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At AFP we ensure that any unused Aluminium, Steel & Cast Iron is either recycled or
(depending on it's size) used for another project, we feel that wasting any product is harmful to the environment & we try our up most to ensure that our wastage is kept at a very minimum.
The main reason we recycle our unused materials is, it is far less harmful to the environment then sourcing out products & less energy intensive then creating new aluminium.
In America alone over 30% of all the Aluminium products used are from recycled Aluminium.
The overall environmental benefits of recycling Aluminium are immense:
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5% of the CO2 is produced throughout the recycling process
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80% less energy used recycling Aluminium then producing new Aluminium.
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Recycling 1Tonne of steel saves 1.5 Tonnes of Iron Ore, 0.5 Tonnes of Coal & 40% water usage 1 tonne of recycled Steel saves 80% CO2 emissions compared to producing new Steel.
At AFP we chromate all our polyester powder coated products which enables a longer lasting finish to the powder coating colour meaning that the Aluminium will not need to be replaced as soon as I item where chromate has not been used, so we are cutting down on the amount of Aluminium we use & powder coating materials. We are currently doing research in to other products that we can use instead of chromate which will be even less effective to the environment.
All the possible paper & packaging materials we use at AFP are recycled.
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