Aluminum recycling refers to reuse of scrap aluminum for making different products.
The metal is re-melted which involves far less cost and less use of energy as compared to making new aluminum.
About 31% of aluminum which is manufactured in U.
S.
A is created out of recycled scrap.
The process of aluminum recycling Any form of aluminum household item like foils, cans, lawn furniture may be recycled.
Aluminum products are accumulated from different recycling depots and are taken to the processing plants which are dealers of scrap.
It is sorted out and condensed in the form of slabs.
The slabs are sent to an aluminum company.
Here these are crushed and shredded.
The coatings and labels are all removed.
After adding new aluminum to the old mixture, the process of melting begins.
After melting, it is cast into required shapes.
Benefits of recycling o It saves on invaluable natural resources, time, energy and money.
o Aluminum cans may be recycled within 60 days.
In fact it is a very sustainable metal with the capacity to be recycled any number of times.
o Money that is earned from recycling of the metal cans help a lot of people and communities.
Many projects are supported through recycling of aluminum and also building of homes and organizing of group trips etc may be done.
o The metal has great market value and consistently continues to offer economic incentive for recycling.
o Nowadays, recycling the metal has become cheaper, more energy saving, and faster option as 100 percent of the metal may be recycled indefinitely.