Constellium Supports Million Cans Recycling Contest
Community Initiatives
Sustainability Engagement
For the third year in a row, Constellium is partnering with schools near its Muscle Shoals, Alabama and Ravenswood, West Virginia plants to join a recycling movement to collect empty aluminum beverage cans as part of the Million Cans Recycling Contest. Third grade students at L.E. Willson and Fairplain elementary schools competed with schools in 14 states across the U.S. on a quest to keep aluminum cans out of landfills and ensure they are recycled into new cans. Now in its second year, the contest was an exciting partnership with Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), Recycling Society, and Recycling Is Like Magic! The competition, which runs October 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026, aims to inspire environmental awareness, hands-on learning, teamwork, and community engagement with young learners.
The 2024 - 2025 contest culminated at the end of last April, with students surpassing the previous year's total by collecting more than 1.6 million cans. Fairplain Elementary in Ripley, West Virginia earning first place by collecting a total of 155,540 or 8,186 cans per student. The school was awarded $3,000 for achieving first place plus an extra $500 for recycling more than 150,000 cans. These funds were used to pay for a much-needed new playground for the students at Fairplain. With around $5,500 earned from the competition, the school has ordered the playground equipment and it will be ready for use next school year.
