Car manufacturer Ford has a closed loop cycling system that recycles the nine million kilograms of aluminium stamping scrap it produces.

The company uses the pieces of leftover material to use for the F-150 full-size pickup truck made by Ford, reports The Manufacturer.

According to Oak Ridge National Lab, by choosing aluminium over steel to build its new automobiles, Ford has found the best way to reduce the amount of energy the F-150 consumes and how much carbon dioxide it emits.

Using recycled aluminium actually avoids 95 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions that you would typically expect from the first-hand product.

Second-hand aluminium also uses less energy in general and water, which is yet another reason why the Ford F-150 is a world-leader for full-size pickup trucks when it comes to carbon footprint over the lifetime of the vehicle.

On top of this, the F-150 has a 2.7-litre EcoBoost engine with Auto Start-Stop technology, which add to its class-leading 19mpg city and 26mpg motorway efficiency figures.