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- Annie B. Bond
- June 26, 2008
- 3:00 pm
- 191 comments
Guess which electronic piece of equipment you can run for three hours
because of the energy savings of recycling just one aluminum can?
Answer: A computer or a television set!
Aluminum is the most abundant metal on Earth. It takes 95 percent less energy to make a new aluminum can from recycled aluminum cans.
The aluminum can you recycle today will be back as a new aluminum can in 60-90 days.
Read more: Home, Reduce, Recycle & Reuse, aluminum, energy savings, recycle
Annie B. Bond
Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).
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+ add your ownIf people don't recycle anything else, they recycle aluminum cans. =)
thank you very much
I remember asking my mother back in the early '60's why some of my relatives were throwing all their food scraps into a pile by the side of a shed. It was the first compost pile I had ever seen - and most likely the first one in the neighbourhood!
thanks!
it's what I recycle most (husbands beer cans)
Recycling is the way to go! Kudos!
I find it very hard to throw things away, especially if they are still in good working order, luckily charity shops and 'preloved' sites find new homes for them
When I was a kid some 50 plus years ago we recycled in a way. Glass bottles were used for everything. They went back to the companies and were sterilized and used again. The added bonus was that us kids got to spend afternoons hunting around for thrown away bottles in the woods and by railroad tracks and then taking them to the store for the refunds. Sometimes we'd make up to a dollar, which was enough to go to the movies AND buy candy or popcorn and a soda! Now that's recycling! To this day, at 63 years of age, I have never bought a new pair of shoes. Even most of my clothing for most of my life has been "second hand". I have more fun shopping at "Aunt Sally's Sportswear" (local name for the Salvation Army) because I still dress in Jeans and T-shirts and sweaters since I was in High School. My mode of dressing hasn't changed and second hand clothing stores still have my favorite styles. I won't buy new shoes because I can't see killing an animal for shoes (they never hurt because they are already soft and broken in!) And with the coming of Ebay, I'm in my glory, they have great used items. When I save money, I'm a happy camper.
I recycle everything that I know is recyclable. Styrofoam is the only thing that I cannot find any place to recycle so I just save it hoping someday I will find the place to take it. Where I work no one cares about recycling and I dig stuff out of the garbage every day to bring home for recycling. It is not an option in my mind, it is a necessity if we want to keep our planet. People who don't recycle make me upset.
I have been doing it for years, especially things that can be reused for making crafts for children.
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