Metal and Aluminum Recycling
Recycling metal and aluminum cans is an easy way for your household to help the planet.
Metal and Aluminum
Food and beverage cans are perfect for metal recycling. Simply rinse to remove residual food or liquid, tap them dry and recycle!
Examples of metal you can recycle:
- Food cans
- Beverage cans
Guidelines for Recycling Aluminum and Metal
What can you recycle? We make it easy.
Do:
- Food and beverage cans rinsed and dried
Don’t:
- Aluminum foil soiled with food
- Loose soda tabs or bottle caps
- Razor blades, needles or sharps
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Did You Know?
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Aluminum recycling saves 95% of the energy needed to make new aluminum.
- Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a computer for three hours.
- Aluminum is infinitely recyclable, making it the ideal material for creating a circular economy.
Source: https://www.aluminum.org/Recycling
Now that you know why and how to recycle aluminum cans, check out the life of a recycled can!
The Future of Recycling
Gone are the days of sorting by hand – at least when it comes to metal recycling. At Republic Services, we utilize advanced sorting technologies to efficiently get the job done.
Here’s how it works: First powerful magnets attract iron-heavy metals and separate them from the aluminum. Next, strong eddy current separators create large magnetic fields that repel the aluminum cans into their own separate containers.
Join Us on a Recycling Center Tour
Take a virtual tour through one of our state-of-the-art recycling centers and see how your recyclables are sorted and baled to be turned into new products.
Recycling 101
The more you know, the bigger impact you can make.
Recycling plays an important role in protecting our planet. Discover how easy and impactful it is. Our planet is precious. Let’s protect it together.
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