PRODUCTS
Each ton of secondary material we produce reduces large amounts of emissions, energy usage, and landfill compared to primary production.
NEWS & INSIGHTS
The Importance of Recycling Metal
It’s more than possible for us to be recycling metal and transform metals into new metals of equivalent quality.
The recycling industry as a whole is a net contributor to the UK’s trade balance, helping the nation meet end-of-life objectives in cars, packaging and electrical appliances. The direct result being the production of raw secondary materials used as part of the manufacturing process which allows for a sizeable decrease in the usage of natural energy and organic resources.
What are the environmental benefits of recycling metal?
This is pretty obvious however, for the sake of those who might be new to the concept of recycling metal entirely, I shall start off as so. Using scrap metal – often referred to as ‘ secondary raw materials ‘ – implies that the production of fresh metals requires fewer natural resources (which are finite, valuable, and expensive to obtain).
Every year in the UK approximately two million cars reach the end of their lifespan. Because of the potential toxins stored inside their material, these old vehicles will be considered an environmental hazard until they are dismantled. Continuing recycling is essential with scrap metal in abundance. The figures are too large to be ignored.
In the recycling metal method, as opposed to metals produced from virgin materials, up to 95 per cent less energy is consumed. The use of recycled metals, according to EU reports, decreases CO2 emissions by an incredible 200 million tons per year, while recycled steel lowers air pollution by 86% and water pollution by 76%.
To sum up, recycling metals enables us to safeguard the environment, to decrease energy waste and to promote an essential workforce.
What Are The Benefits To The Economy?
The recycling metal industry is a significant sector globally. Nearly 10 million tons of metal are recycled in the UK every year. Up to 90 per cent of metal recycled in the UK is exported for profit, contributing much more than domestic markets currently do. This places the UK among the world’s top five exporters of scrap metal.
While the United Kingdom economy has slowed and the steel industry has declined, the metal production and export market continues to expand. The recycling metal industry adds considerably to the economy’s value in this regard.
Furthermore, as vehicle components can be recovered and reused, motorists are supplied with a cost-effective manner of purchasing components or entire cars – another net contribution to economic health.
Metal recycling is a growing contributor to the health of the environment and manufacturing in the UK. Local spaces are protected from discarded debris, an enormous workforce is kept in employment and energy is saved routinely by the UK metal recycling industry’s support.
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