Recycling Metal
Recycling Metal
Submitted by Earth Factiods on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 03:53A 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!
Recycling Metal
Submitted by Earth Factiods on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 03:53Used 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.
Recycling Metal
Submitted by Earth Factiods on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 03:52Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline.
Recycling Metal
Submitted by Earth Factiods on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 03:52More aluminum goes into beverage cans than any other product.
Recycling Metal
Submitted by Earth Factiods on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 03:51Because so many of them are recycled, aluminum cans account for less than 1% of the total U.S. waste stream, according to EPA estimates.
Recycling Metal
Submitted by Earth Factiods on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 03:50An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now!
Recycling Metal
Submitted by Earth Factiods on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 03:49There is no limit to the amount of times an aluminum can be recycled.
Recycling Metal
Submitted by Earth Factiods on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 03:48We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum soda cans every year.
Recycling Metal
Submitted by Earth Factiods on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 03:47At one time, aluminum was more valuable than gold!
Recycling Metal
Submitted by Earth Factiods on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 03:46A 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!
