Recycle aluminum.
Description
Manufacturing aluminum from its raw materials is an energy intensive process. Manufacturing aluminum from recycled aluminum is far less energy intensive, and the material is used to create new aluminum products, eliminating the energy for manufacturing new materials. Whenever possible, recycled used aluminum products, including cans and bottles, or other items.Impacts
Initial Impacts
Each time you carry out this action, the immediate impacts are:
- Saves 0.46 lbs of CO2
Ongoing Impacts
Some actions also have additional impact over time. For this action, these are:
- None
Potential Annual Impact
If you carry out this action weekly, in a year you could save:- 23.66 lbs of CO2
