| Some of the things that we, as consumers, can | | | | cents for each can you take to your |
| do in order to see to it that our natural resources | | | | supermarket to feed into the can recycling |
| are protected is to recycle those household items | | | | crushing machine. |
| made of metal. By just using a bit of common | | | | If you are planning on putting new aluminum siding |
| sense and educating ourselves, we can easily | | | | on your home, do not throw the old siding away |
| dispose of and recycle our unwanted item metals | | | | as you can earn some money by taking it to a |
| quite easily and efficiently. | | | | local recycling center. These centers normally pay |
| When purchasing a new appliance for your home, | | | | a set amount per pound for aluminum and they |
| be sure to ask the delivery person to take the | | | | recycle the old siding so that the materials can be |
| old appliance with him as most companies will | | | | used again. Aluminum lawn furniture, storm |
| recycle it free of charge. You could also have | | | | gutters and storm doors should also be recycled |
| someone take apart the unwanted appliance to | | | | and not just placed in the trash. |
| remove the metal parts that are recyclable so | | | | Recycling metal saves the earth from |
| that you can take them to the nearest recycling | | | | unnecessary mining and cuts back on greenhouse |
| center to be processed. | | | | gas effects due to overproduction. It takes far |
| Recycling metals such as aluminum does not | | | | less energy to recycle metal than it does to use |
| consist of more than placing them into the | | | | raw resources for manufacturing metal products. |
| appropriate bins at the recycling station. Every | | | | Be sure to think about what you are throwing |
| single year, the aluminum industry purchases over | | | | away as nearly everything in your home that is |
| $900 million dollars worth of empty cans to be | | | | made of metal or has metal components in it is |
| recycled. If your state takes part in an aluminum | | | | indeed recyclable. |
| can recycling program, you can receive a few | | | | |