Aluminum Cans : Fax 101
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline.
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Aluminum Cans : Fax 102
Once an aluminum can is recycled, it can be part of a new can within six weeks
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Aluminum Cans : Fax 103
During the time it takes you to read this sentence, 50,000 12-ounce aluminum cans are made.
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Aluminum Cans : Fax 104
An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now.
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Aluminum Cans : Fax 105
There is no limit to the amount of times an aluminum can can be recycled.
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Aluminum Cans : Fax 106
We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum pop cans every year.
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Aluminum Cans : Fax 107
The 36 billion aluminum cans landfilled last year had a scrap value of more than $600 million. (Some day we'll be mining our landfills for the resources we've buried.)
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Aluminum Cans : Fax 108
During a one year period in the U.S., the recycling of steel saves enough energy to heat and light 18,000,000 homes.
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Aluminum Cans : Fax 109
American consumers and industry throw away enough aluminum in a year to rebuild our entire airplane commer-cial fleet every three months.
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Aluminum Cans : Fax 110
Used aluminum beverage cans are the most recycled item in the U.S., but other types of aluminum, such as siding, gutters, car components, storm window frames, and lawn furniture can also be recycled.
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