Post #1746022
2026-04-15 23:07 UTC
Also for aluminum it’s cheaper to recycle aluminum than to produce it from raw ore.
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@nightlily@leminal.space 2026-04-15 23:14
Yeah it takes insane amounts of electricity. There’s an aluminium smelter in NZ with an entire hydroelectric power plant dedicated to it. 13% of the total electricity supply of NZ dedicated to just one smelter.