HOW ALUMINIUM CANS ARE

RECYCLED
Secondly, as soon as the
cans reach the recycling factory,
they are sent to a magnetic head.
The magnetic head separates the
aluminium and steel cans. The
steel cans stick to the magnetic
head, whereas the aluminium cans
do not. The aluminium cans are
crushed into blocks. The blocks of
aluminium cans are sent to the
furnace.
Nowadays, we can see a lot of
aluminium cans being thrown into
the rubbish bins. These aluminium
cans

are

made

from

bauxite.

Bauxite, like all other minerals has

to be mined. This process is not
only dirty, it is also expensive.
Now, we can save a lot of money

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APH

and also cut down on pollution

because

of

aluminium

recycling.
cans

is

Recycling
relatively

simple process.
After that, in the furnace,
high temperatures melt the blocks
of

aluminium.

The

molten

aluminium is then poured into the

casting moulds it becomes ingots.
Lastly, the cans which are
now ready for use. They are sent to
factories

that

manufacture

soft

drinks. The company reuse the

cans and the whole cycle can start
all over again.
Firstly, used cans are
collected

by

many

recycling

centres. Then, the cans are sorted.

The cans that are in bad shape and
are

considered

useless

are

discarded. The good cans are sent

to the recycling centre.

Next, these ingots are

passed through rollers to be made
into aluminium sheets. Then, the
aluminium

sheets

are

cut

to

required size and rolled into new

cans.