Aluminum Recycling Facts.
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A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the
grocery shelf as a new can, in as little as 60 days.
That's closed loop recycling at its finest!
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Used aluminum beverage cans are the most recycled
item in the U.S., but other types of aluminum, such
as siding, gutters, car components, storm window
frames, and lawn furniture can also be recycled.
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Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to
run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a
half a gallon of gasoline.
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More aluminum goes into beverage cans than any other
product.
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Once an aluminum can is recycled, it can be part of
a new can within six weeks.
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Because so many of them are recycled, aluminum cans
account for less than 1% of the total U.S. waste
stream, according to EPA estimates.
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An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a
can 500 years from now!
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There is no limit to the amount of times an aluminum
can be recycled.
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We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum soda cans every
year.
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At one time, aluminum was more valuable than gold!
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A 60-watt light bulb can be run for over a day on
the amount of energy saved by recycling 1 pound of
steel. In one year in the United States, the
recycling of steel saves enough energy to heat and
light 18,000,000 homes!
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information by: Recycling Revolution
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