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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 Rockhampton Regional Council area

Below is where you can recycle aluminium cans near you:

  1. Rockhampton Regional Council - Kerbside Recycling Collection
  2. Rockhampton Regional Council - Kerbside Recycling Collection
  3. Rockhampton Regional Council - Kerbside Recycling Collection
  4. Drop off Facility - Lakes Creek Rd Landfill
  5. Drop off Facility - Cawarral Transfer Station
  6. Drop off Facility - Emu Park Transfer Station
  7. Drop off Facility - Yeppoon Landfill Transfer Station
  8. Drop off Facility - Gracemere Landfill
  9. Drop off Facility - Bouldercombe Transfer Station
  10. Drop off Facility - Alton Downs Landfill
  11. Drop off Facility - Laurel Bank 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