Tales from the Scales: ScrapWare Blog
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2025 New Year’s Resolutions for Scrap Metal Recyclers: Part 1
As 2024 draws to a close, scrap metal recyclers in 2025 have an opportunity to reflect and set goals for the year ahead. The start of a new year is the time to refocus on growth and efficiency to boost your bottom line. According to financial and recycling industry...
Reducing Errors and Improving Accuracy: ScrapWare’s Impact on Quality Control
In today’s fast paced business environment, digital transformation is a necessity to stay ahead of the competition. For scrap metal recyclers, embracing digital solutions with software yields numerous benefits including reducing errors and improving accuracy...
Technological Advancements in Scrap Metal Sorting and Processing
The scrap metal recycling industry is taking advantage of emerging technologies in sorting, processing, AI, and data-driven analytics to improve recycling rates. Technological advancements in scrap metal processing include several different mechanisms to enhance the...
Data-Driven Recycling Software: Leveraging ScrapWare’s Truck Dispatch Module for Smarter Business Decisions
Recycling industry experts agree that a data-driven approach to recycling can bring greater efficiencies to waste and recycling operations and help improve recycling rates. In the scrap metal recycling industry, a major opportunity for using data to enhance efficiency...
Why the Aluminum Can Market is Booming: A Closer Look at Increased Demand
Demand for aluminum cans is continuing its upward trend fueled by consumer preferences, sustainability policies, and incorporation of new technologies. Industry observers cite research that says the aluminum can market is expected to skyrocket over the next ten...
A Partnership Approach: Working with ScrapWare to Achieve Your Business Goals
In today’s dynamic business environment, the needs of scrap metal recycling companies are always evolving. With changes in laws and regulations, the economy, the workforce, and the local business landscape, scrap metal recyclers need to be able to adjust their...
How High Copper Prices Are Fueling a Surge in EV Charging Station Cable Thefts
A new type of metal theft is on the rise. Across the country, thieves are stealing cables from electric vehicle charging stations. The EV charging station cables are filled with copper and as copper prices have risen, so has the theft of these...
Part 4 – Investing in Success: ScrapWare’s Signature Customer Support and Innovative Training Program
Your employees are most productive when they know how to use the tools and equipment needed to operate your scrapyard and when they know how to fix problems that may arise. That’s where ScrapWare comes in. In this fourth installment in our series, we look at...