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November 28th, 2017

11/28/2017

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Global E-Waste Forecast for 2018


A growing sector of recycling in the last ten years has been e-waste. E-waste is any material taken from technologies such as laptops, desktops, and gaming systems. At Second Street Iron & Metal, we accept mostly batteries from e-waste.

Japan continues to be on one of the largest consumers of e-waste in the global recycling market. For 2018 they have pledged to recover up to eight tons of metals & batteries from electronic gadgets and consumer goods. Japan continues to make noise in the global recycling community as they prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games. They plan to use e-waste produce 5,000 gold, silver, & bronze medals for the games, according to a press release on the Olympic Games website.

This project brings a spotlight into a growing e-waste concern for the planet. In Asia, researchers predict that the volume of e-waste is increasing by 63% over the last 5 years.

If you have old batteries laying around your organization and are looking for a safe and responsible way to get rid of them, contact Second Street Iron & Metal. Who knows, maybe it could be turned into a gold medal in the next Olympic Games!

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November 21st, 2017

11/21/2017

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Aluminum Deficit Decreases as 2017 Ends 

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Does your organization or business have an excess amount of aluminum hanging out your facility? You may want to consider contacting Second Street Iron & Metal today to scrap your metal. Although the scrap metal markets have gone through an aluminum shortage recently, the deficit is getting smaller and smaller as 2017 progresses.

According to scrapmonster.com, one of the industry leaders in scrap metal news & markets, the production of aluminum has surged much higher than expected so far in 2017, and the deficit is decreasing. This could mean that the price of aluminum scrap metal could decrease due to market demand as we close out 2018.

Although the deficit for aluminum has decreased thus far in 2017, demand is up by over 1.8 million tons year over year. All in all, this is a great time of year to be scraping metal. For individuals, its perfect timing to get some cash for the holidays, for larger organizations with aluminum they are looking to discard, this could be the best time left in the year to scrap your aluminum.

Second Street Iron & Metal provides dumpsters for businesses that may have large amounts of aluminum they are looking to get rid of. To learn more about this service, click here.
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