| Every year thousands upon thousands of tons of | | | | recycled, and certain centers offer between a |
| trash is poured into landfills. Though we are in no | | | | dollar and two dollars per pound of cans recycled. |
| danger of running short on landfill space, this is | | | | 4. Recycling is about more than just material |
| expensive in terms of space, time, and energy | | | | savings, it is also about energy consciousness. |
| invested, along with the sheer waste of materials | | | | Every aluminum can which is recycled saves |
| that will not ever be used again. With that in mind, | | | | enough energy to run a television for 3 hours. |
| consider the reasons below for keeping your steel | | | | 5. The 100,000,000 'new' steel cans made on a |
| and aluminum cans out of landfill sites by recycling | | | | daily basis contain 25% recycled materials. That |
| them instead. | | | | equates to 25 million reclaimed cans vs. 75 million |
| 1. Aluminum that has been recycled is used for | | | | completely new cans. If more people recycled, |
| new projects within a couple of months. On the | | | | that number could easily become 50-50 and a |
| other hand, it would take 200-500 years for that | | | | great deal of energy and resources would be |
| same to break down naturally in a landfill. | | | | saved. |
| 2. Recycled aluminum and steel are no different in | | | | 6. There are multiple can-crushing machines on the |
| composition from 'new' aluminum and steel. | | | | market that can be used to make the job easier, |
| Recycled metals are simply melted down and | | | | including some that can be made at home for |
| then forged into new products. | | | | almost no cost. This removes the a commonly |
| 3. Metal cans can be recycled for cash at many | | | | used excuse that recycling cans takes up too |
| places. Several states offer five cents per can | | | | much space. |