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Aluminium Recycling Factsheet

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2020

This useful factsheet details why aluminium is one of the most recycled materials on earth.

New figures on global aluminium recycling rates were released by the IAI to mark World Statistics Day in October 2020.

According to the data, the global recycling efficiency rate is 76%.

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