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How to recycle aluminium packaging<\/h1>\n

WHY RECYCLE?<\/a> | WHAT CAN I RECYCLE?<\/a> | WHERE CAN I RECYCLE<\/a> | HOW IS ALUMINIUM RECYCLED?<\/a> | RECYCLING AT WORK<\/a><\/p>\n

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How is aluminium recycled?<\/h2>\n

People have been recycling aluminium for nearly 100 years and an incredible 75 per cent of the metal ever made is still in use today.<\/p>\n

Since recycled aluminium has exactly the same properties as new \u2013 but takes just five per cent of the energy to produce \u2013 aluminium commands a high value on the secondary, or scrap, market and this drives collection for recycling.<\/p>\n

Aluminium can be reprocessed and reformed endlessly, and the metal loses none of its quality during the recycling process.<\/p>\n

The metal is extremely versatile and is used in a multitude of different products, ranging from cars to window frames, and from aeroplanes to food packaging. This endless reuse cycle is also known as \u2018closed loop\u2019 recycling. For drink cans collected in the Ireland the closed loop means used cans are reprocessed and remade into more drink cans.<\/p>\n

Five stages of the recycling process:<\/h3>\n

1) Collection<\/h4>\n

Drink cans and bottle tops are typically collected from homes,mixed with other food and drink packaging, including steel food tins.<\/p>\n

2) Sorting<\/h4>\n

The recyclable materials will be taken to a materials recovery facility (MRF) where they are sorted.\u00a0 Metals are separated using magnets, and the aluminium and steel items are compressed into bales.<\/p>\n

3) Reprocessing<\/h4>\n

Bales of aluminium packaging are then taken to a reprocessing plant, where they go through four stages \u2013 shredding, decoating, melting, and casting. During the final stage, the molten metal is cast into large ingots.<\/p>\n

In the UK Novelis operates Europe\u2019s only dedicated aluminium drink can recycling plant, where cans are reprocessed in a \u2018closed loop\u2019 to make metal used for the manufacture of more beverage cans . This plant has the capacity to recycle every aluminium drink can sold in the UK for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

You can see more of the can recycling process on the\u00a0Think Cans<\/a> website<\/p>\n

4) Rolling<\/h4>\n

Ingots are transported to a rolling mill and rolled out to make sheet aluminium, from which new packaging can be made.<\/p>\n

5) Converting<\/h4>\n

Aluminium sheet is converted into a diverse range of packaging items.<\/p>\n

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