The given diagram demonstrates the cycle of how aluminum is recycled from used cans.
Overall, it is apparent that the process consists of four main stages: collecting, treating, melting, and manufacturing.
In the initial step, recycling bins used for discarding recyclable materials are collected by garbage trucks. Following this, the collected materials are put through a machine specialized in cleaning and sorting out the aluminum products. Once sorted, the materials are transported to another section to be shredded into small pieces and then compressed to reduce their size for better management.
In the subsequent stage, the shredded aluminum is melted in a furnace and formed into sheets of aluminum. These thin sheets of metal are rolled to create rolls that are 2.5 to 6 millimeters thick. In the final stage, new aluminum cans are manufactured and sold to soft drink companies, ready for consumer use.
