It is a similar story for aluminum. It takes much less energy to re-use recycled aluminum than to manufacture new. [0, about 2/3 of the way down the page]. [0]

It is a similar story for aluminum. It takes much less energy to re-use recycled aluminum than to manufacture new. [0, about 2/3 of the way down the page]. [0] https://www.aluminum.org/aluminum-advantage/facts-glance https://www.aluminum.org/aluminum-advantage/facts-glance Also the aluminum association is a trade organization so they are obviously promoting the use of aluminum. But still some of the facts are quite interesting.