Sustainability

With the release of our first sustainability report on June 30, 2008, Ball Corporation continues to be a leader in the packaging industry by being the first North America-based packaging company to publish a report. For Ball, sustainability is a systematic way of doing business that creates economic, social and environmental value for our shareholders, society and the planet. Whether it is working to reduce our environmental footprint, helping our customers to become more sustainable or investing further in our employees or our communities, we are committed to making Ball a more sustainable enterprise.

Did You Know?

Steel cans have the highest recycling rate of any package – 64 percent in 2007. Steel is the world’s most recycled material because steel has been recycled for economic and environmental reasons for decades.

In 2010, Ball Corporation issued its second Sustainability Report. The report presents to Ball’s stakeholders information about the company’s sustainability activities, successes, and challenges over the past two years. Download the Ball Sustainability Report 2010



Deeply committed to sustainability, Ball’s Baltimore Plant has recently joined the Maryland Green Registry, a free and voluntary program of the Maryland Department of the Environment. The Green Registry offers resources to help organizations set and meet their sustainability goals. Being a member of the registry allows Ball’s Baltimore Plant to participate in an open dialogue with other organizations committed to sustainability to establish and implement best practices.
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