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THE I SR I SCRAP YEARBOOK
2016
INSTITUTE OF SCRAP RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Source: JASON Learning/ISRI
The recycled
steel isused in the
constructionof
items suchas
buildings,bridges,
andnewcars.
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Oldandbroken
cars thatcanno
longerbedriven,
butcanbe
recycled.
Thoseoldcars
are soldas
scrapmetal to
a recycler.
Carsare
inspected&
potentially
hazardous
materialsare
removed.
Scrapmetal is
sortedby type
ofmetal.
Shredded
scrap is sold to
a steelmill&
melted tomake
new steel.
Ferrous
Metal
Old Cars Can Become A New Bridge
The steel in cars can be recycled and used to build other things, like bridges.
Did you know:
• Recycling one car savesmore than 2,500 lbs. of iron ore, 1,400 lbs. of coal, and 120 lbs.
of limestone.
• Steel is the most recycled material in the United States. On average, the U. S.
processes enough ferrous scrap daily, byweight, to build 25 Ei elTowers every day of
the year.
• Recycling steel requires 60% less energy than producing steel from iron ore.
• By using ferrous scrap rather than virginmaterials in the production of iron and steel,
Carbon Dioxide emissions are reduced by 58%.
Carsare fed into
a shredder to
produce st
sizedpiecesof
scrapmetal.