The diagram below shows the recycling process of aluminium cans. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram describes the steps taken in the recycling process of

aluminium

cans

;a process which seems to be of vital importance in the UK with 74% of the

Aluminium

cans

that are sold being recycled. The process consists of seven steps,starting with the

aluminium

cans

being taken to special containers to be separated from other types of refuse.After that,

cans

are collected by special recycling trucks and

then

taken to a facility where they are first cleaned and

then

sorted.

Next,

special machines are used to fragment the

cans

and

then

flatten them. The metal is

then

heated to a high enough temperature to allow the

Aluminium

to melt. It is

then

furled to a thickness between 2.5mm and 6.0mm, depending on what it is going to be used for. The

Aluminium

cans

now are ready to be recycled into new packaging, namely; as drink containers.

Finally

, the

cans

are

then

delivered to soft drinks manufacturers where they are sold to the public to be reused.