Did you know...? A recycled drink can saves enough energy to keep a television running for 3 hours. Five tons of bauxite and 17,600 kw/h of energy are needed to obtain just one ton of aluminium. Aluminium is recycled by smelting; the raw materials are melted in revolving ovens at temperatures of up to 700º C. Aluminium packaging waste takes around a hundred years to completely degrade.