Posted by Crazy Horse on October 06, 2022 at 07:49:03 from (204.191.200.176):
In Reply to: Scrap meal prices posted by 37 chief on October 05, 2022 at 21:33:03:
I've done a bit of reading on steel-making (from scratch and recycling plants). In North America, about 70% of the steel that is produced annually comes from scrap steel recycling, the rest is made from scratch using iron ore and the other components necessary for that process. Those statistics have always amazed me. Perhaps it is different in other parts of the world? Here's some interesting facts below from one website I visited ....
Steel products can be recycled repeatedly without loss of strength. Recycling steel saves the equivalent energy to power about 18 million households for a year. More than 80 million tons of steel are recycled each year in North America. For every ton of steel recycled, 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,400 pounds of coal, and 120 pounds of limestone are conserved. Almost 69 percent of all steel is derived from recycling plants in North America each year more than paper, aluminum, plastic, & glass combined. North Americas average steel recycling rate has been in excess of 60 percent since 1970. More than 95 percent of the water used for making steel in North America is recycled. One scrapped car produces more than four steel utility poles. 95 percent of the steel taken from commercial construction demolition sites was recycled and made into new steel products in 2002. 100 percent of a steel roof can be recycled. Asphalt roofs zero percent. (Steel roofs provide your family with excellent protection against wind, water, snow, ice, and fire and are even hail-resistant. Asphalt roofs actually weigh twice as much as steel roofs. Steel roofs can last over 50 years, while traditional roofs last only 17 years! Steel food cans are the most recycled food package. 24,000 community recycling programs in North America collect steel cans. Canned food is as nutritious as its fresh and frozen counterparts upon preparation! Canned goods do not contain preservatives!! All 99 pounds of steel in the average major appliance can be recycled to make new steel products.
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