MIM Metal Recycling

08/06/2015

One man's trash is another man's treasure. Hit the jackpot.

08/06/2015

Mixed brass that needs to be sorted. Any volunteers ??

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08/06/2015

Aluminum rims. Busy day today scraping out the rims.

07/28/2015

Fun Facts:

DID YOU KNOW:

The United States annually recycles enough copper to provide the copper content for 25,000 Statues of Liberty.

– Copper and copper alloy scrap provides almost half of the copper consumed in the United States each year.

– The United States provides more than 20 percent of the world supply of recovered copper.

– The recycling rate for aluminum cans jumped seven points to 65.1 percent in 2011 as nearly 61 billion cans were recycled in the U.S.

– In 2011 the United States domestically recycled aluminum cans saved the energy equivalent of 17 million barrels of gasoline — enough to fuel more than one million vehicles on the road for 12 months.

– Energy saved using aluminum scrap vs. virgin materials is up to 92 percent.

– Lead-acid batteries, a primary use for lead, have a 98 percent recycling rate.

– A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the grocery shelf in as little as 60 days.

– An estimated 85 to 90 percent of all automotive aluminum is recovered and recycled.

In 2012, the U.S. scrap industry processed (exports plus domestic recycled):
• 5.4 million metric tons of aluminum
• 2.0 million metric tons of copper
• 1.2 million metric tons of lead
• 240,000 metric tons of zinc
• 2 million tons of nickel/stainless steel

http://iscrapapp.com/blog/scrap-metal-facts-this-america-recycles-day/

This America Recycles Day, the iScrap App Team wanted to share scrap metal facts and figures with you. The metal recycling industry contributes a lot to our recycling efforts in the US.

07/23/2015

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07/22/2015

New addition to MIM Metals Recycling

07/22/2015