What’s happening in the world of scrap recycling—and what’s around the corner?
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Halloween is the holiday where people love to celebrate with spooky decorations and costumes. What’s really frightening about Halloween, however, is the volume of Halloween costumes that get thrown away. For people interested in reducing waste headed to...
As a scrap metal recycler, the logistics of how you dispatch trucks and containers to pick up and deliver material has a significant impact on your bottom line. Logistics is how you manage the transportation and storage of your material, from its point of origin to...
New start-up scrap metal recycling businesses will often open their doors using spreadsheets and other paper documents to run their operations. With the high cost of machinery and labor, doing manual record keeping appears to keep costs down. As a scrap yard...
Labor Day is a 131-year-old tradition in the United States, providing citizens with an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of the American worker. In the scrap metal recycling industry, worker safety has long been a top priority. As people get...
Metals theft has been an ongoing issue for the scrap metal recycling industry. Today recyclers are facing a new twist on this age-old problem. Theft of truckloads of copper scrap has increased as the price of copper has increased. Cargo...