| Target | Metric | Progress Achieved Through Year-End 2008 |
| Increase recycling of aluminum |
25% recycled aluminum content in fabricated products by 2010; 50% by 2020 |
Ratio of purchased scrap to total fabricated product shipments was 25%. However, the total amount of recycled metal in our products is somewhat lower since a portion of the purchased scrap would have been included in primary ingot sold to third parties.
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| Increase the North American used beverage can recycling rate to 75% by 2015 |
54%
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| Improve resource use to reduce environmental "footprint" |
From base year 2005:
10% reduction in selected material use by 2010
- 2006: Collect data
- 2007: Commence reporting
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Given the dynamic variability in our operations and the materials used, a single material use reduction target has proven to be suboptimal. Therefore, this target will be eliminated. However, many of our other initiatives (e.g., water reduction, emission reduction, and inert anode technology) will also reduce relative material use rates.
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From base year 2000:
50% reduction in landfill waste by 2007; 75% reduction by 2010; 100% reduction by 2015 |
52%
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| Reduce energy intensity by 10% by 2010 |
We continue to pursue several production transformation projects that, if successful, will allow us to reduce energy.
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| 60% reduction in process water by 2009; 70% by 2010 |
28%
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From base year 1990:
25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2010. Assuming success with the inert anode technology, a 50% reduction by 2010 |
36%
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| Practice cleaner production to reduce environmental emissions/impacts |
From base year 2000:
60% reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2) by 2010 |
33%
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| 50% reduction in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 2008; 60% reduction by 2010 |
49% (This goal will be revised to reflect reduction potential at the facilities remaining after the sale of Alcoa’s packaging business in 2008.)
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| 30% reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 2007; 50% reduction by 2010; 85% reduction by 2015 |
52%
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| 80% reduction in mercury emissions by 2008; 90% reduction by 2010; 95% reduction by 2015 |
23% (The timeline to achieve an 80% reduction will be revised to 2020.)
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| Zero process water discharge by 2020 |
Initial efforts to control process water are being managed through the process water reduction target.
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