Aluminum and steel are in high demand today and increased volumes will be needed to achieve the energy transition and future infrastructure development. But mining, outdated production methods, and ...

Aluminum recycling presents multifaceted challenges, ranging from efficient alloy sorting to quality maintenance and purity of recycled materials. Material recovery facilities (MRFs) must process huge ...

The Center for Critical Discard Research conducts interdisciplinary social science research on systems of production, consumption, and disposal. This research focuses on the history of aluminum ...