been well received as a container that combines the advantages of convenience and environmental protection.
