Steel companies prefer ferrous metal recycling not only for economic and financial reasons but also the fact that it is environment-friendly. Carbon dioxide emission during production is lesser and use of energy and water is also much lower. In 2008 alone, steel industry generated about 40% of its total production from scrap ferrous metals. At the same time, recycling ferrous metals are so much more convenient primarily because its intrinsic physical properties are not affected even undergoing chemical processes.
It is easy to detect which metals are ferrous. Most of these ferrous metals that are heavily recycled are containers, cans, automobile parts, appliances and stainless steel. Before deciding to discard some of these metals, you might want to consider selling it to your local recycling companies. This is one way of generating extra income while getting rid of your unwanted metal garbage at home or in your business.
Larger bulk of ferrous metals can earn you a lot of money. Scrap metal recycling centers have advanced weighing scale. These ferrous metals are weighed by pounds. If you want to know the estimated amount you can earn from your collected ferrous metals, call the nearest ferrous metal recycling company for their pricing. Some of these companies offer pickup services so you do not have to go to their centers. Just give them a call and they will pick them up for you.