Materials recycling:

Aluminium
aluminium cans Aluminium is a lightweight, strong metal that suits hundreds of purposes.

It can be incredibly durable, so although the world is using more of it than ever before, aluminium products that stand the test of time have a smaller impact on the environment.

Even so, it’s so easy to recycle aluminium – we just need to do it more!

More Information

Useful links to resources on the web

How is it Recycled?

What is the process for recycling aluminuim?

Bigger Picture

Recycling Aluminium saves energy

Problems/ Issues

A big obstacle to recycling aluminium is that just not enough household cans are being recycled.

Made From Recycled

A used can takes only 6-8 weeks to be recycled and appear back on the shelves!
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    Other materials:

    In the UK, 75% of all drinks cans are made of aluminium.