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Aluminum is a strong, lightweight, and sustainable metal that can be recycled indefinitely, through a process of re-melting the metal. Scrap aluminum recycling is energy efficient and money- saving. The process uses only 5 % of the energy consumed in the initial production of aluminum. In addition, recycling aluminum protects the earth’s natural environment from being destroyed, as open-cut mining for aluminum ore, is reduced.
About 31% of aluminum generated in the U.S. derives from recycled scrap. Recycled aluminum may come from: computers, wire, siding, gutters, car parts, bicycles, and aircraft. The most commonly recycled item in the U.S. is the aluminum beverage can.
Recycling aluminum cans has been popular since the late 1960’s. Scrap aluminum cans may assume the form of a new can and be back on supermarket shelves within 60 days. The aluminum industry every year pays over $800 million dollars for scrap aluminum cans, money which may contribute to organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, and local schools. According to the website Earth911.com, around 54 billion cans were recycled in 2007, “saving the energy equivalent to 15 million barrels of crude oil”, which is akin to all of America’s gas consumption for a day.
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