| According to a recent survey, more than 150 | | | | qualities of the metals. Metals are one of the |
| million metric tons of various types of scrap | | | | most valuable commodities and when metal items |
| materials are being recycled each year. Out of | | | | come to their end they can be molded into whole |
| this 150 million metric tons scrap materials, metal | | | | new items after carrying out recycling activities. |
| scraps comprise of the majority of them. The | | | | Steel together with aluminum are mostly used for |
| time has come when metal recycling activities | | | | everyday household usage and they are used in |
| have become an essentiality to make our planet a | | | | making food cans and drinks cans. |
| safer place to live in. | | | | One of the most important advantages of metal |
| As per the recent study, the following list is the | | | | recycling is its benefits to the environment of our |
| quantity of scrap materials recycled every year. | | | | planet. Metal recycling could drastically decrease |
| . 81.6 million tons of steel and iron scraps | | | | the utilization of natural resources. It also helps to |
| . 50 million tons of paper scraps | | | | reduce the several types of pollutions which are |
| . 5 million ton aluminum scraps | | | | currently prevalent in our planet Earth. Air pollution |
| . 1.8 million ton copper scraps | | | | and water pollution have decreased with the |
| . 2 million ton stainless steel scraps | | | | increasing recycling plants in various countries of |
| . 1.3 million ton lead | | | | the world. Moreover, metal recycling is also a |
| . 420,000 tons zinc | | | | better solution for creating metal items than |
| . 576,000 tons of plastic scraps | | | | producing a whole new range of metals. |
| . 1.8 million tons of electronic scraps | | | | The production of metal items by recycling |
| Metal recycling is also very important as it is a | | | | process also costs very less than the production |
| versatile material that is being used in making a | | | | of virgin metal items. The recycling plants also |
| wide range of products that include cars, ships, | | | | offer employment opportunities to a large number |
| household appliances, trucks, airplanes, railway | | | | of employed peoples and it has become one of |
| tracks, ovens and many other items of daily | | | | the major industries of the world. There is a lot |
| usage. One of the advantageous features of | | | | of detailed information available online on scrap |
| metals is that they can be recycled several times | | | | recycling and you could get a whole range of |
| without compromising with the properties and the | | | | scrap buyers and sellers through it. |