Many residential recycling programs in Maine collect several types of paper such as paperboard, magazines, or junk mail in one category. This is the lowest quality of recycled paper in the paper stream. The majority of residential mixed paper is paperboard and related products, a very thin gray board used to make containers such as cereal boxes, shoe boxes, pasta boxes and the like.
The tin and steel are separated during the recycling process. All steel contains recycled steel. Much of the steel is used on the east coast of the U.
Aluminum can be recycled into a lot of different products such as tractor trailer and car bodies, however, aluminum cans usually become new aluminum cans.
Should the empty aluminum can be thrown in the garbage can or a recycling bin? If thrown in the garbage the can will be taken to the landfill where it is mixed with other types of waste and buried. Recycling, however, allows the aluminum can to be remanufactured into a new product. This means that the bauxite ore which was mined from the Earth can be used again. Aluminum is a resilient metal that can be recycled over and over again. Recyclable products mixed in with the garbage are not sorted at the landfill or at any point in the waste disposal process.
When you send your empty beverage can to the recycling center it is combined with other aluminum cans in a holding area. After there is enough for a truckload the cans are crushed and shaped into a large bale. The bales are sent to the aluminum recyclers where the cans are shredded into tiny pieces. These are then heated into molten aluminum along with thousands of other cans and are formed into an ingot. Manufacturing aluminum beverage cans from recycled cans, instead of raw bauxite ore, saves an average of ninety-five percent of the energy required by the smelting process.
As a result, recycling one beverage can save enough energy to run a television set for three hours. Recycled cans can become new beverage cans we can buy, drink, and recycle again in as little as sixty days. The average beverage can contain seventy percent recycled content. Sep 21, Aug 26, Preparing to Recycle in Whitfield and Dalton Schools. Jul 30, Join In on Trashing a Pizza. Jun 24, Jun 9, May 26, May 14, Start becoming self-sufficient and sustainable.
Start creating your own upcycled art. Easy ways to troubleshoot your compost pile. Empty aerosol cans are recyclable and can be put in your blue bin.
However, if any contents remain, they are considered Hazardous Waste and should be disposed of at one of the locations listed on our Aerosol Cans page. This is not the case for food cans though. Read our CRV Page for more details. Cleaning is recommended for all food and drink containers, as food and liquids can contaminate the paper in your commingled recycling bin.
Don't worry about making them spotless, and avoid cuts, but a quick rinse is always good.
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