The Importance of Copper Recycling Services

1. The Importance of Copper Recycling Services Big Country Recycling November 2021

2. Table of Contents Introduction The Use of Copper in History The Environmental Importance of Copper Recycling The Economic Importance of Copper Recycling Services Copper Purity and Recycling Contact Us

3. Introduction Copper has been in use by civilization for over a year and has been recycled since early times. Because it does not degrade during recycling, copper is used today could have been first fabricated into objects thousands of years ago. As a result, copper is highly prized by scrap metal collectors and scrap metal recycling businesses. In addition, nonferrous metal is the best conductor of electricity except for silver.

4. The Use of Copper in History Copper has been used and recycled by people for over the years, Around 8000 B.C., copper emerged as a substitute for stone, and by 4000 B.C., Egyptians were heating and casting copper into shapes. Then, around 3500 B.C., the technology of copper processing continued to grow as the process of smelting ores was discovered, harkening to the introduction of the Bronze age.

5. The Environmental Importance of Copper Recycling Copper is an essential trace element that is necessary for plant and animal health. Moderate excess exposure to copper is not associated with health risks. As with other metals, there are significant environmental benefits to the recycling of copper. These include solid waste diversion, reduced energy requirements for processing, and natural resource conservation. For example, the energy requirements of recycled copper are as much as 85 to 90% less than the processing of new copper from virgin ore. In terms of conservation, copper is a non-renewable resource, although only 12% of known reserves have been consumed.

6. The Economic Importance of Copper Recycling Services Ranking immediately behind Chile in copper production, the United States is largely self-sufficient in copper supply. The U.S. produces roughly 8% of the world's copper generation. Almost half of U.S. copper output comes from recycled material. . However. In 2010, U.S. recyclers processed 1.8 million metric tons of copper for domestic use and export, second only to aluminum among nonferrous metals, which saw 4.6 million tonnes recycled. Slightly over one-half of recycled copper scrap is new scrap recovery, including chips and machine turnings. The rest is old post-consumer scraps such as electrical cable, old radiators, and plumbing tubes.

7. Copper Purity and Recycling Copper is combined with other materials such as tin or solder; it can be more economical to utilize it in applications where tin or lead is required, such as gun metals or bronzes, rather than to remove these metals through refining. A scrap of this type commands a lower price than uncontaminated copper. Where contamination has extended "beyond acceptable limits," to quote the Copper Development Association, re-refining is necessary to recover pure copper.

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