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Artificial Intelligence Innovations Fuel Improvements in Electronic Waste Recycling

by ScrapWare | Aug 13, 2022 | Articles

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being developed and deployed to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the world today.  In the United States, entrepreneurs, researchers and recyclers are pursuing efforts using AI in emerging technology to improve a vexing...

A Look Back in Time:  80 Years Ago in Scrap Metal Recycling History

by ScrapWare | Jul 31, 2022 | Articles

Reduce, reuse and recycle is a well-known mantra today.  Recycling is required in many municipalities and most Americans consider it a civic duty to their community and the environment to recycle. This wasn’t always the case, however. Although scrap...

Share Vital Information More Efficiently with ScrapMail™

by ScrapWare | Jul 16, 2022 | Articles

WFH—working from home—is an aspect of our business landscape that appears here to stay. What took hold during the COVID-19 pandemic was already brewing as employers tried to offer flexible options to their workers. Even though many employees are back in the office...

Industry, Consumer Steps Needed to Combat Scrap Yard Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

by ScrapWare | Jun 26, 2022 | Articles

The proliferation of lithium-ion batteries and the fire hazard they create are an increasing problem for the scrap metal recycling industry. More and more products are made with lithium-ion batteries and most consumers don’t have readily available, convenient means to...

“Copper as Canvas” Demonstrates Artistic Side of the Valuable Metal

by ScrapWare | Jun 20, 2022 | Articles

From gutters to high-end cookware, electrical wiring and piping, copper is a versatile metal valued for its strength, durability and endless recyclability.  Sixteenth century artists had another use for the red metal—as a base for museum quality oil...