Recycling Metal Cans Makes A Big Difference To The Environment
Every year thousands of tons of trash is thrown into landfills. Though we are in no immediate danger of running short on landfill space, this is expensive in terms of time, space, and energy invested, as well as the sheer waste of materials that will not ever be used again.
So, consider these reasons to keep your aluminum and steel cans out of landfill sites by recycling them instead.
– Aluminum that has been recycled is back in use again within a couple of months. On the other hand, it would take 200-500 years for that metal to break down naturally if were just thrown away.
- Metal cans can be exchanged for cash at lots of places. Various states offer five cents per can recycled, and certain centers pay anywhere between a dollar and two dollars per pound of cans recycled.
- There are multiple can-crushing machines available, and you can even make a home-made one for free. Therefore, it is no excuse to say that recycling cans takes up too much space within your home.
– Recycled aluminum and steel are have exactly the same composition as ‘new’ aluminum and steel. Recycled metals are just melted down and mixed into lots to make new products.
– The United States currently uses steel that is more than 65 percent recycled. That is not too bad, but there is definitely room for improvement. This proportion would go up significantly if more people knew that they can recycle their steel cans.
– The 100,000,000 ‘new’ steel cans made every day consist of 25% recycled materials. That is the equivalent of 25 million reclaimed cans versus 75 million completely new cans. If more people recycled, that number could easily jump to 50-50 and a huge amount of energy and resources would be saved.
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This article has been provided by Can Crusher, a site dedicated to information on crushing cans and recycling.
