Using recycled aluminum scrap to
make aluminum cans uses how much less energy than making new aluminum cans from
scratch?
25% 48% 79% 95%
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According to the U.S. Energy
Information Administration, using recycled aluminum to make cans uses 95
percent less energy than making new ones from bauxite ore, the raw material
used to make aluminum. Recycling can
make a difference with regard to inputs for other manufacturing processes, as
well. Making a ton of paper from recycled paper, for instance, saves up to 17
trees and uses 50 percent less water.
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