Industry Facts

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Scrap metal originates both in business and residential environments.  Typically a “scrapper” will advertise their services to conveniently remove scrap metal for

 people who don’t need it.   

Because it can be re-melt and reshaped into new products countless times, shape metal is a resource that will never be depleted.The metal recycling industry encompasses a wide range of metals.  The more frequently recycled metals are scrap steel, iron (ISS), lead, aluminum, copper, brass, stainless steel and zinc.  There are two main categories of metal:  ferrous and non-ferrous.  Metals which contain iron in them are know as ferrous where metals without iron are non-ferrous:  Common non-ferrous metals are copper, brass, aluminum, stainless and lead.  Common ferrous metals are steel, tin, and cast iron.

Metal recycling refers to systematically collecting various metals at the end of their useful life, then sorting the metal according to type and quality.  This step is followed by processing purifying and finally making brand new products using the recycled metal.                                                     

"Let's join together and recycle...IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO!