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How to separate aluminium correctly in Italy?

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How to separate aluminium correctly in Italy? The bin in which you put aluminium depends on the provisions of your Municipality. What is certain is that aluminium is an infinitely and 100 percent recyclable material; for this reason, it surely will have to be separated.

23
Jun

Step-by-Step Process of Aluminium Recycling

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Aluminium recycling involves different steps that begin with the collection of all products made with this material. In some Italian municipalities, aluminium is collected together with other waste which includes different materials; therefore, the first step obviously involves the division of aluminium from the other materials at specific selection centres. The aluminium that doesn’t end up […]

31
May

How to dispose of aluminium tray?

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An aluminum tray can be thrown into different types of bins: the one designed to collect multiple metals, the one that collects only aluminium, aluminum and plastic or aluminum and glass. Obviously these possibilities vary according to the rules of differentiated waste collection implemented by your Municipality. However, there are some tips that it’s good to […]

22
Mar

LCA: what is the meaning?

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an analysis of all the stages of the life-cycle of a product (extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, processing, distribution, use, reuse, recycling and final disposal).

4
Nov

Aluminium: a sustainable material

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In the past few years, aluminium industry has increasingly emphasized the need to progressively reduce its environmental impact.

29
Jul

Aluminium Recycling

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Speaking of sustainability, aluminium recycling is very important process given that this material can be 100% recycled and reused indefinitely to give life to new products every time. Another important issue is that aluminium does not lose its properties after recycling. But how is aluminium recycled? Cial website gives us some useful information to better understand this process.

13
May

Aluminium and sustainability

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Aluminium and sustainability: what do these words have in common? Why is aluminium called the green metal? Some useful information. Aluminum is the most abundant metallic element in Earth’s crust and bauxite ore is its main source. This material is: particularly light: about 1/3 that of copper or steel resistant to corrosion: when it corrodes a […]

31
Mar

Sustainability and Separate Collection

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Separate collection is the only way to recycle waste respecting the principles of sustainability. For this reason, the ​circular economy idea is the basis for a society focused on the concept of recycling. Recycling waste means to be sure that it’ll come back to the market in the form of a similar or different product […]

18
Feb

Sustainable packaging

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Consumers are demanding to industries to be more socially and environmentally responsible because the concept of sustainable packaging is becoming a higher priority for people.

28
Nov

What’s circular economy?

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A circular economy is an economic system based on three principles: reduce, reuse and recycle. In other words this new concept aims to reduce the input of virgin raw materials, reduce the amount of waste to landfill, and maximize the value and use of products and materials in circulation. In this way, we keep resources […]

14
Oct
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