The illustration demonstrates the cycle of manufacturing aluminium products over a period of six weeks.
Overall, there are 11 steps in the sequence, starting with the collected waste, followed by a series of reshaping processes, and ending with the production of new cans.
The first six steps involve the transformation of aluminium waste. Initially, scrap metals, usually in the form of cans or drink bottles are transported by a truck, which then deposits the material at recycling facilities. After that, the remaining leftover water or substance is removed from the cans or drinks.Then, the metals are conveyed through crushing machines that shape them into blocks of aluminium. Subsequently, the blocks undergo processing, and erasing with the use of chemicals, preparing it for the next stage.
The remaining five steps begin with the heating of the resulting products. The melted metal is then reshaped using specialized moulding tools and weighted. In the final phase, sheets of aluminium are produced through rolling, these sheets are then used to create new aluminium cans.