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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.

START

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.