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Four Surprising Facts About Metal Recycling
May 20, 2021

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We’ve come a long way when it comes to our attitude towards the environment. However, the statistics surrounding global warming are still truly alarming and there’s still a whole lot of work that needs to be done. It’s so important for businesses to commit to recycling as many of their waste materials as possible, and metal recycling is a huge part of that.

Metal recycling isn’t as simple as you might think. There’s a lot more that goes into it, and out of it, than you might realize.

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Cut Down On Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Based on the numbers from 2019 from the Scrap Recycling Industry Yearbook, 85 million tons of iron and steel, 5.5 million tons of aluminum and 1.8 million tons of copper are recycled on a year basis. A lot of these materials go right back into the manufacturing process, which helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Save Money By Recycling Metal

It’s not just the greenhouse gases that are diminished when we commit to more metal recycling. Did you know that it takes 90% less energy to make aluminum from recycled materials rather than producing it from scratch? This is a statistic that is hard to ignore for any business manufacturing metals.

Look For Responsible Metal Recycling Businesses

Metal recycling is a business, and just as you would with any other business, youneed to make sure that you partner with someone you can trust. One of the most rewarding parts of recycling industrial metal waste is knowing that you are part of the solution, but you also want to know that metal recycling companies are going to recycle them responsibly, and that they are going to give you a fair price for them. Gardner Metal Recycling is a family run business that has been leading the market in Central Texas for over 60 years, and they always put customers first.

Learn More About How Metal Recycling Is Still Evolving

As technology advances, we are continuing to see more and more machines and tech that are harder and harder to recycle. For example, scrap metal can be found in many of the devices that were nowhere near as omnipresent, if they were present at all, twenty or thirty years ago. You need to learn more about what you can do to make sure that they are disposed of and recycled responsibly.

Cellphones, personal computers, tablets, and all the many and varied pieces of equipment that has come into being during this digital age, otherwise known as e-waste. The waste from our digital tech is causing real problems for the environment, so do your research and look for ways in which you can be a part of the solution.

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John Tarantino
My name is John Tarantino … and no, I am not related to Quinton Tarantino the movie director. I love writing about the environment, traveling, and capturing the world with my Lens as an amateur photographer.

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