In many countries, recycling has become a way of life to help protect reserves.

Recycling is not only cost-efficient. Making new aluminum from scrap uses 95% less energy. It also cuts the amount of air and water pollution, and waste that is produced.

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Finding alternatives can increase our metallic reserves. Plastics have now replaced many goods made from metals but they deplete our oil reserves faster.

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