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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12
Aluminum is also easier and more economical to recycle than steel. It takes less energy to melt aluminum down and make it into something new, the process to recycle steel is much more complicated and expensive.
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Yes but the process to mine and refine Aluminum is much more costly and energy consuming than making steel, so your up front costs are a lot higher. The cost in dollars and energy to create new steel is comparable tothe recycling costs alone for aluminum, so the benefit is lost.