{"id":1809,"date":"2023-08-12T15:55:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T15:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/?p=1809"},"modified":"2023-08-12T15:55:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T15:55:28","slug":"why-recycle-commercial-scrap-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/blog\/why-recycle-commercial-scrap-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Recycle Commercial Scrap Steel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steel is one of the most common metals currently used around the world.\u00a0 Even though steel typically doesn\u2019t get a lot of money in return, it\u2019s incredibly important to recycle.\u00a0 Manufacturers in the Phoenix area can greatly benefit from recycling steel in all forms.\u00a0 Steel can be melted down and repurposed again and again.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recycled steel is cost-effective for manufacturers compared to purchasing new steel made from raw materials.\u00a0 98% of mined iron ore goes into manufacturing steel.\u00a0 When mining new iron ore for steel, the detrimental effects on the environment are vast.\u00a0 Mining can deplete the land of its natural resources.\u00a0 Toxic runoff from mines can damage the water, soil, air, and wildlife whose natural habitat has been disturbed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Where Can I Find Scrap Steel?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Steel &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Steel can be found in automobiles, food packaging, and pretty much everywhere in between.\u00a0 Phoenix is booming in tech businesses at the moment and just surpassed Philadelphia as America\u2019s 5th largest city.\u00a0 This allows for an endless supply of scrap steel among a variety of industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automobiles\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercial buildings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small and large appliances<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction materials<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food packaging<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home furnishings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paint cans<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aerosol cans<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electrical equipment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Stainless Steel &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stainless steel which can withhold high heat temperatures is prevalent within commercial kitchens. This includes countertops, pots and pans, sinks, shelving, and prep stations.\u00a0 It\u2019s found in the aerospace industry used for equipment and parts in engines and airplanes.\u00a0 Stainless steel is also found in structural items within some buildings being used for railings, benches, door handles, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Carbon Steel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Carbon steels account for 90% of total steel production.\u00a0 Recyclable steel can be found within construction settings, and the structures of skyscrapers, bridges, railroads, rail spikes, and pipelines.\u00a0 It can also be found in vehicles, especially within coil springs, leaf springs, axles, and steering shafts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your business create steel waste? Give us a call and we\u2019ll show you how you can efficiently recycle your scrap steel metals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devic-earth.com\/blog\/the-steel-industry-in-india-a-sustainability-review-and-best-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.devic-earth.com\/blog\/the-steel-industry-in-india-a-sustainability-review-and-best-practices\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/eco-tech\/basics-recycling-scrap-metal-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/earth911.com\/eco-tech\/basics-recycling-scrap-metal-money\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeitfrommetal.com\/where-to-find-high-carbon-steel-scrap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/makeitfrommetal.com\/where-to-find-high-carbon-steel-scrap\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steel is one of the most common metals currently used around the world.\u00a0 Even though steel typically doesn\u2019t get a lot of money in return, it\u2019s incredibly important to recycle.\u00a0 Manufacturers in the Phoenix area can greatly benefit from recycling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1467,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-steel-recycling"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1809","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=1809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1810,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1809\/revisions\/1810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolidatedresources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}