{"id":1781,"date":"2023-03-01T01:43:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T01:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/?p=1781"},"modified":"2023-03-01T01:44:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T01:44:45","slug":"scrap-metal-recycling-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/blog\/scrap-metal-recycling-and-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrap Metal Recycling and Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your industrial Phoenix business recycle its scrap metal?\u00a0 If so, you\u2019re choosing to make a sustainable business decision.\u00a0 Perhaps your business uses recycled metals for its manufactured products, utilizes clean energy sources, low emission delivery services, or prides itself on low waste.\u00a0 These are all signs of operating a sustainable business.\u00a0 Scrap metal recycling can be a great way to dip your toe into sustainability initiatives.\u00a0 Sustainability may sound like a buzzword but it has great meaning behind it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Sustainability?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sus\u00b7tain\u00b7a\u00b7ble s\u0259\u02c8st\u0101n\u0259b(\u0259)l\/ adjective<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Avoid the Depletion of Natural Resources<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mining for raw ore <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal can be extracted)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is incredibly invasive.\u00a0 In order to extract raw materials from the earth, miners not only need to remove natural resources, but there are many other implications which follow shortly after.\u00a0 Toxic runoff from the mining practices can affect the soil, waterways, and wildlife, compromising all factors of our natural environment.\u00a0 It also releases metallic dust, asbestos-like materials, and toxic compounds into the air.\u00a0 The great thing about recycling metals is that they can be recycled indefinitely without their quality being impacted.\u00a0 From a financial standpoint, recycling can actually put money right back into your company\u2019s hands.\u00a0 Purchasing recycled materials does the very same thing, as digging for raw materials is very expensive, the recycled method is both cost-effective and eco-friendly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Conserve Energy<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, \u201crecycling a ton of steel conserves 1,400 lbs of coal, 2,500 lbs of iron ore, and 120 lbs of limestone; and can save enough electricity to power 18 million households for a year.\u201d\u00a0 Even the energy saved by recycling one single aluminum can is enough to power a television set for three hours.\u00a0 Newly extracted materials need to be processed in order to be ready for distribution.\u00a0 This is an energy-intensive process that is not necessary given the amount of recycled metals on the market.\u00a0 By upcycling and repurposing scrap metals, your business can lower its carbon footprint by cutting down on energy consumption.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Advertise Your Sustainability Practices\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wear SUSTAINABILITY as a badge of honor.\u00a0 Your customers want to hear about your business\u2019s efforts toward a greener planet.\u00a0 Let them know if you\u2019re exploring compostable packaging, using low-emission delivery methods, or upcycling waste; it\u2019s important to be transparent with your customer base.\u00a0 By choosing to conserve energy and not contribute to mining practices, your eco-friendly Maricopa organization can take a big step towards becoming a more sustainable industrial business.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Helpful industrial metal recycling resources:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/what-is-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/what-is-sustainability\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verichek.net\/scrap-metal-recycling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/verichek.net\/scrap-metal-recycling.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/the-benefits-of-aluminum-recycling-1204138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/the-benefits-of-aluminum-recycling-1204138<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does your industrial Phoenix business recycle its scrap metal?\u00a0 If so, you\u2019re choosing to make a sustainable business decision.\u00a0 Perhaps your business uses recycled metals for its manufactured products, utilizes clean energy sources, low emission delivery services, or prides itself [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-recycling-facts"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1781"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1786,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781\/revisions\/1786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}