Below starts the journey of how your can reaches the recycling journey by taking you to a video showing how cans become compacted.
Benefits to Aluminum Recycling
The average aluminum can contains 40 percent postconsumer recycled aluminum. Recovering aluminum for recycling saves money and dramatically reduces energy consumption. The aluminum can recycling process saves 95 percent of the energy needed to produce aluminum from bauxite ore, as well as natural resources, according to the Aluminum Association. Making a ton of aluminum cans from virgin ore, or bauxite, uses 229 BTUs of energy. In contrast, producing cans from recycled aluminum uses only 8 BTUs of energy per can.
An aluminum can that is recovered for recycling is back in the consumer stream in a short period of time. It takes about 6 weeks total to manufacture, fill, sell, recycle, and then remanufacture a beverage can. Most of the aluminum recovered from the waste stream is used to manufacture new cans, "closing the loop" for can production.
An aluminum can that is recovered for recycling is back in the consumer stream in a short period of time. It takes about 6 weeks total to manufacture, fill, sell, recycle, and then remanufacture a beverage can. Most of the aluminum recovered from the waste stream is used to manufacture new cans, "closing the loop" for can production.
RECYCLING CENTERS IN SAN DIEGO
Old Town
2161 Hancock Street
San Diego
(619) 543-9961
Recycle San Diego
8222 Ronson Road
San Diego
(858) 569-1807
American Recycling
4070 Home Avenue
San Diego
(619) 266-8456
Allan Co.
5165 Convoy Street
San Diego
(858) 268-8971
Edco Disposal
7844 Armour Street
San Diego
(858) 514-0365
A-Z Auto Dismantling
3202 Main Street
San Diego
(619) 234-6691
2161 Hancock Street
San Diego
(619) 543-9961
Recycle San Diego
8222 Ronson Road
San Diego
(858) 569-1807
American Recycling
4070 Home Avenue
San Diego
(619) 266-8456
Allan Co.
5165 Convoy Street
San Diego
(858) 268-8971
Edco Disposal
7844 Armour Street
San Diego
(858) 514-0365
A-Z Auto Dismantling
3202 Main Street
San Diego
(619) 234-6691