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Raise and Extract
Comes from an Ore called Buaxite. Soda Can consists mostly of Aluminum but also has traces of other metals: 1% magnesium, 1% Manganese, 0.4% Iron, 0.2% Silicon, and 0.15% Copper. -
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Process
Bauxite is melted and cast into aluminum ingots -
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Manufacture
Ingot is rolled into a thin sheet. Sheet is cut into a circle for the tops and bottoms of the cans. Square sheets form the can walls. -
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Use
The cans are filled with soda and pressurized to create carbonation and then transported to grocery stores. The shelf life is about 9 months. -
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Dispose
80 trillion cans a year are used. it takes 500 years to deteriorate in a landfill so recycling is the best way to dispose. -
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Recycle and Reuse
The energy you save by recycling a can will run a TV for 3 hours. A recycled can can be turned into a new can within 60 days. -
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Works Cited
"Aluminium Life Cycle." The Life Cycle of Aluminium. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2016. "Red Bull Can Lifecycle." - Environment & Sustainability. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2016. -
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Conclusion
1) The steps a product takes from design to the final product.
2) To give the customer the longest lasting product possible.
3) Make the Can stronger so that it won't be dented in shipping.
4) No, because this product has a simple and effective design that will last.
5) The balance between two features that can be individually obtained, but not together
6) yes, cost for quality of metal
7) to reuse resources already taken from the earth, also reduces pollution -
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Conclusion Continued
8) They can choose if their product will be made out of a recyclable material or not
9) Society is ultimately the one that chooses whether to put the cans in the recycling bin or in the garbage
10) Make sure that I always recycle all my cans, and if I see someone about to throw one away, remind them to recycle it
