METAL RECYLING

• Metals generally fall under two main categories: Aluminum and steel.
• Testing the kind of metal waste you are having is very much simple. Steel which is a magnetic metal can be easily separated fro aluminium, as aluminium is a non-magnetic material.
• Beverage cans are usually made of aluminium whereas food cans are mostly made of steel.
• It has to be noted whether the drink cans are clean before recycling process is started.
• Home recycling bins, provided by the local council, usually accept metal.
• Aerosol containers could also be recycled once they are completely empty.
• Metallic film wrappers such as chocolate wrappers cannot be recycled.
• There are many cash for can schemes that may be operating around you.

FACTS

1. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline.
2. Every ton of recycled steel saves 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,000 of coal, and 40 pounds of limestone.
3. There is no limit to the amount of times that aluminum could be recycled.
4. More aluminum goes into beverage cans than any other product
5. A 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
6. 1.8 billion drinks cans are made of steel
7. The recycling rate of all steel packaging is 46%; aluminum has a 23.4% packaging recycle rate
8. All steel cans contain up to 25% recycled steel
9. Its not just food and drink cans made from steel! - most of your deodorants, hairsprays, polishes, paint cans and other household and DIY products are made out of steel too!