Aluminium in-use stocks in the state of Connecticut

The in-use stock of aluminium in the State of Connecticut, USA, has been established by an extensive bottom-up study. For year-2000, the results are a total stock of 1.2-1.4 Tg Al, or 360-400 kg Al per capita. The per capita stock amount is similar to that derived in a recent study in Japan. Infrastructure & buildings contains nearly 60% of the total stock. and transportation vehicles nearly 40%. The aluminium in equipment of various kinds amounts to only about 2% of the total, and packaging stock is less than 1%. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.