Did you know how much Co2 can be saved by recycling metals when compared to mining for more?

Recycling Aluminium saves 92% of Co2 emissions!
Recycling Copper saves 65% of Co2 emissions
Recycling Steel saves 58% of Co2 emissions!
Recycling Lead saves 99% of Co2 emissions!

source: BIR Co2 Report 2013 executive summary Carbon footprint and savings primary vs secondary metals
Let’s put that into perspective.
For each 1 Kilogram of Aluminium recycled a staggering 3.54 Kilos of Co2 is saved. This is because it is extremely energy, water and labour intensive to mine and process for virgin Aluminium. Aluminium is infinitely recyclable!
From our Scrapyard alone we managed to provide a saving of over 2900 TONS of CO2 last month alone.