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Collapsican: Redesigning a Soda Can
Facts about Recylable Cans
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Recycling Aluminum saves energy, time, and money
Aluminum takes 200-500 years to fully degrade in a landfill.
Recycling Aluminum takes 95% less energy than making Aluminum from raw materials.
An aluminum contains about 73 percent recycled content compared with 23% for glass bottles and less than 6% for plastic.
Aluminum cans become aluminum cans: Closed-Loop Recycling
It can take as little as 60 days for a can to move from the recycling bin back to the shelf as a whole new can. 75% of aluminum ever produced is still in use today. There is no limit to recycling aluminum.
Not as many people recycle cans, but why?
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the
20-year average for the consumer soda can recycling rate is consistently low under 50 percent.
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