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Predominantly used as drink cans in Australia, aluminium cans can be recycled via most kerbside and drop off recycling centres. An aluminium can is 100% recyclable; there are no labels or covers to be removed.

Aluminium Cans in the East Gippsland Shire Council area

Below is where you can recycle aluminium cans near you:

  1. East Gippsland Shire Council - Kerbside Recycling Collection
  2. Drop off Facility - Bairnsdale Landfill
  3. Drop off Facility - Lakes Entrance Landfill
  4. Drop off Facility - Mallacoota Landfill
  5. Drop off Facility - Orbost Landfill
  6. Drop off Facility - Wairewa Transfer Station
  7. Drop off Facility - Bemm River Transfer Station
  8. Drop off Facility - Bruthen Transfer Station
  9. Drop off Facility - Buchan Transfer Station
  10. Drop off Facility - Genoa Transfer Station
  11. Drop off Facility - Lindenow Transfer Station
  12. Drop off Facility - Marlo Transfer Station
  13. Drop off Facility - Metung Transfer Station
  14. Drop off Facility - Newmerella Transfer Station
  15. Drop off Facility - Omeo Transfer Station
  16. Drop off Facility - Swifts Creek Transfer Station

About Aluminium Can Recycling:

  • During recycling the cans are crushed, then melted in a furnace. The liquid aluminium is then placed in moulds for shaping new aluminium products.
  • In 2005, Australians recycled over two billion aluminium cans.

Source: The Aluminium Can Group

Importance of Recycling Aluminium:

  • Recycling just one aluminium can saves enough energy to power a TV set for three hours.
  • Recycling aluminium cans saves 95 per cent of the energy it would take to make new metal from bauxite ore.

Source: Alcoa

Further Information

To find out more about aluminium can recycling

See Planet Ark's Aluminium Can Factsheet

Or visit the following websites