What the data reveals about aerosol recovery at real-world scale
Across the cosmetics and personal care industry, aerosols are often described as infinitely recyclable. But what happens after they enter the recycling system is less clear.
To answer that question, Greyparrot tracked 395,424 aerosol units across materials and plastics recovery facilities in the US, UK, and the Netherlands using AI-powered waste analytics. That insight matters as non-beverage aluminium formats face a mandatory 50% recycling target by 2030 under Extended Producer Responsibility (Alupro, 2025).
The findings show that packaging design choices, including format and closure type, can affect recovery rates in ways that packaging claims rarely reflect. Read the report to see the evidence behind these outcomes and what they mean for your compliance position.
Download the full Aerosol Recovery Gap report
Download the report to see how aerosol formats perform in real recovery systems, what happens when units arrive crushed or intact, and how aerosols compare with aluminium beverage cans in the same facilities.
