Cans
- Producing steel from recycled material saves 75% of the energy needed for steel made from virgin material. (source: www.scrib.org (external link))
- Every steel can is 100% recyclable. It can be recycled over and over again into products like bicycles and of course new cans. (source: www.recycle-more.co.uk (external link))
- The energy it takes to make one new aluminium can is enough to make 20 recycled ones. (source: www.recyclingconsortium.org.uk (external link))
- It takes 4 tonnes of bauxite to make 1 tonne of aluminium; mining and transport both use large amounts of energy. (source: www.recyclingconsortium.org.uk (external link))
Reviewed 18/12/10
