I just heard about "green aluminum" on twitter tonite. Hum?
First, you can re-use your aluminum foil over and over. One idea I ran across again and again is wrap your kids sandwiches in aluminum foil instead of a plastic bag and just wash and re-use and re-use. When you are finally done with it - you can recycle it with your aluminum cans.
"Plus, recycling aluminum takes as little as 5 percent of the energy you'd need to manufacture virgin aluminum, says the U.S. Department of State's Aluminum Task Force.If your municipal recycling eschews foil, and entering your zip code at Earth911.org doesn't turn up a suitable recycler in your area, you can still make amends by purchasing recycled aluminum foil, many brands of which are becoming increasingly visible in stores. Fun fact: Americans toss out enough aluminum every three months to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet, according to the Aluminum Association."
Brands that offer Recycled Aluminum Foil product:
Reynolds Wrap Foil from 100% Recycled Aluminum
If You Care 100% Recycled Aluminum Foil
SOURCES: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/aluminum-foil-reuses.html,
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/reuse-recycle-your-aluminum-foil.html,
http://www.reynoldswraprecycled.com/, http://www.ifyoucare.com/, http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1716161/20_uses_for_aluminum_foil.html
