Aluminum Recycling Facts

Discovered in the 1820s, Aluminum is the most abundant metal on earth.

Recycling Aluminum began in the early 1900s.
Aluminum is 100% recyclable, and can be recycled over and over again.
Over two-thirds of all the Aluminum ever produced is still in use today.
Alumimun is both durable and sustainable.
Recycling Aluminum takes 95% less energy than producing new Aluminum.
Typical Aluminum profiles contain nearly 50% recycled Aluminum, and save nearly 40% of the greenhouse gases used to produce 100% new Aluminum.
The Aluminum industry has supported greenhouse gas reductions in their processes since the 1980s.
Recycling 1 lb. of Aluminum saves nearly the same amount of energy as is in 1 gallon of gasoline.