2020

  • Benefits of Scrap Metal Recycling

    Many people are ignorant of metal recycling. When the term recycling comes to mind, the first thing you will think of is paper, plastic, cans, and bottles. However, metal can also be recycled. More than 2% of the waste found in Australian landfills consists of steel. Here is a review of the benefits of scrap metal recycling to help you appreciate why it is an important practice. Reduces Emissions The scrap metal recycling industry uses less energy and is more efficient compared to refining and extracting raw materials using the traditional mining process.
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  • Your Business Might Be Polluting More Than It Needs To Be

    When you run a business or restaurant that creates, processes and sells a lot of food, you will always incur some amount of wastage. Whether this waste comes from a product that has spoiled or from orders that are sent back, food waste is unavoidable. What you may not know is that there is a way to recycle this food waste that does not take the toll on the environment that simply dumping it in the bin does.
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  • Scrap Metal Recycling 101: The Ultimate Starter Guide to Selling Scrap Metals

    New metal manufactured products are revered for their great strength and excellent durability, but like non-metal products, they have a limited lifespan. Unfortunately, metal material can end up in the landfill because of a lack of basic knowledge of its recycling potential. Scrap metal recycling is a great way to turn waste into useable material. This helps to avoid the high economic and environmental costs that could have been incurred from mining and metal manufacturing operations.
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  • Simple Steps to Follow When Recycling Scrap Metal

    Metal products surround our daily lives. Metals are the raw material in the making of various products, from simple pots to machines like cars. That leads to the production of a lot of metal waste. You likely have metal waste taking up space in your garage and yard. All these scrap metals can be recycled. The main benefit of recycling metals is that one can use them over and over without changing their properties.
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  • How cash for cars can be good for you and for the environment

    Selling a car can be a complicated business, particularly if you are trying to get rid of a junk or wrecked car. You may find it easier to use a cash for cars system, where a specialist company buys the car on the spot, usually after a preliminary online or phone valuation. Why might you want to use such a service? Time and convenience Although you might make more money by selling your car privately, you should weigh this up against the extra time it will take and the inconvenience to yourself in having to place adverts, arrange appointments and so on.
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  • Must-Have Sorting Technologies for Scrap Metal Recyclers

    Efficiency and profitability in scrap metal recycling can only be realised if the sorting process is fast, accurate, and reliable. Unfortunately, advancements in product development have not made things any easier for scrap metal recyclers due to the rise of alloy-based products. Most metallic products nowadays use a mixture of different materials and metal. Notably, sorting these products during recycling is both challenging and time-consuming. Besides, the equipment used by scrap metal recyclers might not be reliable for analysing highly mixed products.
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