Aluminium Recycling Facts

ADITYA BIRLA NOVELIS 13 Al Aluminium Recycling of aluminium products Saves over 100,000 90,000,000 Gwh of electrical energy Tonnes of CO2 Equivalent to the power consumption of The Netherlands Making ONE aluminium can from raw materials USES THE SAME AMOUNT OF ENERGY as recycling TWENTY aluminium cans The energy saved by recycling ONE aluminium can is enough to POWER YOUR TV FOR THREE HOURS 50% 60% of all aluminium cans used are recycled of all aluminium cans have been previously recycled Of the estimated 900 million tonnes of aluminium produced since 1880 Three quarters is still in use 900 SINCE million tonnes 1880 Average household uses 208 aluminium cans per year Aluminium commands the highest price per tonne for any recyclate collected at the kerbside www.novelisrecycling.co.uk Source: world-aluminium.org and recycle-more.co.uk