Save Cans! Save me and You!

Last week we touched on a controversial topic, which may have left some in a daze.


However, this week we will be telling you more about what you belief.


That’s right, we will be telling you more about the positive aspect of recycling. 

We talked about paper and how ineffective recycling it actually is, but what about aluminium?

Aluminium is everywhere. We see it in soft drink cans, beer cans, foil, packaging and more.

Why should we recycle aluminium? Unlike paper, which is produced from trees which are grown, aluminium is mined (from mines of course >.>) and thus is non-renewable.

How we wish we could grow aluminium, then we could all quit school and start planting aluminium ‘trees’ to meet the world’s demand and supply our pockets with cash.

What most people don’t realize is that aluminium is practically the perfect recyclable material. Out of many recyclable materials such as paper, glass and plastic, which clutter up our landfills, aluminium can be recycled over and over again. 

Here are 5 interesting facts you may not know about recycling aluminium:

1. It takes energy to make aluminium from scratch. The energy you save by recycling a single aluminium can will run a TV for three hours.

2. Aluminium beverage cans are getting lighter. 20 years ago, 1 pound of aluminium = 20 cans. Today, the same amount of aluminium = 30 cans. This is due to the thinning of the sides of the can, now it is as thin as our hair!

3. It takes about 400 years for aluminium to break down naturally. That can drink you just drank from will probably still look the same in another century or two.

4. Aluminium can be recycled over and over without breaking down, Theoretically, we have an inexhaustible supply of it in circulation right now. If we recycled all our aluminium, we'd never have to make more. 

5. Aluminium recycles in no time at all. When you send a can to a recycling depot, it’s processed, recycled, and back on the shelf again in about 60 days.

Apart from all those serious stuff, here are some creative things people have done with aluminium.

Speaking of recycling, our group pledges to recycle a can for every 2 'likes' we have on our facebook page. 

Here is a sneak preview of what is to come, Treat it as a teaser advertisement for our cause, Enjoy!

There is no downside to recycling aluminium. So the next time when you want to throw away the aluminium can after drinking it, think again. You would be doing the world some good by recycling it instead of throwing it away.