METAL

Facts

• Aluminium has the highest value of any recyclable packaging material - £30 million a year is currently uncollected
• A recycled aluminium can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours
• Every UK resident uses equivalent of 240 steel cans a year

RECYCLE

• Wash out cans to avoid them getting smelly
• Crush cans with a can crusher or a well protected foot
• Don't forget that aluminium foil used for baking and fast food containers is also recyclable - if your local authority doesn't collect foil then ask them to
• There is no need to but taking labels off cans makes a strange difference to the way you regard them – from waste to resource
• If you have quite a bit of metal after a diy project take it to a scrap merchant and get some money

LINKS

• Alupro has educational information, facts and figures and details of community programmes
• SCRIB The Steel Can Recycling Bureau has information on recycling and history of the steel can