Recycling of Aluminum Beverage Cans

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Aluminum offers the ideal prerequisites for recycling that is economically and ecologically sound. Aluminum is readily recycled without any loss of quality and hence scrap aluminum has significant value.
Aluminum beverage cans is the most recycled packaging material because of the high value of the scrap and ease of collection, unlike other materials, aluminum retains its properties throughout the process. So, no mater how many times a can is used
The recycling of aluminum beverage cans eliminate waste. It saves energy reduce emissions, reduce use of city landfills and provides added revenue for recyclers.
This research deals with aluminum beverage cans recycling process in Iraq and explain the limited sides of the present and suggest a national program to collect, sort and melt these cans to develop this industry in Iraq since it has great economical and environmental advantages