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The diagram below shows the recycling process of aluminum cans.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

            The given illustration provides information about how aluminum cans are recycled after being used.

            Overall, the process consists of 7 stages, beginning with collected used cans and ending up with reusing.

            First of all, after the consumers finish using aluminum cans, they throw them into trash bins, which are specifically used for aluminum cans. After that, the garbage service collect trash from bins around the local area and transport them into the factory. Then, the garbage undergoes a cleaning, sorting shredding and compressing stage, before being heated and melted at a certain temperature and time.

            In the next stage, after finishing the heating and melting stage, the texture in rolled out with a thickness of between 2.5mm and 6mm. Following this, the aluminum is now ready to be recycled into new packaging, such as drink containers. Finally, the new cans are delivered to a soft drinks factory where they are filled. The cans can now be sold to the public and reused. In the UK, 74 per cent of all aluminum cans that are sold are recycled.

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