The provided diagram illustrates the sequential steps involved in the recycling process of aluminum cans.
It is clear that the manufacturing process comprises seven key stages. It is also noticeable that, starting from the collection of used canes to waste disposal, the final stage is reusing cane.
At the beginning of the recycling process for aluminum cans, the used cans are collected from waste aluminum bins. Subsequently, the collected used cans are transported by disposal truck to the recycling facility. After that, the discarded cans are crushed, shredded, sorted, and cleaned in preparation for the next step.
For the remaining stages of the aluminum can recycling process, the compressed aluminum cans are heated and melted to make a liquid. Afterwards, the melted aluminum is cool and makes a roll that is approximately 2.5 mm to 6mm thick. Then, the rolling site sends it to the factory to make recycled cans. In the final stage, the recycled cans are reused; in the UK, approximately 74% of the aluminum cans are currently used.