Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials.
Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered metals, and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling.
Scrap is often generated as a byproduct of the manufacturing process , this is called prime or industrial scrap.
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- Farms and Ranches
Scrap metal recycling is a process as well as being the basis for a powerful industry.
Scrap metal recycling involves the recovery and processing of scrap metal from end-of-life products or structures, as well as from manufacturing scrap, so that it can be introduced as a raw material in the production of new goods.
It can be recycled repeatedly with no degradation of its properties.
It provides the raw material for new products, while offering a much lower carbon footprint and more efficient utilization of resources than new material.
The scrap metal process involves several steps.
It starts with collection.
At the micro level, scrap metal collectors pick up small quantities of scrap for sale to scrap yards.
Metal is also recovered from larger generators by larger scrap dealers, or through curbside recycling.
Metals are then sorted, baled for shipment, shredded, and then melted.
A purification process can involve the use of electrolysis, powerful magnet systems or other technologies.
