This diagram outlines the aluminum cans recycling procedure. Overall, this process is a sequence of interconnected stages which make up a continuous cycle.
Firstly, someone disposes of used aluminum cans using special containers for aluminum waste. After that, it is collected and transported to a recycling factory. Having been delivered to the recycling plant, it is cleaned, sorted, shredded and compressed. The result of this stage is a compact mass of pure aluminum waste. Then, in order to get homogenous liquid mass, it is heated and melted. Once being melted, liquid aluminum mass is then rolled into sheets in a range from 2.5mm to 6mm thick. Having been rolled, this material becomes ready for further recycling processing.
The next step is to produce a new aluminum can which can later be reused, for example, as a container for drinks. Statistically, 74% of such containers in the United Kingdom are recycled.
