Fact Page (Poster) On Metal Recycling

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Did you know?
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The average person has the opportunity to recycle more than 25,000
aluminum cans in a lifetime – National Recycling Coalition
There is no limit to the amount of times an aluminum can be recycled –
Recycling-revolution.com
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A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the grocery shelf as a new
can, in as little as 60 days – Recycling-revolution.com
Every three months, the amount of aluminum Americans sent to landfill is
enough to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet – National Recycling Coalition
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Quick Tips:
Rinse and clean your
food cans before putting them into the recycling.
Clean aluminum foil and
aluminum pie tins,
and they can be recycled too!
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You can make 20 cans out of recycled material with the same amount of
energy it takes to make one new one – Oberlin College Conservation
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for
three hours, light one 100 watt bulb for 20 hours -- or the
equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline – National Recycling Coalition
Annually, enough energy is saved by recycling steel to supply Los
Angeles with electricity for almost 10 years – Oberlin College Conservation
In one year in the United States, the recycling of steel saves enough energy
to heat and light 18,000,000 homes – Recycling-revolution.com
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