{"id":1908,"date":"2023-02-23T15:49:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T13:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/?p=1908"},"modified":"2025-01-16T10:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:20:39","slug":"scrap-metal-recycling-and-its-importance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/scrap-metal-recycling-and-its-importance","title":{"rendered":"Scrap metal recycling and its importance"},"content":{"rendered":" \n    <div class=\"c-post--header\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/chatarra-reciclaje.jpg);\">\n        <a href=\"\" class=\"c-back-action\">\n            Go back        <\/a>\n        <h1>Scrap metal recycling and its importance<\/h1>\n\t\t<p class=\"c-post--author\">\n\t\t\tAuthor:\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/author\/scrapad-admin\/\">ScrapAd<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n        <div class=\"c-post--meta\">\n            <p>23\/02\/2023<\/p>\n            <div class=\"c-post--actions\">\n                <a onclick=\"window.print()\" class=\"c-article__action\">\n                    <i class=\"large material-icons icon\">print<\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                <a data-clipboard-text=\"\" class=\"c-article__action\">\n                    <i class=\"large material-icons icon\">content_copy<\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                <span class=\"c-article__action share__trigger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"large material-icons icon\">share<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"share__displays\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&amp;url=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=&amp;title=&amp;summary=&amp;source=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/linkedin.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"mailto:info@scrapad.com?&amp;cc=&amp;bcc=&amp;subject=&amp;body=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/email.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n \n    <section class=\"c-container \" style=\" background-color: #FBFBFB; background-size: cover; --xsPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --smPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --mdPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --lgPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --xlPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --xxlPadding: 80px 200px 80px 200px;  \">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-scrapad-blocks-container c-post\">\n<div class=\"c-article__desc wp-block-scrapad-blocks-article-desc\">\n<p>Scrap metal, as we mentioned in the post in which we talked about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/types-of-scrap-metal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">types of scrap metal<\/a>, is&nbsp;<strong>waste material made up of any type of substance or piece of metal<\/strong>. The vast majority of these components can be recycled, contributing to the circular economy and creating a more sustainable planet. Therefore, this time we are going to talk about&nbsp;<strong>scrap metal recycling<\/strong>, a fundamental part of the recycling sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scrap metal recycling process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The recycling of scrap metal and metals, as we have mentioned, is&nbsp;<strong>fundamental not only for the recycling sector, but also for the environment<\/strong>. At ScrapAd,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.scrapad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scrap marketplace<\/a>, we are aware of this and we attach great importance to it, as in this way we contribute to the care of our environment, as well as curbing the waste of natural raw materials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>scrap metal recycling process<\/strong>&nbsp;generally begins with the transfer of the material to&nbsp;<strong>specialised companies or waste managers<\/strong>, which are responsible for both the collection and its correct classification, treatment and recovery. In the following, we will explain each of these stages of the scrap recycling process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large w-100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/ebook-ewc-codes-scrap-metal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EN-EBOOK-LER-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EN-EBOOK-LER-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EN-EBOOK-LER-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EN-EBOOK-LER-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EN-EBOOK-LER.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the companies that produce or generate waste that usually contact the&nbsp;<strong>authorised waste managers<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/sell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sell the scrap metal<\/a>&nbsp;so that they can manage it in the appropriate manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entry of scrap metal into the recycling plant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The scrap metal is&nbsp;<strong>taken to the recycling plant<\/strong>, where the material is weighed on an approved scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unloading of the scrap metal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the metal material has been weighed on the scales, it is&nbsp;<strong>brought into the facilities<\/strong>&nbsp;so that it can be unloaded and sorted into the appropriate sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review and inspection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this step, the professionals of the plant are in charge of&nbsp;<strong>reviewing and inspecting all the material entering the recycling plant<\/strong>. In this way, they can&nbsp;<strong>appraise and value it<\/strong>&nbsp;in terms of the possibilities of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scrap metal trading<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sorting of the scrap metal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point,&nbsp;<strong>the scrap is sorted according to its type<\/strong>, i.e. ferrous scrap, non-ferrous scrap or mixed scrap. This is where the material goes through several stages:&nbsp;<strong>shredding, screening and separation<\/strong>. This is how they get each metal on the one hand, and on the other hand, any material that is not scrap (plastics, textiles, etc.). Once it has been sorted, it is handled and accumulated in piles so that it can leave the recycling plant having already been treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Output of the scrap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the material has been treated, it is&nbsp;<strong>loaded back onto trucks and transported to foundries<\/strong>&nbsp;to be turned into new products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is scrap recycling important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The recycling of these materials is&nbsp;<strong>very important in the sector<\/strong>, as a large part of the recycling that is carried out is of metallic materials. It also has a&nbsp;<strong>great environmental impact and economic savings<\/strong>. Reusing these materials means that extraction and subsequent primary production is not necessary, which implies very high investment and operating costs. On the other hand, CO2 emissions into the atmosphere are considerably reduced. In concrete terms, we know that manufacturing a new product from recycled material&nbsp;<strong>means 20% less emissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On an economic level, in 2021 in Spain it is estimated that&nbsp;<strong>the iron and steel industry recycled more than 11 million tonnes of scrap<\/strong>, i.e.&nbsp;<strong>60% of the waste that was recycled was metallic materials<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All metallic materials can be recycled<\/strong>. Some of them can even be recycled indefinitely without their quality and properties being affected, such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/iron-steel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iron and steel<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/what-are-epr-schemes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aluminum is sustainable<\/a>&nbsp;too, and other very common metals for recycling are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/copper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">copper<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/brass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brass<\/a>. On our blog, for example,&nbsp;you can learn how is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/aluminium-recycling-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aluminium recycling process<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/global-recycling-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global&nbsp;Recycling Day<\/a>&nbsp;also helps us to remember these values year after year to finally raise awareness among businesses and citizens alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.scrapad.com\/login-register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register for free<\/a>&nbsp;on ScrapAd, a platform for the sale and purchase of scrap metal. We also explain&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-sell-scrap-metal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to sell scrap metal<\/a>&nbsp;or the different&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/types-of-aluminum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">types of aluminum alloys<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact us<\/a>&nbsp;for any questions or doubts, we will be happy to help you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n    \n\n    <div class=\"c-container c-post--related\" style=\"background-color: #F7F5F2; --xsPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --smPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --mdPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --lgPadding: 72px 100px 72px 100px; --xlPadding: 72px 100px 72px 100px; --xxlPadding: 72px 100px 72px 100px;\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h3 class=\"c-article__side__heading\">Other posts that may interest you\u2026<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"scrapad-blocks-related glide\" data-autoplay=\"4000\" data-views-desktop=\"3\" data-views-tablet=\"2\" data-views-mobile=\"1\" data-mode=\"slider\">  \n            <div class=\"container glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\">\n                <div class=\"row slider-mobile glide__slides\">\n                                                                         \n                            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 glide__slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"c-blog__item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/innovation-in-metal-recycling-artificial-intelligence-robotics-and-emerging-technologies\/\" class=\"c-blog__item--inner\">\n            <div class=\"c-blog__item__header\">\n                <div\n                    class=\"c-blog__item__image\"\n                    style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_58J0671_2-0d3c326ba40c12cc.jpeg;\"\n                ><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"c-blog__item_body\">\n                    <h4 class=\"c-blog__item__title\">Innovation in metal recycling: Artificial intelligence, robotics, and emerging technologies<\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"c-blog__item__meta\">\n                        <span class=\"c-blog__item__date\">18\/03\/2025<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"c-blog__item__desc\">\n                    <p>In the UK, waste management is regulated by a number of pieces of legislation that set out specific obligations for waste brokers and dealers. 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