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Picking up and recycling just 1 aluminium can saves enough energy to boil water for 14 cups of tea. So, I want to clear litter, save carbon and raise money for the Snowdonia Society’s work, all at the same time.
My targets…
- pick up and recycle 2,000 discarded drinks cans before the end of April
- get 100 people to sponsor me 1p per can
- raise £2,000 to help keep Snowdonia wild and beautiful
- save 270kg of CO2.
All I’m asking is for you to sponsor me 1p/can, or any other amount you choose.
Litter, aluminium cans and carbon
Almost all drinks cans in the UK are made of aluminium. Processing raw aluminium uses a huge amount of electricity – recycling just 1 aluminium can saves enough energy to boil water for 14 cups of tea – yet over 3 billion aluminium drinks cans are discarded and lost or landfilled in the UK every year. In this age of global warming when we are all being urged to reduce our CO2 emissions, it is a scandal that so much aluminium goes to waste.
How will I reach my target?
I have been picking up and recycling drinks cans for years, as I go about my daily business; in 2015 I picked up approximately 4,500 cans.
For this challenge, I will pick up cans on walks, on cycle tracks, from lay-bys and verges on my way to work, and in and around Brynrefail during my lunch break; I will not make any special trips by car. I am confident that I will reach my 2,000 can target!
Clearing litter, saving carbon and raising funds for the Snowdonia Society!
Please donate on JustGiving or sponsor me 1p/can!
or any other amount you prefer. You can also send a donation by post to our usual address.
Thank you,
Frances Smith
info@snowdonia-society.org.uk
My progress
Bauxite, from which aluminium is smelted.
About aluminium
Processing raw aluminium is hugely energy intensive and recycling aluminum requires 95{cfe7b007ef2d97d6c94c66bdf5fd69182957ee376eb8b20ce6b541889da3df98} less energy than manufacturing primary aluminum. Yet over 3 billion aluminium drinks cans are discarded and lost or land-filled in the UK every year.
Canny facts and figures:
- Recycling 1 aluminium can saves enough energy to boil water for 14 cups of tea
- Recycling 3 cans saves the equivalent of 1kWh of electricity, eg using a 2kW heater at full setting for half an hour.
- Eight billion aluminium drink cans are sold in the UK every year, of which 60{cfe7b007ef2d97d6c94c66bdf5fd69182957ee376eb8b20ce6b541889da3df98} are recycled
- For every 1 tonne of aluminium recycled, 9 tonnes of CO2 emissions are avoided
- One can weighs on average 16g.
How you can help
Sponsor me 1p/can by completing this form
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