Scrap metal recycling programs can help non-profit and community groups raise funds and support the environment.
Scrap metal recycling is not only a responsible way to safely manage consumer and industrial waste, but it can also be a big money-maker for schools and other non-profits. Aluminum scrap metal is easy to collect and recycle and the value of the aluminum scrap can help create funds for community, education, and service groups. This is because aluminum scrap metal is one of the most commonly recycled metals in the United States. Aluminum scrap can be sourced from many consumer products including food and beverage cans, appliances, and other household goods. Aluminum scrap metal is a very efficient metal to recycle because it can be processed an indefinite number of times without losing any of its quality or integrity.
How it Works – Get Paid to Recycle
Aluminum scrap, like aluminum cans, is generally collected by scrap metal recycling facilities. The recycling company pays out a fee to the company or individual who brings it in, and then processes the scrap metal into a usable form for manufacturers. Schools, community programs, and other groups can organize their efforts to have members collect beverage and soda cans which can then be redeemed for cash. According to Earth911, the average employee consumes 2.5 beverages per day while at work – this equates to a lot of used cans that could be saved for profit. Each empty can is worth about 1 cent on the metal recycling market, and those pennies add up quickly.
Partner Up with Local Businesses
Programs can also work with local businesses to create can collection programs that will benefit the non-profit. For many companies, it is important to give back to the community, and a soda can recycling program is a great way to support a charity while at the same time helping the environment. The cans can be collected by offices, departments, or individuals and then given to the charity or community group to redeem at their local metal recycling facility like Ferrous Processing & Trading.
Ferrous Processing & Trading accepts all forms of aluminum scrap for processing. Once the scrap metal is collected, it is processed at one of the FPT facilities and prepared to be sold again and re-used by various industries including manufacturing and construction. Making new products from recycled aluminum scrap is ideal because it is generally more efficient than creating the products from virgin ore.
About Ferrous Processing & Trading
Ferrous Processing & Trading is one of North America’s premier processors, sellers, and recyclers of scrap metals of all kinds. They are supported by the unique skills and experience of the management, commercial, and operations teams. Their ownership assures both financial strength and a deep commitment to the industry and their customers. FPT’s reputation is built on the core values of integrity, expertise, responsiveness, and creativity in the scrap metal recycling industry.
Ferrous Processing & Trading is a key supplier to the metals industry of North America. They are also a major scrap metals management company for the U.S. auto industry. From every stage of the metal recycling process from the assembly line to the used parts pile then through the scrap processing yard and into the furnace, FPT has the right answers for handling and marketing metal.
Ferrous Processing & Trading
3400 E. Lafayette
Detroit, MI 48207
313-567-9710