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  2. Recycling by material - Wikipedia

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    Recycling is via a steelworks: scrap is either remelted in an electric arc furnace (90-100% scrap), or used as part of the charge in a Basic Oxygen Furnace (around 25% scrap). [20] Any grade of steel can be recycled to top quality new metal, with no 'downgrading' from prime to lower quality materials as steel is recycled repeatedly. 42% of ...

  3. Wrecking yard - Wikipedia

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    A scrapyard is a recycling center that buys and sells scrap metal. Scrapyards are effectively a scrap metal brokerage. [1] They typically buy any base metal. For example, iron, steel, stainless steel, brass, copper, aluminum, zinc, nickel, and lead would all be found at a modern-day scrapyard. Scrapyards will often buy electronics, appliances ...

  4. Scrap - Wikipedia

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    Scrap metal rusts in the snow (Finland) The metal recycling industry encompasses a wide range of metals. The more frequently recycled metals are scrap steel, iron (ISS), lead, aluminum, copper, stainless steel, and zinc. Steel [10] is the most recycled due to its sustainable properties. There are two main categories of metals: ferrous and non ...

  5. Vehicle recycling - Wikipedia

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    Modern vehicle recycling attempts to be as cost-effective as possible in recycling those residual materials. [1] Currently, 75% of the materials can be recycled, with the remaining 25% ending up in landfill. [2] As the most recycled consumer product, end-of-life vehicles provide the steel industry with more than 14 million tons of steel per ...

  6. Recycling by product - Wikipedia

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    Domestic recycling is commonly available for Iron [13] and steel, aluminium [13] and in particular beverage and food cans. In addition, building metals such as copper, [14] zinc [15] and lead [16] are readily recyclable through specialised companies. In the UK, these are usually either specialised scrap dealers or car breakers.

  7. Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries - Wikipedia

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    Electronic scrap recycling is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing segments of the scrap recycling industry and generated an estimated revenue of more than $5.2 billion to the U.S. economy in 2010, employed more than 30,000 full-time employees in the private sector and when non-profit organizations are included, more than 45,000 people; and collected and processed domestically more than ...