by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Dec 14, 2011 | Recycling History, Recycling Non-Ferrous Metals, Scrap Metal Recycling, Scrap Wire Recycling, Uncategorized, Urban Mining
Recycling has been around for a quite a while. We know this because archeologists have discovered that in periods when resources were scarce they find less waste at archeological sites. In fact, researchers suggest that recycling may date back as far as 400 BC. They...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Jun 1, 2011 | Company News, Good Recycling Practices, Scrap Copper Recycling, Scrap Metal Recycling, Scrap Metal Tips and Tricks, Scrap Wire Recycling
It’s Not as Scary As It Sounds At the moment, we are in the process of installing new and very powerful air pollution control equipment at our wire processing facility. Commonly referred to as a ‘baghouse’, this equipment is much more than a gigantic vacuum...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | May 17, 2011 | Electronic Scrap Recycling, Good Recycling Practices, Scrap Wire Recycling
Increasingly common in our green vocabulary are phrases like Product Stewardship, Extended Producer Responsibility and Original Equipment Manufacturer. These are all phrases used to promote the idea that responsibility for a product must ultimately extend to everyone...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | May 5, 2011 | Scrap Wire Recycling, Urban Mining
The recycling process often generates its own stream of by-products which also require innovative solutions. Although our primary focus at Peel Scrap Metal is metal recycling, we increasingly have an interest in plastics since the introduction of our chopping line for...
