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“Creative Innovation” is the theme for Global Recycling Day 2023, celebrated Saturday March 18 this year. Now, in its fifth year, this annual event seeks to recognize the importance of recycling around the world and encourage efforts to increase recycling...
Software is an important investment for scrap metal recycling companies to boost efficiency and profitability. Unlike yard equipment or a truck fleet, the intangible nature of software can make choosing the right recycling software solution challenging. Below are 11...
A giant ship abandoned off the coast of Brazil poses a severe environmental hazard and illustrates the enormous recycling problem of how to safely and sustainably recycle large ships. The ship, embroiled in an international environmental dispute, is a retired...
Material flowing into and out of a scrapyard is the heartbeat of a recycling business. An indicator of how successful that business will be is how it manages this inventory. The development of technology and analytics over the past several years has demonstrated that...
Equipment will rust, vehicles will break down and burned-out bulbs must be replaced. Business owners understand the need to maintain physical components of their operations. Computer software, on the other hand, is a less tangible business tool where...
Now is the time to ring in the new year for everyone, including scrap metal recyclers. The year 2023 provides new opportunities to improve your workplace and boost your bottom line. Below are some New Year’s resolutions scrap metal recyclers can consider to make...
The holiday gift-giving season is here! Usable items made from metal are durable, practical, affordable and unique. If you are looking for gifts that are personal, good for the environment and available at various price points, art and usable items made...
Reduce, reuse, recycle! November 15 is National Recycling Day, a commemorative day set aside to recognize the importance of recycling to our environment and our economy. National Recycling Day was established 25 years ago, in 1997, by the National Recycling...
You can start your day with coffee, enjoy sparkling water for lunch, a cocktail before or wine with dinner and sip an herbal tea before bed—and today you can consume all these beverages out of an aluminum can. The estimated demand for aluminum cans is expected...
It was roughly 150 years ago, Oct. 8, 1871, when a cow kicked over a lantern in the O’Leary barn on the southwest side of Chicago, igniting the Great Chicago Fire. The fire burned for three days, destroyed more than 17,000 structures, and killed about 300...