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Crown Cap Recycling - Current world record
1. The world record for collecting and recycling metal crown caps has been initiated by Ingo Petermeier (Germany) in 2016. With the help of a large number of supporters from Germany and the Netherlands, a total of 32.85 tonnes (i.e. 16.5 mio caps) has been recycled. The collection raised 2880 Euro for the Felix Burda Foundation to fight bowel cancer.

 
Previous verified claims
1. The world record for collecting and recycling metal crown caps has been initiated by Ingo Petermeier (Germany) in 2015. With the help of a large number of supporters, a total of 24.6 tonnes caps have been recycled.

 
 
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