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Aluminium Cans in the East Gippsland Shire Council area

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.

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 Landfill
  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

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