Aluminum recovery
Recycling is very important for sustainable development. It allows for resource preservation and waste reduction.
Why should we recycle aluminum?
The used aluminum can be recycled without loss of quality.
The energy needed to re - fuse aluminum is only 5% of the energy needed to produce the primary aluminum.
As mining and refining can be avoided, emissions and landscape changes are reduced.
Compared to the "new" aluminum production, the consumption of aluminum after recycling (such as aluminum cans) can save a lot of energy and carbon dioxide.
The global use of aluminium is like a resource bank. About 75% of the produced aluminum is still in use, and some have undergone numerous recycling cycles.
The energy needed to make an aluminum pot with new aluminum is enough to make 20 aluminum cans from recycled aluminium. Therefore, when aluminum is reused, it will become more energy efficient.
Many aluminium products are long lived, for example in automobiles or buildings, so recycled aluminium can only supply 20 - 25% of the current aluminium demand. Must be made from the rest of the original aluminum production.