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Safety Tips for Scrap Metal Recyclers
Recycling scrap metal can be lucrative and even fun, but it is important to know of the possible dangers and risks associated with scrap metal recycling as well. Knowledge of the risks allows you to better prepare yourself to gather, clean, and transport metal in the safest way possible—for you and those around you. With these safety tips (and perhaps a quick look back at our post about radioactive scrap metals) you are ready to hit the road.
Radioactive Scrap Metal
Because of various factors, including oil processing equipment use and nuclear waste disposal, some scrap metal can become contaminated with radiation. Most scrap metal recycling facilities in Dallas, including Encore, cannot recycle this type of material—and even those rare facilities that can recycle radioactive scrap metal have special procedures in place that often affect the value of the metal.
Penny Scrapping Controversy
One of the biggest areas of contention in the scrap metal community involves the collection of copper pennies. Here's some background on the subject to help you form your own opinions. But let us state clearly at the very beginning: scrapping or melting down a copper penny to be scrapped is currently illegal.
Do Recycling Costs Outweigh the Benefits?
Many often wonder whether or not recycling costs may actually cancel out the environmental benefits. This is especially true for scrap metal recycling, which is more difficult for individuals and expensive for industry in most cases, than plastic or cardboard recycling is. A true cost-benefit analysis that takes all factors into consideration, though, will always show that the benefits of recycling, including scrap metal recycling, truly do outweigh recycling costs—for individuals, the recycling industry, and the planet.
Top 3 Things You Don’t Know About Scrap Metal Recycling on Construction Sites
Every responsible construction business has two goals: make a profit and limit its negative impact on the environment. The same goes for demolition crews. One of the best ways to protect the environment while offsetting the cost of equipment and labor on a given job is to recycle scrap metal with a local Dallas scrap recycler.
How to Recycle Steel In Dallas, Texas
Recycling steel is great for the environment, and it's also one of the most valuable metals to recycle. If you want to make some extra money recycling metal, or you're just interested in how scrap metal recycling works, steel is a great place to start learning.
Scrap Metal Recycling Benefits for Small Business
Dallas scrap metal recycling facilities offer huge benefits for small businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. No matter what kind of business you own, you probably have some recyclable scrap metal—meaning you can make some extra money while improving the environment.
What Determines the Price of Scrap Metal?
Scrap metal price is determined by the type of metal, location, quantity, and current market value. Copper sells for more than aluminum; scrap metal sells for more here in Dallas than in Mumbai, India; and a ton of scrap metal will sell for more than a few pounds. As for current market value, you can follow the "spot price" of a given metal. Spot price is the price that companies pay for pure ingots of a metal.