The diagram illustrates how aluminum drinks cans are recycled. Overall, the process involves three main stages, beginning with collecting and categorizing cans from drinks machine, followed by transporting to recycling centres and treating through several procedures, namely melting, rolling, and molding to produce new cans, and ending with using those to make new drinking products. After being used, these products are discarded and enter the recycling process again.
The process begins with people disposing of cans from drinks machines after being used, after which they are gathered and moved to collection centres to be categorized, keeping only aluminum ones. Subsequently, these cans are transported to recycling centres by truck, in which they are compressed into blocks.
These aluminum blocks are melted down, creating new aluminum, which is subsequently pressed into aluminium rolls, preparing for the next steps. Following this, these rolls are molded into a can-like shape, ready for making drinking products. In the final step, these products are distributed to several drinks machines. After being used and disposed of, they are collected to be recycled again.