The diagram shows how aluminum cans are recycled after being used. Overall, this process has a number of steps which start with collecting used cans and finish with reusing cans for many fields.
At first, the used cans are gathered at a collecting point. After that, they are transported to treatment factories. At this place, the collected cans are cleaned to eliminating dust, and then they are sorted into different categories and shredded into small sizes which makes it easier for the next steps.
After being compressed to reduce the volume, they are transferred into a melting furnace, and temperature is increased to the melting point of aluminum. At the next step, aluminum in liquid form is quickly pressed into thin sheets with a thickness in a range of 2. 5-6 mm. Finally, it is rolled and moved to molding equipment to produce new cans. In this process, 74 percent of raw material is recycled and delivered to the customer.
The diagram
shows
how aluminum
cans
are recycled
after being
used
.
Overall
, this process has a number of steps which
start
with collecting
used
cans
and finish with reusing
cans
for
many
fields.
At
first
, the
used
cans
are gathered
at a collecting point. After that, they
are transported
to treatment factories. At this place, the collected
cans
are cleaned
to eliminating dust, and then they
are sorted
into
different
categories and shredded into
small
sizes which
makes
it easier for the
next
steps.
After
being compressed
to
reduce
the volume, they
are transferred
into a melting furnace, and temperature
is increased
to the melting point of aluminum. At the
next
step, aluminum in liquid form is
quickly
pressed into thin sheets with a thickness in a range of 2. 5-6 mm.
Finally
, it
is rolled
and
moved
to molding equipment to produce new
cans
. In this process, 74 percent of raw material
is recycled
and delivered to the customer.