Pearl City, HI, is not only a beautiful part of the Hawaiian Islands, but also a place where the residents strive to maintain and keep the beauty of their city through Eco friendly habits such as recycling. Industrial Surplus Inc. has been and continues to play a large and important part in this through their scrap metal recycling programs and offers its service to the local business community. From its small beginning many years ago, Industrial Surplus Inc. has fast become a nationwide company with branches in many of today’s cities as an important scrap metal buyer.
The company buys recyclable materials left over from consumption products including vehicle parts, building supplies and other surplus materials. They buy from big industries, plants and businesses and offer some of the best scrap metal prices to their customers. The recycled material is used again for industrial manufacturing needs worldwide, largely helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve natural resources and energy. Through scrap metal recycling, the air and water is kept cleaner by removing materials that are potentially hazardous and keeping them out of landfills.
There are many benefits to the environment through scrap metal recycling, some of which has been documented by research done by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Following are some of the statistics from using recycled scrap metal as opposed to virgin ore:
• 75% in energy savings
• 90% savings in raw materials that are used
• 40% reduction in the use of water
• 76% reduction in the pollution of water
• 86% reduction in the pollution of the air
• 97% reduction in wastes from mining
And the savings of other metals are as follows:
• 95% savings in aluminum
• 85% savings in copper
• 65% savings in lead
• 60% savings in zinc
And then for every ton of new steel made from scrap steel yields the following savings:
• Iron ore: 1,115 kg
• Coal: 625kg
• Limestone: 53kg
If you’re looking for a scrap metal buyer, Industrial Surplus Inc offers great service and scrap metal prices for your valuable metal.