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Old 11-29-2023, 11:13 AM
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I believe aluminum melts at 1200F, not 1200C.

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Originally Posted by dtennent View Post
Actually, the glass bottles and jars ( soda lime glass) will survive the incineration process though will probably be deformed since soda lime glass has a softening point around 700 C. Incinerators usually run at a temperature greater than 850 C which is below the melting point of that glass (>1000 C). Aluminum has a melting point around 1200 C. So both of these materials can be recycled after the incineration process.