Aluminum is infinitely recyclable, but Americans throw out millions of tons of it every year — mainly aluminum cans and other post-consumer scrap. At the same time, US can-recycling rates are falling drastically behind several countries. We went to New York City to meet a career can recycler and to Michigan to visit companies revolutionizing post-consumer aluminum recycling.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - The History Of Aluminum Recycling
01:21 - The Big Blue Bin
02:20 - China's National Sword
03:02 - Post-Consumer Recycling
03:54 - Sorting Aluminum Shreds
04:38 - Hydro's New Facility
05:00 - How Delacquering Works
06:12 - Melting And Casting Aluminum
08:11 - Aluminum's Environmental Impact
08:41 - Meet Josefa
09:21 - How Bottle Bills Work
11:37 - Low Can Recycling Rates In The US
12:58 - How Can The US Catch Up?
13:45 - Credits

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