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Recycling tin cans reduces related energy use by 74%, air pollution by 85%, solid waste by 45%, and water pollution by 76% compared to wasting them. That sounds great doesn’t it? But we only recycle 5% of our tin cans! They also use tin to make recycled jewelry and other goods like stuff for your kitchen and your garden.

Facts about Recycling Tin

Steel and aluminum are common metals in the UK and the United States which are produced and exist in large quantities. World primary production of aluminum is around 24 million tones on average a year. Metals can be recycled indefinitely without losing any of their properties. They make up around 8% of the average household dustbin.
E36, 000,000 worth of aluminum is thrown away each year. Each household uses approximately 600 steel cans per year. There are over 300 million cans used per week over the Christmas holidays. T here is about 2.5 billion cans recycled in the UK each year (that’s a saving of 125,000 tones of solid waste every year). That’s equivalent to the weight of 18,000 double decker buses. Recycling 1kg of aluminum saves up to 14 kwlt of electricity. A recycled aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours. If all the aluminum cans were recycled there would be 14 million fewer full dustbins each year. Recycled cans, can help make cars, planes, fridges, other metal products or even another can.

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Recycling By Numbers Paper Plastic Tin Aluminum Tires Why Recycle? Games	TIN Recycling tin cans reduces related energy use by 74%, air pollution by 85%, solid waste by 45%, and water pollution by 76% compared to wasting them. That sounds great doesn’t it? But we only recycle 5% of our tin cans! They also use tin to make recycled jewelry and other goods like stuff for your kitchen and your garden. Facts about Recycling Tin Steel and aluminum are common metals in the UK and the United States which are produced and exist in large quantities. World primary production of aluminum is around 24 million tones on average a year. Metals can be recycled indefinitely without losing any of their properties. They make up around 8% of the average household dustbin. E36, 000,000 worth of aluminum is thrown away each year. Each household uses approximately 600 steel cans per year. There are over 300 million cans used per week over the Christmas holidays. T here is about 2.5 billion cans recycled in the UK each year (that’s a saving of 125,000 tones of solid waste every year). That’s equivalent to the weight of 18,000 double decker buses. Recycling 1kg of aluminum saves up to 14 kwlt of electricity. A recycled aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours. If all the aluminum cans were recycled there would be 14 million fewer full dustbins each year. Recycled cans, can help make cars, planes, fridges, other metal products or even another can.