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Famous Metal Sculptures and Statues
Tucson Iron & Metal makes it easy to turn scrap metal into cash, but have you ever wondered what else that hunk of scrap metal in your backyard can get…
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How Often Can You Recycle Different Items?
Recycling is a violent practice, but it needs to be in order to reshape and reform recyclables into raw materials ready for manufacturing or repurposing. This is why some materials…
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The U.S. Scrap Market Generates Billions Annually
Earlier this year, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) released an Economic Impact Study revealing that the industry generates more than $105 billion in annual economic activity in the…
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A Brief Look at the History of Recycling
Although recycling may seem like a modern concept, it’s actually be around for thousands of years. There was a time when virtually everyone practiced recycling in some form, and not…
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Interesting Facts about Brass
If you need cash to pay bills, buy gifts, or you just want some extra spending money in your wallet, metal recycling in Tucson is a fast and easy way…
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Is Copper the New Gold?
Lots of things are new these days—40 is the new 30, orange is the new black, and copper may just be the world’s new gold. There’s no denying that gold…
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A Look at Copper’s Scrap Value
All types of scrap metal can be recycled for reuse in new items. In particular, copper has been recycled since ancient times, with famous examples of copper recycling including the…
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Requirements of a Scrap Metal Business
Scrap metal businesses play an important role in scrap metal recycling. Such businesses primarily collect or purchase scrap metal, then sell the materials to a recycling plant. Because scrap metal…
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What Happens to Recycled Metals After Collection?
Scrap metal recycling is the process of reclaiming metals from manufactured items for use in new products. Collection is merely the first step in metal recycling; once recyclable metals have…
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Interesting Facts about Copper
Copper is a soft, malleable metal with both high electrical and thermal conductivity. Anthropological findings suggest that copper was the first metal ever manipulated by humans. Because of its value,…
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