by Peel Blog Editor | Jul 18, 2022 | Core Company Values, Good Recycling Practices, Recycling History, Scrap Metal Prices, Urban Mining
Where has all the time gone? I find myself asking that question more and more these days. As of this summer, Peel Scrap going into its 33rd year in the scrap metal recycling business. The Past 1990 was when we had our humble beginning. The partner Jeff Shaffer and I...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Mar 17, 2014 | Recycling History, Scrap Copper Recycling, Scrap Metal Recycling
What’s Putting The Brakes On Copper Prices This Time Around? Spoiled by a successive number of mild winters, this winter has been one of the worst we have seen in some time. Although we are an all- weather sport, the severe cold and storms have been hard on both our...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Sep 24, 2012 | Good Recycling Practices, Recycling History, Scrap Metal Theft, Urban Mining
Pop Up Scrap Yards: Not So Much Nike Pop Up Store in Tokyo One of the newer innovations that we have seen in retailing over the past few years is the development of “Pop-up Stores”. You will recognize these, as they seem to just appear in a particular space for...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Jun 14, 2012 | Company News, Recycling History, Urban Mining
The Future Of Scrap Metal Recycling – A Global Perspective All of us at Peel Scrap Metal like to take the time to talk with our customers. Some of us, because of the nature of our work, are less able to do this but our buyers and managers certainly always try to make...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Apr 2, 2012 | Company News, Electronic Scrap Recycling, Good Recycling Practices, Recycling History, Uncategorized, Urban Mining, Weigh Scales
Easily the busiest pieces of equipment at any scrap metal recycling operation are the weigh scales. Scales…One of Our Weighter Blog Posts, If You’ll Pardon The Pun. They provide the defining measurement for all material trading, both buying and selling. There’s...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Mar 20, 2012 | Good Recycling Practices, Recycling History, Sustainability, Urban Mining
When we started our business in 1990, the work was more physical and the regulatory environment was less intrusive. Today, we have more equipment to handle the physical load but we are surrounded by a sea of regulations involving such policy areas as human resources,...
