Metal and Electronic Recycling Blog
What Is the Difference Between Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Scrap?
If you’ve ever cleaned out a garage or traded metal to a scrap yard, you’ve probably heard the terms ferrous and non-ferrous metals. These terms sound pretty technical, but the difference is simple—ferrous metals contain iron and non-ferrous metals don’t. In this...
How Do You Identify Copper, Brass, and Aluminum Scrap?
Techniques to Identify Scrap Metal There are quite a few ways to identify scrap metals, so you know exactly what you have! With metal recycling, the magnet test is always reliable. A magnet helps you easily separate ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals. Visually, it...
Why Is Proper Electronics Recycling Important for the Environment?
Stop letting that box of tangled chargers, old Nokia flip phones, and long forgotten about laptops sit in a box in your closet for those ‘just-in-case’ moments. Most of us are guilty of having a quiet tech graveyard of devices we no longer use but never quite dealt...