Why and How to Recycle Used Beverage Cans (UBC)

Aluminum cans are endlessly recyclable and provide benefits beyond

reuse. Here are just a few ways your recycled cans are valuable.

Aluminum can recycling is beneficial for individuals, communities,

organizations, companies and industries.

Environmental Benefits

Recycling aluminum cans saves precious natural resources, energy, time and money.

Aluminum cans are unique: Within 60 days, a can is recycled, turned

into a new can and back on store shelves.

Aluminum is a sustainable metal and can be recycled over and over again.

In 2007, 54 billion cans were recycled, saving the energy equivalent of 15 million barrels of crude oil – America’s entire gas consumption for

one day.

Economic Benefits

The aluminum can is the most valuable container to recycle and highest consumer recycling rate in the U.S.

Each year, the aluminum industry pays out more than $800 million

dollars for empty aluminum cans — that’s a lot of money that can go to organizations like Habitat for Humanity, the Boy or Girl Scouts of America or even a local school. Money earned from recycling cans helps people help themselves and their communities. Recycling helps build

new homes, pays for a group trip, supports a project or buys a lunch!

Today it is cheaper, faster and more energy-efficient to recycle

aluminium ever before. The aluminum can is 100 percent recyclable and

can be recycled indefinitely. The can remains the most recyclable of all

materials.

Other types of aluminum, such as siding, gutters, car components, storm

window frames and lawn furniture can also be recycled.

Aluminum has a high market value and continues to provide an

economic incentive to recycle. When aluminum cans are recycled

curbside, they help pay for community services.

Community Benefits

Aluminum can recycling enables charitable organizations and groups to

earn funds to further local projects. The money earned enhances

programs, communities and improves the quality of people’s lives. From a local can drive to raise money for school improvements, to a Boy or Girl Scout troop “Cans Into Cash” competition to pay for camp,

recycling is used all over the country to help others.

A perfect example of this is the Cans for Habitat program. Through a

national partnership between the Aluminum Association and Habitat for Humanity International, aluminum cans are recycled via a network of

drop-off locations to raise money for Habitat for Humanity to build

decent, affordable housing with low-income families. Just by recycling

a can once destined for the landfill, you are keeping our local

environment clean, providing a needed resource for the aluminum

recycling process, and most importantly, helping provide local housing to those in need. It’s a win-win for the individual, community, business, industry and the environment.

In this case, so meaningful work, let's start now.

Then how to recycle aluminum cans? Below you will see the whole

cycle of can recycling.

You will find that the metal baler is only a part of the system, but indispensable. 

Below I will introduce four types metal balers, which will help you to find suitable assistant for your aluminum can recycling business.

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