Metals are among the first materials to be captured in the recycling process. They are a great recyclable because of their high value, metal density lends to efficiency in transport, and the properties of metals allow them to recycled again and again. The scrap metal recycling in the United States is estimated to be a $20 billion industry, and metal recyclers in the U.S. handle about 120 million tons of recyclables each year. Some of these major recyclables are iron, steel, aluminum, copper, lead, and zinc.
Scrap metal is generated as a by-product of industrial manufacturing, construction and demolition, and the disposal of obsolete metal products. It is a continuous resource made from appliances, buildings, bridges, airplanes, old cars and more. Scrap metal is truly one of our our most precious resources because it will never be depleted, and it can be remelted and reshaped into new products countless times.
We pride ourselves on the ability to handle, process, and market every grade of your metal scrap. Here is some of the scrap products we buy:
Ferrous Metals
- Industrial Scrap – Stamping Scrap, busheling, turnings, punchings, steel solids, automotive scrap, scrap assemblies, tooling, scrap coils
- Sheet Iron – Appliances, maintenance scrap, sheet metal, automobiles, office furniture, small machinery
- Unprepared Ferrous Grades – Beams, angle iron, plate, racking, tolling/dies, large breakable cast, demolition scrap, obsolete plant equipment, unclean motors, unprepared cast iron, motor blocks
- Prepared Ferrous Grades- Heavy melt, foundry steel, plate & structural, clean auto cast, mixed cast.
- Foundry by-products – Gates & risers, spills, scrap castings
Non-Ferrous Metals
- Copper – All grades; bare bright, clean copper, insulated copper wire etc.
- Brazz/bronze – Yellow brass, red brass, aluminum bronze, engineered grades, brass clips, hard brass, and more.
- Aluminum – Industrial grades: 5052, 3003, 2025, turnings etc; Extrusions: 6061, 6063; Secondary grades: cast, sliding, sheet, clip etc.
- Mixed Metal Grades – Catalytic converters, starters, alternators, radiators, electric motors, sealed units, and more!
- Miscellaneous – Lead strips, misc. lead, range lead, wheel weights, die cast, magnesium, zinc turnings
What Does ASR Offer?
ASR is a full-service processor utilizing scrap shredders, balers, shears, flatteners and cutting edge metal separation technologies. These capabilities enable us to provide our customers with the highest possible value from their scrap metal streams. We help you handle the difficult problem of developing a metal recycling program, putting money back into your pocket in the process. We differentiate ourselves from our competitors by properly educating you on the various grades of metal scrap, and the market for those products.
Scrap Metal Recycling Facts
- Recycling one tonne of steel saves 1,136 kg of iron ore, 454 kg of coal and 418 kg of limestone.
- Recycling iron and aluminum can be benefit local construction project such as roads and bridges.
- Scrap metals are refashioned for use in creating bikes, cars, aircraft and other modes of transportation.
- Scrap metal recycling helps reduce Co2 emissions created through mining, transport and smelting.
- Scrap metal recycling is good for the national economy through increased local employment.
