Everyone Benefits from Recycling Metal:
We at Belton Metal are concerned about our communities, our natural resources and our planet.
Metals such as steel, tin and aluminum can be recycled continuously without loss of quality. And these metals are recycled so quickly, that they can be back on store shelves in as little as 6 weeks after arriving at a metal recycle yard. This is not the case with plastic and paper which have a limit to how many times they can be recycled.
Recycling facilities process the metals and sell them to manufacturers who in turn create new products using recycled metals rather than mining raw materials, which saves energy and natural resources. And, since metal recycling keeps hundreds of millions of cubic yards of metal out of local landfills each year, it also helps to reduce environmental impact.
Everybody wins in the Recycling Industry:
We at Belton Metal Company are doing our best to do our part!
Metals such as steel, tin and aluminum can be recycled continuously without loss of quality. And these metals are recycled so quickly, that they can be back on store shelves in as little as 6 weeks after arriving at a metal recycle yard. This is not the case with plastic and paper which have a limit to how many times they can be recycled.
Recycling facilities process the metals and sell them to manufacturers who in turn create new products using recycled metals rather than mining raw materials, which saves energy and natural resources. And, since metal recycling keeps hundreds of millions of cubic yards of metal out of local landfills each year, it also helps to reduce environmental impact.
Everybody wins in the Recycling Industry:
- A person who has metal to dispose of receives payment for his metal and saves the cost of disposal
- The manufacturer saves money by not having to bear the cost of mining raw materials
- The recycle yard makes a profit when selling the metal to a manufacturer and in turn, employs local citizens
- The environment is protected from both the metal waste in the land fill as well as from the mining
We at Belton Metal Company are doing our best to do our part!
Scrap Metal Theft on the Rise
Metal thefts, which have caused blackouts and traffic accidents, are on the rise in states across the country. With legislation being passed to regulate scrap yards being introduced across the country, Belton Metal has decided to deal exclusively with industrial/commercial clients and not purchase scrap from the public.
Aluminum
Although aluminum is the youngest of the nonferrous metals, it also holds the distinction of being the most widely used among them. Last year just over 3 million metric tons of aluminum was recycled in the United States. Aluminum scrap has risen sharply during the past decade due largely to its tremendous energy savings compared with primary metal.
Aluminum beverage can recycling gets a lot of recognition across the country ranging from children collecting cans to help the environment; manufacturers recycling off spec and/or discarded items, and ending with consumers turning the scrap into new products.
Last year the U.S. recycled 1,762 million pounds of aluminum beverage cans. That translates to 60.9 billion cans collected during the year, which also represents an 8.9% increase in volume from the previous year.
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Aluminum beverage can recycling gets a lot of recognition across the country ranging from children collecting cans to help the environment; manufacturers recycling off spec and/or discarded items, and ending with consumers turning the scrap into new products.
Last year the U.S. recycled 1,762 million pounds of aluminum beverage cans. That translates to 60.9 billion cans collected during the year, which also represents an 8.9% increase in volume from the previous year.
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Recycling Industry Brings $13 Billion Boost to SC Economy
The recycling industry in South Carolina brings a $13 billion boost to the state's economy annually - double the estimated impact of recycling in 2006 - according to a new report released today. Compiled by Dr. Frank Hefner, the economic impact report quantified the contributions of recycling through a combination of direct survey data from recycling companies as well as economic modeling. The report was an update to a 2006 study with the same methodology.
Despite the recession, the total economic impact of recycling activities in the state grew nearly five percent annually to double its impact in eight years, while recycling's benefit to jobs across South Carolina grew to 54,121 jobs impacted - a 44 percent increase since 2006. |
The 2014 report's key findings reveal that recycling contributes:
Moreover, the state's recycling industry expects additional growth this calendar year. Nearly 64 percent of survey respondents indicated they are planning an expansion in 2014 with an average of 3.5 employees each, or approximately 1,162 new employees added to payrolls this year.The average annual growth rate predicted for the industry is 19 percent.
"While many recognize the environmental benefit of recycling, these results show the strong connection between recycling and business," said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt. "As the business agency for South Carolina, Commerce will continue to provide support for the more than 500 companies in the state that are engaged in recycling activities and making sizeable contributions to our state's economy."
"Last year, South Carolina recycled almost 600 pounds per person. It is an extraordinary number and is only growing thanks to the grass roots dedication of our local governments in partnership with DHEC," said Catherine Templeton, director of SCDHEC. "As a result, local governments saved more than $53 million in disposal costs last year alone and have earned more than $67 million in the last four years."
"Companies within industry clusters come together to increase efficiency and innovation within that industry, while boosting the overall economy in their region," said Laura McKinney, executive director of New Carolina. "Dr. Hefner's report shows that South Carolina's recycling cluster has done just that - dramatically increasing the impact of recycling on the state's economy since coming together as an organized cluster." Companies large and small comprise South Carolina's recycling industry. Of the more than 520 recycling firms in the state, the number of personnel ranges from 1 to 577 employees. The average number of employees per company is 63, while the median number of employees is 14. Additionally, the average payroll per employee in the industry is $40,203, above the average wage in South Carolina of $38,700.
- $13 billion in total economic impact - double the impact of $6.5 billion in 2006
- 54,121 jobs, up 44 percent from 37,440 impacted jobs eight years ago
- $2.7 billion in labor income, up 80 percent from the 2006 report
- $329 million in state and local taxes
Moreover, the state's recycling industry expects additional growth this calendar year. Nearly 64 percent of survey respondents indicated they are planning an expansion in 2014 with an average of 3.5 employees each, or approximately 1,162 new employees added to payrolls this year.The average annual growth rate predicted for the industry is 19 percent.
"While many recognize the environmental benefit of recycling, these results show the strong connection between recycling and business," said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt. "As the business agency for South Carolina, Commerce will continue to provide support for the more than 500 companies in the state that are engaged in recycling activities and making sizeable contributions to our state's economy."
"Last year, South Carolina recycled almost 600 pounds per person. It is an extraordinary number and is only growing thanks to the grass roots dedication of our local governments in partnership with DHEC," said Catherine Templeton, director of SCDHEC. "As a result, local governments saved more than $53 million in disposal costs last year alone and have earned more than $67 million in the last four years."
"Companies within industry clusters come together to increase efficiency and innovation within that industry, while boosting the overall economy in their region," said Laura McKinney, executive director of New Carolina. "Dr. Hefner's report shows that South Carolina's recycling cluster has done just that - dramatically increasing the impact of recycling on the state's economy since coming together as an organized cluster." Companies large and small comprise South Carolina's recycling industry. Of the more than 520 recycling firms in the state, the number of personnel ranges from 1 to 577 employees. The average number of employees per company is 63, while the median number of employees is 14. Additionally, the average payroll per employee in the industry is $40,203, above the average wage in South Carolina of $38,700.
Economic Leaders & Job Creators:
Economic Leaders and Job Creators The U.S.-based scrap recycling industry is a sophisticated, capital-intensive industry that has been creating “green jobs” in the United States for decades. As the first link in the manufacturing supply chain, scrap recycling has been integral to the U.S. economy, job creation, resource sustainability, energy savings and global trade for more than 200 years. After having contracted sharply in 2009 as a result of the global recession, the scrap recycling industry rebounded by more than 40 percent in 2010 to more than $77 billion in sales. Despite the lingering effects of the global recession on certain sectors of the U.S. economy, the scrap recycling industry has been at the forefront of job creation, adding 10,000 jobs to the economy since the beginning of 2010. The industry is a positive solution in the U.S. manufacturing landscape and directly employs more than 130,000 men and women based on environmentally sensitive and sustainable business practices.
Please click here for a new study that shows more than 450,000 workers are put to work in the United States – directly and indirectly – through the U.S. scrap recycling industry
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Please click here for a new study that shows more than 450,000 workers are put to work in the United States – directly and indirectly – through the U.S. scrap recycling industry
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Emissions
Recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions by significantly saving the amount of energy needed to manufacture the products that we buy, build, and use. The energy saved by recycling can then be used for more important purposes, such as heating our homes and powering our automobiles. The scrap recycling industry takes the job of environmental steward extremely seriously. After all, our children’s future depends on it!
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