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

The diagram highlights the process by which

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cans

are recycled.

Overall

, there are seven stages in the process, beginning with the special collection of

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can

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and finishing with the sales of

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cans

to

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. First of all, used

cans

need to be thrown in special bins and taken to collection

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.

Then

they are collected and transported to a factory where

cans

are first sorted and

then

cleaned. In the subsequent stage, the

cans

are shredded and crushed in a special machine. The metal is

then

heated to a high temperature to allow the

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to melt.

Following

this

, it is rolled out flat to a thickness of between 2.5mm and 6 mm, (depending on what it is going to be used for). The

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is now ready to be recycled into new

packaging

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,

such

as drink containers.

Finally

, the new

cans

are delivered to

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drink factory where they are filled. The

cans

can now be sold to the public and reused. In the UK, 74 per cent of all

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cans

that are sold are recycled. (165 words)