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The Cold, Hard Truth About Recycling Steel
We’ve come across quite a few creative uses of unconventional materials lately, from shipping containers made of mushrooms to bow ties made of soda cans, computer parts and pills. But when it comes to producing automobiles, large buildings and machinery, steel is still king.
According to steel building site BuildingsGuide.com, the material also has some built-in advantages when it comes to recycling.
Because steel is a metal, it can be separated from a muddled single-stream of recyclables by using magnets. It’s also considerably less finicky than plastics, according to the site, in that steel doesn’t need to be separated by color or … read more
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Steel
Steel, including cans commonly used for anything from coffee to soup to pet food, is one of the most recycled materials in the U.S. It is a part of many curbside and drop-off collection programs.
