Aluminum packages, recycling

Like glass recycling, the process of recycling aluminum is fairly simple. Previously used aluminum packaging is shredded into small solid pieces, which are then melted inside a furnace to produce a thick liquid. At this point, the molten aluminum is identical to raw aluminum being processed for the first time. It is reshaped and reprocessed to create new products and packaging. 

This is simply called the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law, applying to glass bottles, steel and aluminum cans, and plastic containers and packaging. In this law. 

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Aluminum is an element and is one of the most abundant metals on Earth. This soft, lightweight metal is often used in packaging to make beverage containers and foil. Recycling of aluminum is... 

Today, aluminum is the most widely used metal in the world after iron. It is used in the manufacture of automobiles, packaging materials, electrical equipment, machinery, and building construction. Aluminum is also ideal for beer and soft drink cans and foil because it can be melted and reused, or recycled. 

Among the factors to be considered when ordering from a supplier of laboratory chemicals is whether the supplier will accept return of unopened chemicals, including highly reactive chemicals. Materials other than chemicals, such as containers or packaging materials and parts of laboratory instruments, can also be recycled. Examples include certain glass and plastic containers, drums and pads, plastic scrap and film scrap, cardboard, office paper, circuit boards, and metals such as steel and aluminum. 

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