The diagram demonstrates the process of manufacturing aluminium cans from recycling.
Overall, there are eleven steps in the process, starting with waste items, and ending with the newly cans for consumption. The whole process takes approximately six weeks to complete.
Initially, waste items are collected by trucks and transported to a deposit centre. Once gathered, the cans are washed in water to remove dirt. Following this, these are conveyed into crushing machine where they are crushed into small pieces and processed. Subsequently, the amount of crushed pieces undergoes a chemical treatment.
In the final stages, the cleaned aluminium is put in a kiln to convert to liquid. Afterwards, the liquid is poured into a mould to shape it. During the following phase, these undergo a weighting stage before being rolled by rolling equipment. Finally, new cans are created, ready to reused in different places.
