Today, 27th September is National Crush Day! Also referred to as Crush a Can Day, the aim of the day is to highlight the importance of recycling. Here at A R Richards, we are passionate about recycling, with a recycling rate of 98%, we believe in the importance of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’.
National Crush Day primarily refers to aluminium cans, but the more important message from the day is to promote being more conscious of our carbon footprint and internationally reduce waste for a sustainable future, and to save the planet.
Can facts! Did you know?
Recycling one can can save enough energy to run a television for 3 hours.
The world’s beer and soda consumption use about 200 billion aluminium cans every year. This is 6,700 cans every second – enough to go around the planet every 17 hours.
2% of the world’s energy use is spent on producing aluminium. Producing aluminium from recycled aluminium cans only takes 5% of the energy needed to produce new aluminium.
82% of aluminium drink cans sold in the UK were recycled in 2020, and 2021 became a ‘record year’ for aluminium packaging recycling.
Are you or your business interested in becoming more socially responsible? A R Richards can offer a range of services to help you! Such as tipping facilities, skip and euro bin hire. Give us a call on 01630 639 888 today!
