Recycling can take on many different guises. In Asian countries, like Vietnam, aluminum cans are not always recycled by melting them down. Aluminum’s thinness allows it to be easily worked and fashioned into objects like this baseball cap. These novelty items are produced in large numbers and exported to the United States.
								Vietnamese Hat, 1999 reused aluminum Coca-Cola cans and other materials 4 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (11.4 x 29.2 x 19 cm) Collection of Craig M. Vogel and Dé Dé Greenberg