EKCO METALS

Did you know that the economic downturn in 2008 devastated the recycling industry? Cardboard that had previously sold for $135 a ton sold for $35 a ton after the recession began.

Recycling technologies continue to develop in order to keep up with the increasing number of recyclable materials worldwide. As more scrap metal is recovered from electronics, new recovery methods are used to ensure the viability and integrity of the materials.

The solids filtered from your oil can be reused as well. Iron particles in motor oil filters can be extracted with the oil for reuse.

Did you know that recycling 1,000 older refrigerators will save enough energy to provide all the power that is needed for as many as 999 households for a whole year? All you have to do is ensure that your old unit is responsibly removed.

You would be surprised at how much just one piece of electronic equipment can damage the environment if not disposed properly. Some brands of computer monitors have up to four pounds of lead in a single unit.

Cell phones, like computers, are generally slated for either reuse, refurbishment, or recycling. Recycling destroys the phone and reclaims the reusable material. If they're reused or refurbished, they're cleaned and repaired and returned to service.

One of the many positive impacts of bio-diesel is its environmental footprint. Instead of waste oils being dumped into landfills they can be recycled to create this alternative energy source that burns cleanly.

Industrial and machining processes are getting further and further refined to reduce waste, but there’s still usually a substantial amount of waste material. Fortunately, much of this material is recyclable, allowing your company to be green and get a return on their waste.

Advances in technology have led to the development of blended refrigerants, and these new products require increasingly sophisticated equipment for capture and disposal. If your equipment uses one of these refrigerants, call us for assistance.

As a consumer or a business, you must understand the value of properly disposing of used oil and taking full advantage of recycling facilities. By recycling this valuable resource, you can spare the ecosystem of hazardous waste.

A typical monitor can have more than 6 percent lead by weight. In fact, a typical 15 inch computer monitor can have as much as 7 to 8 pounds of lead in them! Even circuit boards contain large amounts of lead (solders), which can pollute the land, air, and waterways through environmentally unstable incineration and acid treatments.

Scientists know that the production of fossil fuels has led to increased carbon dioxide and other harmful gases in the atmosphere. These gases interfere with the planet's natural cooling-off process, trapping infrared radiation and making the Earth warmer.

Did you know that more than 81 percent of all cardboard produced is later recycled? If your company has cardboard it throws away, consider recycling it instead.

While many people think that they are helping the environment by using paper bags instead of plastic ones, plastic bags are actually easier to recycle and require less energy to produce than paper bags do.

Cell phone recycling is very easy, you can even mail them back to some recyclers for free. This keeps phones out of the landfill, and allows their parts to be reused which saves energy when it comes to manufacturing new products.

We provide dedicated services to restaurants and other food service businesses that need to dispose of cooking oils and greases. When possible, we convert it to biofuel for use in diesel engines.

An azeotrope is a refrigerant that blends two or more components whose equilibrium vapor phase and liquid phase compositions are the same at a given pressure. These refrigerants behave like a single refrigerant and can be charged as a liquid or vapor.

Cleaned of contaminants, recycled oil can be used over and over again. Some uses for recycled oil include bitumen-based products, additive in manufactured products, and re-refined base oil for use as a lubricant, hydraulic or transformer oil.