Recycling Aluminium Cans
Aluminium Cans - New from Old
Why Recycle Aluminium Cans?
Recycling aluminium cans has a number of significant environmental benefits including reducing litter, reducing landfill and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Recycling just one aluminium can saves enough electricity to power a TV set for 3 hours and making cans from recycled aluminium uses 95% less energy than making them from scratch. This represents a huge reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and help combat climate change!
To help you recycle correctly at home, school or work download, print out and display one of our aluminium recycling posters (below).
Where To Recycle
For information on how to recycle your cans at home, in public and at work.
The Recycling Process
Find out what happens to the aluminium can in your recycling bin.
Aluminium Cans and the Environment
Find out about the environmental benefits of aluminium cans.
Interesting Facts
The latest facts and figures about aluminium cans.
- 'Recycle Right ... Aluminium' Poster (191kb pdf file)
- 'Recycle Right ... at Lunch' Poster (181kb pdf file)
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