| Metal recycling companies recycle more than 81.4 | | | | - Soda cans |
| million tons of iron and steel, 1.8 million tons of | | | | - Appliances |
| copper, 4.5 million tons of aluminum and around | | | | - Auto parts |
| 1.4 million tons of stainless steel every year. | | | | - Windows |
| Companies involved in metal recycling transform | | | | - Doors |
| these otherwise wasted resources into the raw | | | | Steel |
| materials, which fuel the manufacturing supply | | | | - Tin Cans |
| chain, supporting the world economy, trade and | | | | - Auto parts |
| contribute to resource sustainability. | | | | - Bridge parts |
| Part of a $65 billion industry, metal recyclers | | | | - Appliances |
| process ferrous metals, such as steel and iron-the | | | | - Torn-down buildings |
| most recycled metals - recovered from scrapped | | | | These waste metal products can be used to |
| cars, appliances, buildings and bridges; non-ferrous | | | | produce new car parts and building structures, |
| metals, such as copper, brass, bronze, aluminum, | | | | thus helping our economy and sustaining earth's |
| zinc, magnesium and lead that are found in various | | | | natural resources. |
| things, including building materials, to beverage | | | | Advantages of Metal Recycling - It makes sense |
| containers, and in waste electronic equipment; and | | | | to use recycling to convert discarded metal |
| precious metals, such as - gold, silver and | | | | products into useful raw materials rather than |
| platinum, also found in electronic equipment and | | | | continuously depleting the earth's natural |
| computers. | | | | resources. Some of the important advantages of |
| Metal recycling is a hi-tech industry industry that | | | | metal recycling are - |
| employs tens of thousands of employees to | | | | - Less energy required to melt down a waste |
| convert discarded metals into useful economic | | | | metal and recycle it than it does to produce new |
| commodities. | | | | metal. |
| Some of the Most Recycled Metal Products - | | | | - Use of recycled metals reduces CO2 emissions |
| Metals can be recycled again and again to produce | | | | and air pollution. |
| useful raw materials. Though all types of metals | | | | - Less land and water pollution. |
| can be recycled, aluminum and steel are most | | | | - Decreases environmental damage caused by |
| recycled. Some of the most recycled aluminum | | | | mining. |
| and steel products are - | | | | - Metals can be recycled over and over again. |
| Aluminum | | | | - Metal recyclers pay you for your scrap. |