Blog
How aluminium contributes to a circular recycling economy
Many of the food and drink products we buy are packaged in cans made from either aluminium or steel. Both materials can be recycled after we have finished with them to make either new cans or other products.
In this article we are focusing on aluminium. This is because aluminium cans are one of the most cost-effective items to recycle, due to its value and its high volume. We also look at the economic effect of reduced use of aluminium cans, and the benefits of recycling aluminium.
What common metals can be recycled?
Can metal be recycled?
Yes, almost all metals can be recycled. This is because their properties are not diminished during the recycling process. Recycled materials like copper and aluminium can have a quick turnover in the circular economy.
How is metal recycled and how does it work?
Metal is currently one of the biggest recycling sectors in the UK. This is because, as a raw material metals can be easily recycled without damaging its original properties.
Aside from the environmental benefits that come from recycling metal, there are several advantages to recycling metal, including:
How to Sort Metal for Scrap
There are many reasons to start recycling your scrap metal. It’s extremely good for the environment, and it can be a great way to earn a bit of extra money from items that would simply be lying around your house collecting rust and dust.
You could turn your scrap into good money quite easily by selling to a local scrap metal yard like ASM Metal Recycling. Recycling metal is much cheaper than mining new metal, so scrap is in high demand within the industry. Yards like ours always prefer customers to have sorted their scrap before they come to us – it makes our job easier, and will get you a better price.
How to classify the different types of waste your business produces
Before any waste a business produces is retrieved for recycling and disposal, the different types of waste need to be classified. This classification of waste process enables waste transporters and recyclers, such as ASM Metal Recycling, to determine how to handle the waste while it is being disposed.
As a business with commercial waste, you have a duty of care to sort and store waste safely and securely whilst you wait for its collection. For every load of waste that leaves your premises, it’s important to make a waste transfer consignment note. This should be easily accessible should your local council or the Environment Agency ask for proof of its disposal in the future.
Previous 5 entries | Page 1 of 10 | Next 5 entries
Recent posts
- How does metal recycling benefit the economy and the environment?
- 5 common metals that can be recycled
- How does metal recycling work?
- How to Sort Metal for Scrap
- How to classify the different types of waste your business produces
- What is WEEE waste?
- Can iron be recycled in the UK?
- What has the most copper in it to scrap?
- How to better understand scrap metal pricing
- Is there a link between copper and brass prices?
- How to make money from cable scrap
- How many different types of copper are there?
- What can I sell to a scrap metal yard?
- Preparing for the collection of scrap metal
- How scrap metal prices have changed in the past decade