What WILL Get Recycled Part 1 - ALUMINUM

I made sure that all of the information I shared in this video was backed up by current, peer reviewed scientific industry publications.
Here are links to the sources I used to make video:

“Aluminum can be recycled over and over without loosing quality”

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11325671/

“Recycling aluminum uses 95% less energy”

https://www.hilarispublisher.com/open-access/life-cycle-assessment-of-recycling-processes-implications-for-resource-efficiency-112992.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

“75% of aluminum ever produced is still in use”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2588840424000982?via%3Dihub

https://international-aluminium.org/landing/75-of-all-aluminium-ever-produced-is-still-in-use-today/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

www.surewecan.org

#zerowaste #sustainability #plantplastic #compostable

Okay, but WHAT actually gets recycled?? The Truth About Recycling, PART 2!!! #recreateplastics #recycle #materialsrecoveryfacility #climateaction #zerowaste

When you’ve had it with the plastic recycling system. #sustainability #zerowaste #climateaction #recycling #recreate

Q: If only larger plastics 1, 2, 5 get recycled, why don’t facilities just say so?
A: (see video)👆💚♻️
#sustainability #zerowaste #climateaction #recycling #recreate

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Services

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Post Consumer Plastic Processing

We collect and process post-consumer plastics that often escape sanitation, or are rejected from large scale recycling facilities. We utilize innovative, truly zero-waste methods to sort, clean, shred and process plastics #2, #4, #5, and #7 (PLA). We partner with local businesses and organizations to develop useful, sustainable products.

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Education + Workshops

Serving schools, corporate teams, and communities, we teach the climate science and economics behind plastic recycling. Participants learn how to identify, sort and repurpose overlooked plastics into useful, beautiful objects. Our sessions empower individuals to engage in climate action that is practical, hopeful, and actionable.

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Community Collection Points

We establish targeted collection points for #2 and #5 caps, lids, and prescription medication bottles, and PLA 3D printer scraps.We teach simple systems for sorting, storage, and processing.

About

Our Story

Re:Create Brooklyn was founded in April 2024 by Elisabeth Cernadas, a Brooklyn-based artist, educator, and sustainability advocate, as Trash Club Brooklyn, a family-friendly cleanup and climate action group focused on NYC parks and shorelines without recycling services.

Following the trail of plastic pollution led Elisabeth into the world of DIY, small-scale recycling. By tracing where plastic actually goes (and where it doesn’t), she discovered the power of small-scale, community-driven recycling — a way to transform so-called “unrecyclable” plastics locally, transparently, and creatively.

Re:Create Brooklyn partners with local businesses, schools, city agencies, and corporations to collect and process “unrecyclable” plastics, transforming them into durable, functional products through truly circular, small-scale manufacturing..

We are proud to serve as the home of the Precious Plastic Brooklyn Community Point.