What are some of the things they do with recycled aluminum cans?
Aluminum can recycling saves 95% of the energy needed to make aluminum from bauxite ore ( the primary source of raw aluminum) which means it takes less energy to recycle aluminum than to extract it from the earth and process it to make a can! Aluminum can recycling began in 1968 and has become a billion dollar industry and one of the worlds most successful environmental enterprises. Three-quarters of the aluminum cans that are recycled go into making more aluminum cans. Truly recyclable , the aluminum can returns to the grocer’s shelf in as little as 90 days after collection,remelting, rolling, manufacturing and distribution. This means you could buy the same recycled can every 13 weeks or 4 times a year.
