A&S Metal Recycling

A shortage of "rare earth" metals, used in everything from electric car batteries to solar panels to wind turbines, is hampering the growth of renewable energy technologies

#AmericaRecyclesDay The 2nd largest carton recycling city, and the city with the highest recycling rate at 65%... Los Angeles!

On average, the United States processes enough ferrous scrap daily, by weight, to build 25 Eiffel Towers every day of the year.

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5 Things That Will Blow Your Mind About The Recycling Industry

America Recycles Day is this Friday! Recycling your rechargeable batteries is an easy and free way to make a difference. Find your nearest recycling location at call2recycle.org/locator

Brazil recycled 97.9% of all aluminium cans consumed in the country in 2012, making it the top can recycler in the world for the 11th year in a row.

Zorba is the collective term for shredded nonferrous metals, most usually originating from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) or waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE). Why should recycling companies be interested in sorting zorba?

From the people who Keep America Beautiful to the people who Keep America Safe -- Thank you. #veteransday

To build tanks, ships, planes, and weapons required massive amounts of metal. A single tank needed 18 tons of metal, and one of the navy’s biggest ships took 900 tons. Americans were urged to turn in scrap metal for recycling, and schools and community groups across the country held scrap metal drives. Celebrities helped promote these efforts. In this publicity photo, actress Rita Hayworth announced that she was harvesting a bumper crop for Uncle Sam.