5 Things You May Not Know About Recycling Scrap Metal
1. YOU Can Reduce the Demand for Landfills by Scrapping Metal
Recycling scrap metal helps to make more space in landfill areas. These open areas can now be used to store more trash and items that are not able to be recycled or repurposed. Facilitating and utilizing the extra space for non-reusable waste could lead to improvements in the water supply and in our planet’s health overall (less litter).
2. Recycling Metal Can Be Energy Saving
The production of Greenhouse Gases usually happens during the smelting p
rocess, mining and during the process used to make metal from virgin ore.
Recycling scrap metals can greatly reduce the amount of energy used in these operations.
Three of the most common metals responsible for increasing energy savings by large percentiles:
- steel (56%)
- copper (90%)
- aluminum (92%)
3. Metal Recycling is Can Improve Air Quality
Carbon dioxide when in its gas form cuts off the oxygen breathing. Being exposed to a concentration of more than 10% of Co2 can cause unconsciousness or even death. This is why it is extremely hazardous to leave a running vehicle on in an enclosed environment. Scrap metal recycling has been linked to reducing Co2 emissions that are created from unnatural human activities, such as cars and factories.
4. Recycled Metal Can Be Found in Everyday Items
Scrap metal recycling is easy! There is no need to look far and wide to participate and obtain the benefits. Some everyday items include:
- aluminum cans
- steel cans
- silverware
- office desks and chairs
- pots and pans
- electrical appliances
- metal swing set …and more!
5. Scrap Recycling Can Be Beneficial For the Economy
It’s a common fact that you can earn money by collecting and selling your scrap metal to various businesses and junkyards. Scrap metal recycling, however, impacts people’s economic situations on a much larger scale. The scrap metal industry has generated over 500,000 direct and indirect jobs since 2015. It’s estimated to be a $36 billion dollar industry with increasing opportunities for the community.
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