One of the ways to save the environment is to recycle metals. Let’s discover five rich recycling metals facts for kids.
Aluminum can be recycled using less than 5 percent of the energy that was used to originally make aluminum. For this reason recycling aluminum cans is very efficient and cost-effective. A lot of aluminum used in production actually comes from recycled aluminum. Recycling a single aluminum can can save a lot of energy, enough energy to run a lightbulb for 20 hours or a tv for 2 hours. If you recycle an aluminum can that recycle aluminum could be back on your shelf in less than three months.
By using recycled steel there is an 86 percent reduction in air pollution and a 76 percent reduction in water pollution. This is why it’s so important to recycle. Recycling reduces the risks of air and water pollution from manufacturing processes. Recycling also reduces pollution risks by keeping materials out of landfills.
Steel can be recycled repeatedly without deteriorating and losing strength. Steel’s strength, consistency, and durability endures no matter how many times it is recycled. Unlike paper and plastic, steel does not have to be downcycled over time. Downcycling is when a material is recycled into a more inferior product. In contrast, steel can be recycled into many useful things such as a bicycle frame or tracks for a train.
Every year, 400 million tonnes of metal are recycled all over the world. That is about 60 times as heavy as The Great Pyramid of Giza. People often think that plastic is the most recycled material in the world, however this figure makes metal the most recycled material in the world.
Due to its durable properties, steel is one of the world’s most recycled materials. Roughly, 60 to 80 million tons of scrap steel are recycled annually in North America alone. Steel takes around 60% less energy to recycle than it takes to manufacture steel from iron ore. Since steel is the most recycled material in the world it is likely that if you use or see an object made from steel, the steel is actually recycled.
We hope you enjoyed learning more things about recycling metals as much as we loved teaching you about it. Now that you know how important the environment is to our planet Earth, you can move on to learn more about our environmental topics like: Recycling and Wind Energy.
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