Scrap recycling equipment is getting smarter. The concept behind the recycling of scrap metal is straightforward: there are still a lot of valuable parts in scrap that, when effectively recycled, can be resold to buyers for use in making new products. So what seems like scrap junk that belongs in a landfill actually still has
Do you have any leftover sheet metal from construction projects? Consider the benefits of sheet metal recycling. First, some quick facts about sheet metal workers, the ones who fabricate or install products made from thin metal sheets, such as ducts used in heating and air conditioning systems. Their median pay in 2017 was nearly $48,000
China is creating new headaches and uncertainty for the U.S. recycling market, following their decision to stop accepting the import of scrap metal. Now with a trade war escalating between the U.S. and China, the recycling industry could be facing even more challenges. The solution may not come from a sudden change of heart within
A growing number of people think we have a serious plastics problem. And a lot of the frustration has been directed against something in particular: plastic straws. In part, this issue has been about something else: recycling rates for plastics that need improving. We all know that unlike some other products, virtually all plastics end