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Aluminum Recycling, 2nd Edition
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Aluminum Recycling, 2nd Edition

by Mark E. Schlesinger
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
282 pages
9h 56m
English
CRC Press
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39Scrap Collection
percentages in various areas of the world. Collection rates are currently highest in
Brazil and Japan, at well over 80%. The European rate masks considerable differ-
ences between countries. In northern Europe, mandatory deposit legislation has
pushed recycling rates to levels above 70% (Gitlitz, 2003; Green, 2006; Woehlke,
2011).
A note of concern can be found in the UBC recycling statistics for the United
States shown in Figure 3.4. From a high of 67% in the early 1990s, the percentage
of cans produced by the US aluminum industry that were processed for recycling
fell to just over 50% in 2002 (Woehlke, 2011). Reasons for this include (Gitlitz,
2003):
The low price of aluminum. This is reected in a lower price for alum ...
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ISBN: 9781466570245