Aluminium scrap: This week, China's aluminium scrap market price centre edged up alongside primary aluminium. As of September 10, SMM A00 aluminium prices closed at RMB 24,560 per tonne, up RMB 210 per tonne from RMB 24,350 per tonne last Thursday. Domestic aluminium scrap prices followed with...
From October 6 to 8, 2026, STEINERT will provide a comprehensive insight into the future of aluminium sorting. Closing the aluminium loop requires both high throughput and melt-ready quality. As demand for high-grade recycled aluminium continues to grow, STEINERT is advancing its sorting systems on...
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Environment Minister Andrew Powell has urged Queenslanders to give the environment a special Christmas present this year by recycling as much Christmas waste as possible. “Christmas is a time of giving, and on Christmas morning we love nothing more than unwrapping presents,” Mr Powell said. “Don’t...
Most of the discarded home appliances can be recycled, but the hard part is classifying them into the right category. But now, thanks to a new technology, recycling promises a better and more efficient outcome. This is an e-waste collector developed by local researchers that can sort out plastic...
The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU 27 + EFTA countries increased by 2.4% points to a new record level of 68% in 2011. If the collection of cans in the remaining European countries and Turkey is included, this means that more than 25 billion cans are recycled in Europe...
"The earth below South Africans’ feet may be rich in many minerals, but one element has always been missing – this nation imports 100% of the raw materials it needs to make aluminium. Savvy urban prospectors in Gauteng, however, have detected a mother lode of the metal spilling out of bars,...
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, said that it will invest an additional USD 205 million to further expand its global automobile recycling operations. The company plans to build new finishing lines at its plants in Oswego, NY and Nachterstedt, Germany. They will be...
With some 1000 heavy airliners in need of disposal each year and modern planes being made from compounds instead of just aluminium, there is a need for more research and communication between the recycling and aviation industries. This is one of the messages to come out of the first International...
Secondary aluminum could one day be automakers’ primary choice, a Novelis Inc. executive said. "They are not in that position yet, but they are asking. They want to be," Marco Palmieri, senior vice president and president of Novelis North America, said Dec. 17. "And I really believe that in the...
European aluminium beverage can recycling at record level of 68% Brussels, 16 December 2013: The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU 27 + EFTA countries increased by 2.4% points to a new record level of 68% in 2011. If the collection of cans in the remaining European...
A recycling-for-gifts event raised about $2,500 to help buy Christmas gifts for Smyth County children this year. "Cans for Christmas" at Berry Iron and Metal Company was an event that encouraged customers to bring in aluminum cans to recycle at 55 cents per pound. Berry's matched the day's payout...
Blue Can Pure Water comes in recyclable single serve aluminum cans with a 50-year, shelf-life. “Our philosophy is to reduce the use of plastic bottles with a sustainable product rather than legislative bans. Our vision is to scale our technology globally, taking on mounting consumer waste by...
A couple changes in the city’s recycling program are coming this summer: large rolling recycling trash cans and a bi-weekly recycling pickup. Williamsburg City Council members voted 5-0 Thursday to enter an agreement with the Virginia Peninsula Public Service Authority (VPPSA) to change recycling...
A crackdown on trash halfway around the world has disrupted the U.S. recycling industry and could cost North Jersey municipalities some of the coveted revenue they earn from selling the paper, plastic and aluminum cans that residents put out at the curb. For much of this year, China has rejected...
Leeds residents are being encouraged to leave metal screw caps on glass bottles and jars when recycling at the city’s bottle banks. People can screw the aluminium tops back on empty bottles before dropping them at recycling points across the city. The ‘you can leave your cap on’ campaign has been...
‘Tis the season for more than your average amount of trash, with all the wrapping paper, gift boxes and Christmas trees. So, the City of South Padre Island’s Environmental Health Services department is reminding residents about the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling. “You can recycle...
According to a recently released Harris Interactive Poll, despite wanting to recycle used electronics, consumers often lack the knowledge needed to properly recycle. To address this problem, Earth911, a subsidiary of Quest Resource Holding Corporation, and the Institute of Scrap Recycling...
Recycling aluminum uses about 95% less energy than making new one from bauxite ore, which compares very favorably with other types of recycling. For example, recycled plastic requires 70% less energy and paper uses about 40% less. That's pretty good, though as we've said many times, it's always...
The Middle East (ME) aluminium scrap market is expected to witness a surge by 2015, according to Frost & Sullivan projections. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have set targets to reduce vehicle weight by 10 to 15 per cent to increase fuel efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emission, and...
Public and private school students in Fayette County collected more than 146,000 aluminum beverage cans weighing 4,180 pounds during the 2013 Recycle Bowl. Mayor Jim Gray lauded their efforts Dec. 5 during the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council meeting. The eighth annual citywide contest,...
