Steel Facts

 

3 out of 4 cans produced in Britain are made of steel. The rest are made of aluminium. 20 billion cans are produced all together.

 

2 billion steel cans are recycled every year in Britian. That’s about 7 million a day!

 

Steel is made of iron ore, coke (made from coal, not Coca-Cola!), limestone and some scrap steel.

 

Steel cans are often called tin cans because they have a very thin layer of tin to protect the surface of the can.

 

Steel cans today are 40% lighter than they were 30 years ago.

 

Steel cans are recycled and made into made into more cans, parts of bridges, paper clips and lots more.

 

You can make 4 recycled steel cans for the same energy as making one new one.

 

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