“Americans throw away about three pounds of aluminum foil annually. It will take roughly 400 years for aluminum to break down naturally in the landfill. Some landfills incinerate aluminum, which releases toxic metals and gas into the atmosphere..” Source: Earth 911 . Its surprising how many items have alternative uses here is a great article on 12 ways to reuse aluminum foil if you use foil a lot and throw it away.
Then this is the article for you. Aluminum foil is pretty much 100% recyclable, but before you do give it a second, third or fourth life with one of these reuses for it. Click the link below to see how you could reuse your foil .
