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ColdDesert77 t1_j65s409 wrote

Reply to comment by HockeyCookie in ELI5: Is aluminum common enough that it’s not a concern, or are we just really good at recycling it? by RestrictedCervical

> While it's incredibly expensive to refine from the earth is 100% recyclable.

Huh?

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Any-Growth8158 t1_j65swbf wrote

Processing ore to produce aluminum is expensive.

Recycling (remelting) aluminum is easy and rather inexpensive.

The original poster is missing an "it" before the "is", but that shouldn't render the sentence incomprehensive.

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