Did you know one of the rare earth elements uses is your smartphone? What about inside the touch-screen laptop sitting on your desk? You probably already know that these devices are made up of common metals like copper and aluminum. But did you know many electronics also contain rare earth metals? Rare earth metals are
The quick pace of consumption in the modern world has presented a myriad of environmental issues–air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, and depleting resources. These have a variety of effects on public health and the future habitability of the planet. The Environmental Protection Agency, or the EPA, is continually releasing statistics that cast a
If you want to get into the scrap metal and the scrap iron trade, you need to know the difference between ferrous and non-ferrous metals. You also should be aware that not only can you make money trading metals, you can also help the environment by contributing to ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycling, which can
Metal is one of the many materials that we use daily, from driving our car to work or the commuter train downtown; we use metal more than we think. Just look at the phone you’re reading this on or the computer you’re surfing the web with—you use metal products (and recycled metal products, at that)