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Recycling Metals

Recycling Metals. Metals-5-1. Metals are important components of many things we use everyday. Images: Photodisc, Digital Vision, Adobe. Metals-5-2. Recycling of used materials is an important source of metals. Recycled Metal Percentage Supplied Iron and Steel 45% Copper 43%

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Recycling Metals

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  1. Recycling Metals Metals-5-1

  2. Metals are important components of many things we use everyday. Images: Photodisc, Digital Vision, Adobe Metals-5-2

  3. Recycling of used materials is an important source of metals. Recycled Metal Percentage Supplied Iron and Steel 45% Copper 43% Aluminum 32% Lead 55% Zinc 19% Stainless Steel 50% Metals-5-3

  4. Recycling of metals takes less energy than processing metal-bearing rocks - our original source of metals. Recycled Metal Energy Savings Aluminum 95% Copper 85% Iron and Steel 74% Lead 65% Zinc 60% Metals-5-4

  5. Recycling of metals conserves our natural resources. Image: EPA Metals-5-5

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