Recycling saves money. It&#;s that simple.

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It&#;s in the best interest of all businesses to establish recycling programs. Recycling sets a good example for employees and surrounding businesses and ultimately reduces an organization&#;s footprint. Also, the environmental benefits of recycling are well known. The thriving scrap metal recycling industry is creating jobs and promoting economic development in cities and towns across the country.

Beyond these clear advantages, recycling also saves money for consumers and businesses alike. But most people have little to no knowledge about just how recycling saves money.

For starters, recycling scrap metal saves money by reducing the cost of production during manufacturing. Building products by using existing metals brought to recycling centers offers a lot of savings benefits, including eliminating the need to mine or manufacture new raw materials. Lower manufacturing costs help keep prices lower which is an enormous benefit to companies that buy office equipment in bulk.

Arranging to bring scrap metal to a recycling firm like GLE Scrap Metal is a great way for companies to contribute to lowering the cost of the supplies they need to operate.

How does recycling save money for consumers?

Reducing costs during the manufacturing process is one way that recycling matters. It would be significantly more expensive to make these products if recycled scrap metal wasn&#;t available. Recycling metals eliminates the need to create new materials from virgin materials, which allows us to conserve raw materials in the event that recycled metals are not available.

This helps reduce the prices of raw materials.

While you don&#;t make much money from recycling something like an aluminum can or plastic bottles, you do get significant energy savings. The cost of aluminum would be sky-high if we didn&#;t recycle it. Ferrous and non-ferrous metals like copper, iron, and steel can also be recycled.

There are clear cost benefits to recycling aluminum and metals, including the savings in the amount of energy required in making a new product from scratch. In other words, the best approach is taking an existing soup can and using the materials in it to make a new one.

The price of aluminum, for example, would be much higher if people didn&#;t recycle it, and the same is true for iron, steel, copper and other metals.

Companies also have the ability to take their scrap metal to a recycling firm like GLE Scrap Metal. A good example is the money obtained by automobile manufacturers who sell their scrap metal.

Does recycling save money for people who purchase recycled materials from recycling centers?

The short answer is yes.

Recycling businesses are able to resell the metals they buy and process. Manufacturers then purchase recycled materials, which are used in a wide variety of products.

After collection, recyclables are sent to a recovery facility to be sorted, cleaned and processed into materials that can be used in manufacturing. Recyclables are bought and sold just like raw materials, and prices go up and down depending on supply and demand in the U.S. and across the globe.

The manufacturing process clearly benefits from the availability of recycled content.

There are a lot of common household items and office supply products that contain recycled materials.

That includes:

• Paper towels
• Steel Cans
• Plastics
• Soft drink containers
• Laundry detergent bottles
• Aluminum

 

Recycled materials are also being used in different ways, including paving roads and other construction projects.

How recycling saves money in practical ways

Just as manufacturers can save costs by having recycled materials available to them, the general public and business owners can help by being sure to buy products made from recycled materials, especially since there are thousands of products that contain recycled content.

The next time you go shopping look for products that are both made from recycled materials and recyclable.

Recyclable products are the ones that can be collected, processed and manufactured into new products after they have reached the end of their life cycle.

In many instances, the manufacturers will advertise that the goods they&#;re selling are recycled-content products, manufactured with recycled materials collected from a recycling program.

Other products are advertised as having &#;Post-consumer content,&#; or material that comes only from recyclables collected from consumers or businesses through a recycling program.

Common products with recycled content include:

• Egg cartons
• Glass containers
• Cereal boxes
• Comic books
• Car bumpers
• Aluminum cans
• Nails
• Trash bags
• Newspapers

Recycling programs are now critical for waste management. That, and the economic benefits of recycling, are both long-term.

Recycling benefits the entire community by turning recycled metals into new products rather than allowing these items to be thrown away in the trash. Best of all, the recycling industry helps create good-paying jobs in the recycling and manufacturing industries in the United States.

Collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash, then turning them into new products, offers environmental benefits that include:

• Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills;
• Conserving natural resources like minerals, water, and timber;
• Preventing the pollution that can be caused through the collection of new raw materials;
• Saving on energy; Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The decisions that consumers make have a lot of consequences. Consumers and businesses that purchase products made from recycled content are providing a boost to the recycling industry.

Buying products that are made from recycled materials encourages manufacturers to continue this beneficial process.

But it also helps when consumers and businesses support recycling efforts and ensure that any scrap metal they have gets recycled, rather than tossing it in the trash.

And that&#;s even more crucial for companies that are likely to have far more scrap metal than the average household.

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According to Stanford, the average American discards seven and a half pounds of garbage every day. This garbage goes mostly to landfills, where it&#;s compacted and buried. As landfills continue to grow, so will the pressures on our resources and environment.

The more we recycle, the less garbage winds up in our landfills. By recycling paper, aluminum, glass, plastics, and other materials, we can save production and energy costs, and reduce the negative impacts that the extraction and processing of virgin materials has on the environment.

It all comes back to you and the effort that you&#;re making. While recycling a few items seems like no big thing it starts by just one person taking action. New products can be made from your recyclable waste material. Recycling is good for our environment, our communities, and our economy.

Companies that support and participate in recycling programs are helping to cut costs in the long run. make available the content needed by the manufacturing industry so they can continue making their products with recycled materials.

GLE Scrap Metal buys, processes and sells all grades of scrap metal, with processing services for the general public, demolitions companies, and private businesses.

At GLE, we understand that doing so helps to promote the sustainability of the environment.

GLE Scrap Metal also offers logistics and transportation. GLE Scrap Metal offers 55-gallon drums, Gaylord&#;s, 4×4&#;s, 4×8&#;s, and containers in different sizes to suit your site and maximize payload efficiencies.

All of this works to your benefit since it means we pay you more.

Call GLE Scrap Metal today at 855-SCRAP-88 to request a quote.

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Recycling is Easy with EDCO! All you need to remember is what you CAN and what you CANNOT put in your gray, blue and green carts.

Additional blue residential recycling carts are available at no additional cost! Click here to place a request.

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EDCO's Recycling Guidelines

Glass Bottles & Jars*

Recycle all food and beverage containers&#;clear and colored glass.

Cardboard & Styrofoam Packaging

Flatten or cut boxes and styrofoam to a size that fits comfortably inside recycling cart. No styrofoam packing peanuts.

Newspapers

Recycle your newspaper and everything that is delivered with it&#;including inserts, coupons, etc.

Cans*

Recycle aluminum cans and steel cans&#;including clean & dry paint cans, and empty aerosol cans. Also, recycle aluminum foil.

Plastic Containers*

Recycle all rigid plastics, such as bottles, jugs, and jars, marked  to , and all beverage containers labeled &#;CA Redemption Value&#; or &#;CA Cash Refund&#; including:

• Food & Beverage Containers &#; Milk, soda, water, salad dressings, cooking oil, yogurt containers, cottage cheese containers, etc.
• Jars & Canisters &#; Peanut butter jars, mayonnaise jars, aspirin bottles and 35mm film canisters.
• Cleaning Products & Detergents &#; Bleach, detergent, soap, shampoo, drain cleaners, etc. (Containers must be empty.)
• Automotive & Yard Care Products &#; EMPTY motor oil, antifreeze, plant food and herbicide containers.
• Miscellaneous Rigid Plastics &#; Including, but not limited to, plastic buckets with metal handles, plastic drums, totes & empty garbage cans, plastic milk crates, kitty litter buckets, laundry baskets, lawn furniture, and pet carriers, plastic toys, plastic agricultural trays/pots, plastic pallets, and other mixed plastic containers.

Look on the bottom of a plastic item and you should find the &#;chasing arrow&#; symbol with a number in the center like the two shown ( to ).

Mixed Paper

Recycle virtually all clean and dry paper including: writing paper (all colors), computer paper, Xerox paper, &#;no carbon required&#; (NCR) forms, catalogs, brochures, magazines, junk mail, books, post-it type notes, and shredded paper (place shredded paper inside paper bags to contain shreds). EDCO accepts them all, PLUS if those items have staples, window envelopes, or even those little metal clasps on legal envelopes, they&#;re OK, too! But, please, no large metal items like clasps on Acofastener notebooks or 3-ring binders.

You can also recycle cereal boxes and other clean food packaging, including cake boxes, flour bags, frozen dinner boxes, paper egg cartons, and soda/beer 12-pack carrying boxes. Also recycle paper grocery bags, gift boxes, shoe boxes, paper gift wrap, calendars, and core tubes from paper towels, etc.

Cartons*

To recycle cartons, place empty cartons in recycling cart along with all paper, metal, plastic, and glass recyclables accepted through the program.

*All food and beverage containers do not require rinsing as long as they are empty and free of food and liquids.

Recycling Alternatives:

• Plastic grocery bags can be returned to grocery stores for recycling or they can be reused.
• Batteries and light bulbs need to be disposed of properly and not placed in trash or recycling containers. Visit our website for proper disposal of HHW items.

Large items

Items that are too large to place in blue recycling cart can be dropped off at no cost at any of our Buyback Centers.

Recycling Dos

What&#;s OK to Recycle?

Food & Beverage Containers

Milk, soda, water cooking oil and salad dressings

Jars & Canisters

Peanut butter jars, soap & mayonnaise jars, aspirin bottles and 35mm film canisters.

Cleaning Products & Detergents

Bleach, detergent, soap, shampoo, drain cleaners, etc.

Automotive & Yard Care Products

EMPTY anifreeze, oil, plant food and herbicide containers

Recycling Don&#;ts

NON-RECYCLABLES include:

• plastic bags
• newspaper delivery bags
• ceramics
• light bulbs
• window glass
• mirrors
• wax paper
• food-soiled paper

What is Source Reduction?

Source Reduction simply means reducing the amount of trash you generate&#;by thinking before you act.

We are facing the challenge of having too much trash. Most likely, you&#;re aware of this and are doing your part to recycle. Believe it or not, you are reducing your impact on our environment by being responsible for your trash disposal. By recycling, you are lengthening the life of our landfills, saving natural resources, and conserving energy.

Now it&#;s time to go one step further and think about how to reduce waste in the first place by going to the source. Sounds complicated, right?

Actually, if you reach for a sponge before going for the paper towels, you are already reducing waste at the source or practicing source reduction.

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Precycling

Practicing the art of source reduction is as easy as reusing your grocery bags or replacing paper napkins with cloth ones. These little changes are part of a practice called &#;precycling.&#; Precycling is one of the best habits a consumer can adopt as part of an effective and simple source-reduction plan.

Precycling simply means that each time you reach for an item in the grocery store, department store, fast food restaurant, or wherever, you consider how your purchase and its packaging will affect the environment.

Packaging

By purchasing products with less packaging, you&#;ll reduce the amount of trash you create. You&#;ll have even less to throw away by choosing packaging you can recycle. The more you precycle, the less trash you produce and the fewer resources you consume. In other words, reduce waste at the source by precycling!

Be picky about packaging&#;buy products you know you can either recycle here in our community or reuse at home. Purchase minimally packaged items-avoid multilayered and unnecessary fancy packaging.

Avoid Disposables

Avoid disposables&#;don&#;t buy products purposely made to be used once or only a few times and thrown away. (i.e., disposable batteries, diapers, cameras, razors). Instead, invest in reusable, long-lasting alternatives.

Buy in Bulk

Buy in bulk&#;whenever practical, purchase the largest size available. Not only will you be practicing source reduction, but you will also save money!

Source reduction by precycling means:

• you can recycle in your community by buying products in containers, like glass, aluminum, or paper.
• avoid single-serve convenience food items, like cups of soups and snack packs
• avoid plastic packaging
• keeping a reusable mug with you when you go
• bringing your own grocery bags to the store

Start today, and remember, every little bit helps!

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