Hanwa Co., Ltd.

Recycling of Aluminum Materials

Accelerate a circular society

The recycling of aluminum cans is considered the model for recycling, and the recycling rate in Japan is 98%. We have been involved in this field for a long time, and we are among the top in Japan for the volume of scrap aluminum handled.
We collect used aluminum cans, remove foreign materials and matter, and supply remelt scrap ingots to rolled aluminum manufacturers after having melted down the metal and adjusted the constituents. They are then used again as aluminum cans.
By returning the raw material from cans and other aluminum to the cycle in a reusable state, we are contributing to achieving a sustainable society.

Used aluminum cans
Recycling of aluminum cans

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Along with the “can to can” business of taking used aluminum cans and recycling them into aluminum cans again, we are also involved in the “sash to sash” business of recycling aluminum window sashes.
Sorting and cleaning aluminum sashes, with resins, metals, and other waste materials attached, takes more work than aluminum cans to bring to a recyclable state. However, much sash waste is generated, and we were early in becoming involved with the business of recycling them.

Recycling of aluminum window sashes
Aluminum sash scrap

Aluminum sash scrap

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