RECYCLING MAKE IT 2 ND NATURE The Lifecycle of the Aluminum Can 1 7 Can makers turn coils of can sheet into new aluminum cans in as few as 60 days. 2 Empty cans are collected at home, schools, parks, and elsewhere and sent to recycling centers and scrap dealers. 3 6 Ingots are then hot and cold rolled into coils of can sheet. Bales get crushed into potato chip size pieces at the crusher. 5 4 The pieces are then melted and cast into ingots. R ECYC LE Used beverage cans (UBCs) are then crushed and flattened into bales. A LU MI N U M CA N S ! Paint and coatings are removed at the delacquering furnaces. W W W. A L C O A R E C Y C L I N G . C O M