Aluminum is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, making up 8.13 percent of the Earth's crust, according to the Longevity Institute. Although it is commonly considered a metal, it occurs naturally only as a component of silicates. It is...
The lure of the aluminum baseball bat can be strong for players looking for an advantage on the field. They may have to do without the satisfying "crack" a wooden bat makes upon contact with the ball, but they appreciate the punch that a metal bat...
Recycling aluminum saves space in landfills and conserves energy. The Clean Air Council estimates that "throwing away one aluminum can wastes as much energy as if that can were 1/2 full of gasoline." When thinking of recycling aluminum, don't just...
Aluminum is the most valuable of all recyclable materials, according to The Aluminum Association, with a value four times greater than other recycled consumer materials. Most recycled aluminum goes into the production of new beverage containers,...
Aluminum is widely appreciated as a cooking metal. More than half of the pots and pans sold today are made with aluminum, according to the Cooking for Engineers website. Aluminum skillets are relatively affordable, and they conduct heat and cook...
Aluminum recycling is both a great success story about environmental responsibility and an alarming failure. The aluminum industry and its sister aluminum recycling industry have embraced recycling as an economically favorable component of...
Although recycling has become more popular with the increasing awareness of our environment, few people understand what the recycling process actually entails. The different phases associated with the transformation of recovered materials into new...
Aluminum is the material that holds soft drinks, makes gutters to drain the rain off of roofs, and is the main material used to build cars. Because it is used so frequently, it is important to know how to ensure it will always be available....
There are both environmental and economic benefits of recycling aluminum. Metals like aluminum can be recycled again and used to make products such as beverage cans, auto parts and appliances. Even though more aluminum is recycled than other metal...
If you're not recycling aluminum, you're missing one of the easiest and most effective ways to protect the environment and reduce your carbon footprint. Aluminum producer Alcoa estimates that Americans recycle more than a billion pounds of...
Given the prevalence of curbside pickup and recycling dropoff centers, recycling the aluminum can that contains your soda or the aluminum foil that wraps your brownies often takes only a little effort, but the payoff is big. Because it saves...
Aluminum is one of the most recyclable materials in the world. Unlike such materials as paper, aluminum can be recycled a limitless number of times, making it one of the most valuable materials collected for recycling. The Aluminum Association...
Metal cans were originally developed to store food for soldiers to carry into the field. In 1795, the French government offered a prize of 12,000 francs to anyone who could invent an effective means of preserving food, according to the Can...
Aluminum cookware has been around for a long time, but in the 1960s, safety concerns began to be raised over possible leaching of aluminum into food. The popularity of aluminum pots and pans is mainly based on two things: They are cheap, and they...
Aluminum in its usual form is not harmful to the skin or any other body part. It naturally occurs as part of the earth's crust and is commonly used for many products from soda cans to space shuttles. But the ionic and compound forms of aluminum,...
The mid-1960s gave rise to the aluminum scare. According to the Alzheimer's Society, researchers used circumstantial evidence to link Alzheimer's disease with aluminum intake, such as the small amounts of aluminum released from cookware during the...
The Can Manufacturers Institute reports that the first tinplate can factory opened in England in 1812. By the late 1940s, sodas and beer were widely packaged in tin cans that degraded due to the phosphoric, carbonic and citric acids inside them....
Aluminum is a multi-use, malleable metal that is naturally occurring and can be found in bauxite ore. According to Waste Online, it's the most abundant metal on earth, and it is used to make a wide range of products--from cans to space shuttles....
Unless you switch to a purely organic diet, much of the food you eat probably is packaged in aluminum cans. Aluminum, the most abundant mineral in the world, provides manufacturers with an ideal packing material since it keeps food edible for long...
Aluminum beverage cans are the most commonly recycled item in the United States, according to the City of Fort Myers website. Like many metals, aluminum can be recycled indefinitely while still maintaining the same basic properties, including its...
Aluminum is endlessly recyclable, which provides an infinite opportunity to reduce its presence in landfills. Because the process of recycling aluminum involves high temperatures, inadequately cleaned cans can still be recycled, notes the website...
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, approximately 99 percent of all beer cans and 97 percent of all soft drink cans are made from aluminum. The EPA estimates that just under one million tons of aluminum beverage cans were collected...
Aluminum baseball bats are not allowed in Major League Baseball but have been legal in NCAA competition since 1974. Aluminum bats are typically made from an alloy consisting of different elements. Although the alloy does not undergo major changes...
Aluminum is the most widely used and valuable metal on earth, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and recycling it represents a crucial process in the aluminum industry. Several personal and wide-scale environmental benefits associated with...
Aluminum cans are among the most recycled materials in the world. Every minute, the United States alone recycles approximately 120,000 cans. This sheer amount of conservation has many benefits for the economy and the environment. It saves energy,...
Recycling aluminum is not only good for the environment, it also saves billions of dollars each year. According to the Aluminum Association, the aluminum can is so easily recyclable, more than half of all cans are recycled, with recycled cans back...
You might not feel like you're doing much to help the environment when you toss your soda can into the recycling bin. Worse, you might just toss it into the trash instead of the recycling and think that one can won't make that much difference....
Their light weight and durability make aluminum bats a popular choice for many softball players. As with any type of bat, it's important to break them in to get the best performance. A study conducted by Kettering University shows the moment of...
Aluminum is a salt commonly found in many antacid medications. It can be used as a digestive aid for those who suffer from gastrointestinal problems like heartburn or similar conditions. Aluminum aids digestion and relieves discomfort by...
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