Here is a little history of What is Scrap and Where does it come from. Whats important to remember is that, unlike waste, scrap is processed into tradable and highly valued commodities that manufacturers use as raw material inputs to make new products. There are two major sources of scrap supply. Obsolete scrap comes from a wide range of used products including end-of-life cars and trucks, old newspapers and magazines, used appliances, demolished buildings, used beverage containers, consumer goods and much more. In addition, scrap generated by the manufacturing process, also known as prompt, prime or new scrap, comes in a variety of forms including metal clippings, stampings and turnings, to name just a few. Because new products are continually entering the marketplace, scrap recyclers need to be extremely innovative in order to keep up with commodity and end-use market developments. Broadly speaking, scrap can be grouped into categories including: Ferrous Scrap, which includes items made from iron and steel like old automobiles and machinery; nonferrous scrap made of other metals such as aluminium, copper, lead, zinc, nickel and tin; electronic scrap including old Tvs, computers, cell phones and other electronic equipment; as well as non metallic scrap such as recovered paper and fiber, plastics, rubber and tires, glass and textiles. If you want information about how scrap is processed, traded and used, we will be posting it next week.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:45:21 +0000