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Recycling Aluminum and Tin Cans

12/23/2011

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One effective way of conserving energy and resources and reducing waste disposal and labor costs is by can recycling. Aluminum and tin can recycling has been one of the most successful examples of reusing products. The difference between aluminum cans and tin cans is that tin cans are magnetized. The industry of can recycling has often created a lot of revenue because of the high demand of these metal products and their high market value. Scrap aluminum has always kept its strong price in the market, as compared to other recycled products.

Local programs have often started with aluminum cans for their recycling initiatives. Some states even offer a refund incentive for every aluminum can recycled. One important tip in recycling aluminum cans is to make sure that they’re clean and dry before sending them out. This would also prevent odors and insects problems and give them a higher value. Aluminum companies have different requests on can recycling. Lower volume processors usually flatten cans before selling them to wholesalers while larger recycling operators will collect the aluminum cans in bales before sending them to aluminum consumers. Almost 50 percent of aluminum cans are being recycled.

When it comes to tin can recycling, the products should also be emptied, rinsed and have labels removed before sending the cans to recycling plants. Since the cans might have sharp edges, wear gloves when handling them. They’re collected in bales or high density bricks to be sent to steel mills. Like recycling aluminum, steel mills have their own preferences when it comes to these recycled products. It has to a tight bale especially when it’s delivered on a flatbed truck.  Another way of can recycling is finding another use for them around the house. Used tin cans can decorated with paint and then used as storage outdoors. Local facilities can provide more assistance regarding their collection and can recycling guidelines.

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Learning about Brass Recycling

12/8/2011

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The brass industry relies on brass recycling since producing new copper and zinc materials is more costly and wasteful. Making brass products out of recycled materials is the more sustainable and cost-efficient approach. The more useful properties of brass are usually its attractive color and easy shaping and bending qualities. They’re used in car radiators because of its high thermal conductivity. There also have been experiments where brass bolts and handles in doors are less conducive for germs and bacteria compared to their steel counterparts.

One of the most common is the yellow brass is used in faucets and household plumbing. Another type is the red brass used in sprinklers and valves, is the most commonly recycled, although it has lesser use than other brass products. The reddish tint is due to the higher concentration of copper and smaller tin or lead in its composition. The semi-red brass is the more common and cheaper form of red brass. There is also the gold-colored brass seen in door bolts and handles, buttons, zip fasteners, and light fittings. Aluminum is added to the alloy to improve resistance to corrosion while manganese, iron, tin is added for strength.

These objects have valuable properties that cannot just be thrown away because they can also serve other purposes after they’ve been recycled. The discarded parts of taps, faucets, pipes or brass ornaments can be sent to a scrap metal recycling center where they will be sorted and processed for other uses. Brass recycling is one of the sustainable ways of reducing materials ending up wasted on a landfill. Brass, like any other metal, can be recycled over and over and still retain its valuable composition.

The price of brass depends on its weight. There are brass recycling centers which arrange pick up and offer additional payment for larger volumes of scrap material. These prices still change depending on their market value. Brass recycling centers may be mandated by local and state laws to keep records of all recycled products that goes through their facilities. 

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