Recycle your scrap metal properly in Texas.
Ferrous metals such as iron and steel, as well as non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper, tin, and brass all fall into the category of scrap metal. Most appliances in your home are made of these metals. By recycling scrap metal, you can help our environment by ensuring that these materials are reused versus dumped into a landfill. Additionally, recycling can help save much of the energy that it takes to create new metal products. If you are cleaning out your home, barn, garage or workshop, look for old appliances, pipes, car parts, bicycles, broken tools, metal building materials, farm materials, and any other items that can be considered scrap metal. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Sell your scrap metal
1. There are companies in Texas that handle and recycle large amounts of scrap metal.
Find a Texas-based company that buys scrap metal. There are recycling companies such as OK Scrap Metal in McKinney, Texas who purchase scrap metal from manufacturers, plumbing, air conditioning, tooling companies, electricians, and individuals who wish to assist the environment while making money. RML Metals of Houston offers a similar service. Use your local phone book or online directory to find scrap metal recyclers in your area.
2. Find out if the company of your choice accepts the type of scrap metal you wish to sell. Call or email the company for more information.
3. You may discover that load of scrap metal lying around your property is worth some money.
Gather your scrap metal to be sold. Use heavy-duty plastic or metal trash barrels or bins to collect smaller pieces. Use a pickup truck or flatbed trailer for handling larger pieces if you are delivering them to the scrap metal company yourself. Securely tie down large pieces and appliances once they are on the back of a truck or trailer. Drop off your scrap metal to the company or have it picked up if the company offers this service. Be sure to get your trash bins returned if a company comes to collect your scrap metal pieces.
4. Collect your money in exchange for your scrap metal.
Donate your scrap metal
5. Find a company that accepts scrap metal to be reused or recycled. This could be a recycling facility, company, or charity (if items are in good enough condition to be reused). Again, a local phone book or online directory will help you locate scrap metal recyclers in your area.
6. Gather your scrap metals to be taken away for donation. Have a professional service arrive, disassemble items and take them away.
7. Scrap metal is compacted before it's shipped to mini-mills.
Take your scrap metal (or appliances) to your desired recycling center or charity, if a professional has not already come to disassemble and collect it. If you chose to take your scrap metal to a recycling center, from there it is collected, sorted, compacted, sold to mini-mills, and then processed into steel.
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