Composite fiber recycling facility / Eurogroup

According to the company, the recycled materials are suitable for a variety of non-structural and structural applications across a range of industries. A number of Formax's customers already manufacture components using products from its recycling division.

"Last year we generated over 600 metric tons of glass waste so recycling is clearly very high on our agenda, both from a position of environmental responsibility Eurogroup recycling and also from a commercial standpoint," said Oliver Wessely, managing director of Formax.

"The market for recycled materials is a growing sector with a number of significant opportunities and the creation of our new Recycling Division allows Eurogroup recycling to devote considerable time and resource into optimizing products for these processes."

What types of metal are considered scrap for recycling? / Eurogroup recycling

 What types of metal are considered scrap?

Eurogroup recycling the most common metals accepted by scrap yards include copper, steel, aluminum, brass, iron and wires. But your local scrap yard may accept additional metals for recycling and give you cash payouts for your scrap metals. Call a few scrap yards in your area ahead of time for a list of scrap metals they accept for recycling or jump to the recycling locator to find a location now.

 How can I tell what type of metal I have?

The easiest way to determine what type of metal you’re dealing with is to use a magnet. If the magnet sticks to your metal, you have a ferrous metal in your hands, such as steel or iron. Most ferrous metals are not worth much money at scrap yards, but the scrap yard will still accept it and make sure it is recycled properly.

If the magnet doesn’t stick, you have a non-ferrous metal, such as copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel or bronze. These metals are very valuable to recycle and are worth more money at scrap yards.

From there, you can use color, texture and other visual aids to figure out exactly what type of metal you’re dealing with. This simple guide from iScrap App can help.

 What metals can I resell?

Non-ferrous metals, such as copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel and bronze, are worth more money at scrap yards. Eurogroup recycling Ferrous metals, like steel and iron, are not as valuable, but scrap yards will still accept these metals for recycling

The precipitous drop in prices for recyclables makes the stock market’s performance seem almost enviable. / Eurogroup

In West Virginia, an official of Kanawha County, which includes Charleston, the state capital, has called on residents to stockpile their own plastic and metals, which the county mostly stopped taking on Friday. In eastern Pennsylvania, the small town of Eurogroup recycling recently suspended its recycling program when it became cheaper to dump than to recycle. In Montana, a recycler near Yellowstone National Park no longer takes anything but cardboard.

There are no signs yet of a nationwide abandonment of recycling programs. But industry executives say that after years of growth, the whole system is facing an abrupt slowdown.

Many large recyclers now say they are accumulating tons of material, either because they have contracts with big cities to continue to take the scrap or because they are banking on a price rebound in the next six months to a year.

“We’re warehousing it and warehousing it and warehousing it,” said Johnny Gold, senior vice president at the Newark Group, a company that has 13 recycling plants across the country. Mr. Gold said the industry had seen downturns before but not like this. “We never saw this coming.”

The precipitous drop in prices for recyclables makes the stock market’s performance seem almost enviable.

On the West Coast, for example, mixed paper is selling for $20 to $25 a ton, down from $105 in October, according to Official Board Markets, a newsletter that tracks paper prices. And recyclers say tin is worth about $5 a ton, down from $327 earlier this year. There is greater domestic demand for glass, so its price has not fallen as much.

This is a cyclical industry that has seen price swings before. The scrap market in general is closely tied to economic conditions because demand for some recyclables tracks closely with markets for new products. Cardboard, for instance, turns into the boxes that package electronics, rubber goes to shoe soles, and metal is made into auto parts.

Recycling Limitations - Metals like aluminum and steel can be melted and recast endlessly without weakening / Eurogroup

Paper has been recycled in North America since before the American Revolution. Today it is one of the most effectively recycled materials in the United States; almost two-thirds of used paper in 2010 was turned into products like corrugated boxes, grocery bags, newspapers and magazines. (See References 2) More than one-third of the fiber pulp used to make new paper comes from recycled paper. Recycling paper conserves natural resources and helps protect the environment. 

Less Trash

Paper is the largest single category of trash, making up about a third of municipal solid waste, so paper recycling can extend the time it takes for landfills to reach their capacity. EUROGROUP RECYCLING estimates that recycling a ton of paper saves about 3.3 cubic yards of space in a landfill. In 2010, recycling programs in the U.S. collected a ton of paper on average for every six people.

More Trees

Every ton of recycled paper sent to a paper mill keeps 15 to 17 trees from being cut down, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  Trees absorb and store carbon, so the larger a forest, the more carbon dioxide gets removed from the atmosphere. Cutting down trees for paper-making has the opposite effect of releasing more greenhouse gases into the air. 

Energy and Water

Mills that turn paper waste into new paper use less energy and resources than mills that start with virgin wood. Recycling mills typically consume about 50 percent less water and 40 percent less energy than virgin wood pulp mills. (See References 6 and 7) Making a single ton of standard office paper from recycled paper saves 3,000 to 4,000 kilowatt hours of electricity and about 7,000 gallons of water.

Recycling Limitations

Metals like aluminum and steel can be melted and recast endlessly without weakening, but paper fiber degrades a little each time it is recycled. Paper can usually be recycled five to seven times before its fibers become too short to be useable for new paper. Newer fiber material has to be added as older fibers get Eurogroup recycling washed away during processing. For this reason some virgin wood stock will always be needed to make paper.

The recycling contradiction: Why recycling alone fails to protect the environment - Eurogroup

Recycling programs are created to eliminate consumer guilt

Eurogroup - Do you know what occurs to me in all of this? Recycling isn't about saving the planet. If it were about saving the planet, people wouldn't buy these products in the first place. Recycling is a system for eliminating consumer guilt. It is designed to give everyday consumers a token measure that they can feel good about.Recycling lets them believe they are saving the planet while they are flushing all these chemicals down the drain and spreading them on their lawns and gardens. They are putting toxic products in their cars, on their hair and into their mouths and bodies. Recycling is then presented as a solution to make these people feel good even as they are destroying the environment with every single product they consume.

EUROGROUP RECYCLING -Purchasing choices are far more important than recycling

You know what's really important in protecting the environment? Buying eco-friendly products in the first place.When you live a healthy lifestyle, a lifestyle that truly prioritizes respect for the planet, you don't end up with a lot of excess packaging to recycle in the first place. You don't end up with aluminum cans around the house or plastic bottles of diet soda. When you buy fresh, raw ingredients, the only thing you are left with are some plastic or paper bags, both of which are easily recycled.

Coca-cola to build plastics recycling plant in effort to appear more green - Eurogroup

The 30-acre plant, to be built in Spartanburg, S.C., will recycle old plastic beverage bottles into new bottles. It is expected to open in 2008, and when fully operational should recycle approximately 100 million pounds of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic per year, the equivalent of approximately two billion 20-ounce soda bottles.

Also included in Coke's $60-million plan is Coca-Cola Recycling, a $10-million joint-recycling venture between the company and Coca-Cola Enterprises, a subsidiary bottling company. Coca-Cola Recycling plans to open nine centralized recycling centers throughout the United States in 2007, with an additional 35 in 2008, to implement a standard recycling process for the packaging that the Coca-Cola Company produces and receives.

Coke has also allotted another $6 million to existing curbside recycling programs in Delaware, New Jersey and the city of Philadelphia. EUROGROUP RECYCLING

In addition to the $60-million plan, Coke has other programs in place to help green its image. The company has introduced a line of products called Eco-Fashion, with clothing, bags, wallets and jewelry made partially out of recycled material. A single bracelet made out of a recycled soda can and sterling silver retails on the company's web site for $110.

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