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Metal Recycling FAQ

Read Some Useful Information About Metal Recycling

Recycling protects the environment by reducing waste and increasing material utility. Understanding recycling is just as important as the act of recycling. Here's a list of facts to help you understand the importance of recycling.
  • Due to the ability to incorporate magnets in the waste stream separation process, iron and steel are the world’s most recycled materials and among the easiest materials to reprocess.
  • 42% of crude steel is made from recycled materials.
  • The aluminum can is the most recycled consumer product in the United States.
  • The aluminum beverage can industry uses more aluminum than any other industry.
  • Only about 30% of all metal is recycled; the remaining 70% is used only once and then thrown away. After five cycles, only 0.25% (a quarter of one percent) of the original metal remains in circulation.
  • When you throw away an aluminum can, you are wasting a large amount of energy that’s equivalent to filling up that same can with gasoline and pouring it on the ground.
  • A recycled aluminum container can be back on the supermarket shelf in just 60 days.
  • In the United States, over 100 million tin and steel cans are used every day.
  • Mining wastes, air pollution, and water pollution are reduced by about 70% when a steel mill uses recycled metal scraps.
  • Huge magnets collect millions of steel cans every day by pulling them out of the garbage.
  • Over 60% of all cans in a supermarket are made of steel.
Copper

What Metal Items Do We Buy?

We buy ferrous and nonferrous metal items. All CRV products must have the recycle logo and be clearly marked with the CRV logo.

Below are a few examples of the items we purchase. If you don’t see what you are looking to recycle, contact our friendly staff through email or phone.
  • Copper
  • Aluminum
  • Brass
  • Radiator
  • Stainless steel
Scrap metal

Metal Recycling in Three Easy Steps

At American Metal Recycling, we are passionate about environmental cleanup. Join our quest to keep our environment safe by following these simple steps:
  1. Collect residential and commercial metal scraps and bring them to us
  2. We’ll weigh and examine your scrap metal
  3. Receive cash in hand
Call us to learn more 
about metal recycling! 
909-988-8000
Our family-owned company has been in business since 1987.

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