Through our scrap metal recycling
program, we keep tons of valuable, usable waste out of landfills. Additionally, our recycling programs decrease the need for the mining of natural resources and lower greenhouse pollutant levels by reducing the demand for new metals. Energy conservation is another valuable benefit of recycling metal waste. According to the National Institutes of Health, aluminum can be recycled using only five percent of the energy it would take to create new material from raw resources. Manufacturing also requires a great deal of water, which is conserved during reprocessing. The recycling industry provides jobs for local workers and also contributes significantly to United States trade profits, with billions of dollars of materials being sold to recycling programs overseas.