Together With
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Where Does It Come From?
The material that is mined from the earth to
create aluminum is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Coal
Granite
Limestone
Bauxite
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Where Does It Come From?
Aluminum is the most found metal in
the Earth’s surface. What percent of
the Earth’s surface is bauxite?
a.
b.
c.
d.
16%
8%
29%
93%
That’s as big as China and
Argentina combined!
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Where Is It Used?
We find aluminum in a number of popular
products:
Cars, airplanes, trains, street lights, roofing,
house siding, doors, wires, the outer shells
of electronics and, of course, beverage
containers!
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How An Aluminum Can is Created
To view a video showing how aluminum cans are made, click the link
below
Making Aluminum Cans
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Remember…
Aluminum is 100% recyclable forever. That
means if you recycle an aluminum can it can
be turned into a brand new can without
having to use any new material.
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Recycling Statistics
What percent of aluminum cans were recycled
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in 2010?
a.
b.
c.
d.
32%
58%
7%
99%
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Recycling Statistics
How many aluminum cans did Americans recycle
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during that same time period?
a.
b.
c.
d.
56 Billion
9 Million
31 Thousand
101 Billion
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Remember….
Aluminum cans are one of the most widely used
beverage containers in the country. If they are
recycled they can be turned into brand new
cans quickly.
However, if we do not recycle aluminum it will
end up sitting in landfills!
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Activity: Make A Difference
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Source for Factual Information
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1-Balboa, Jen. "U.S. Sets Record: 56 Billion Aluminum Cans Recycled in
2010." Ecoseed.org. 22 July 2011. Web. 12 Sept. 2011. <U.S. sets record:
56 billion aluminum cans recycled in 2010>.
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