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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by ashtonkem on Saturday February 13, 2021 @04:07PM (#26126930)
Aluminum is actually quite profitable to recycle. The aluminum smelting process uses a ton of electricity, re-melting is much cheaper.
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by hanche on Saturday February 13, 2021 @04:23PM (#26127070)
Amazing statistics: 75% of all aluminium ever produced is still in use today.

https://aluminiumtoday.com/news/international-aluminium-inst...

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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by ineedasername on Saturday February 13, 2021 @05:48PM (#26127735)
That makes me disproportionately happy.
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by edeion on Monday February 15, 2021 @01:26PM (#26145524)
Really? Does this number account for aluminium foil too? In France it's long been said that this should be thrown with the non-recyclable. Is France an outlier in this regard? Does that mean aluminium foil is a negligible amount?
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by hanche on Monday February 15, 2021 @02:39PM (#26146327)
My guess is that aluminium foil is indeed negligible in the big picture. But of course, I don't really know how accurate the original statistic is, either, nor do I know the distribution of aluminium for different uses. I imagine a lot of the metal is to be found in aircraft, which are of course pretty long-lived objects.
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by Ekaros on Saturday February 13, 2021 @05:13PM (#26127467)
Aluminium is one of the best recyclable materials very low losses and initial energy output is multiple times higher for pristine material than one in recycling.

I suppose copper and steel aren't too bad in that regard either.

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