If you have a large supply of broken cables, rusted metal pipes, and other industrial metal parts in your shop right now, you may seek a safe and cost-effective way to get rid of them. But if you can't find a good way to get rid of your items, you may store them on your property until some time in the future. Instead of keep your old metal parts, turn them into scrap metal. Learn more about the scrap metal process and how your shop can use it for your old industrial metal parts below.

How Does Scrap Metal Recycling Work?

Scrap metal comes from things you can't use anymore, such as old industrial pipes and frayed electrical wiring. Most metals contain properties that make them very valuable today, including steel, nickel, lead, and aluminum. You can use scrap metal to create a variety of new things, including car parts, metal roofs, and even bridges.

The process used to scrap metal can be complex and intricate in nature. Recycling companies must first sort, or separate, your metal parts before they can process them. The sorting process allows a company to place items with the same or similar type of metals or properties into the same groups or categories. Some companies use magnets to make the sorting process easier. Magnets can detect even the smallest amount of metal in objects.

After a company sorts your metal items, they'll shred them. Large pieces of metal may take too long to heat up and melt down. A company uses the shredding process to make large pieces of metal smaller and easier to melt under heat or fire. 

The melting phase is the final stage of the process. A company places each group of metal into a furnace separately. A company will adjust the heat inside the furnace to melt down each properly. The melted metal must cool down before a company can reuse or repurpose it.

If you want to scrap your industrial metal soon, go ahead and recycle it.

What Should You Do Now?

You want to call a recycling company as soon as you have time to do so. A company will need to obtain a bin or truck to pick up your metal items. A company will also schedule a date to pick up your items. 

After a scrap metal recycling company arrives at your facility, they may be able to estimate the amount of money you may receive from recycling your items. However, you may need to wait until a company melts down your items before they can provide a price for you.

Learn how you can recycle your industrial metal items by contacting a scrap metal company—such as G & M Metal, Inc—for services today.

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