What is there to know about scrap metal in Connecticut?...

Apr, 2013 by

Scrap metal in Connecticut is a huge business, recycling of metal helps the environment by keeping it out of a landfill, and it can be turned into cash. Every type of metal in Connecticut can be recycled, some is in much higher demand than others and it carries a premium price. Some metal is in such high demand that people are resorting to stealing it to sell as scrap; this is particularly true with copper. According to government figures, scrap metal recycling is a huge business, generating in excess of 70 million tons a year. This, unbelievably, represents about half of the total US supply. When scrap metal in Connecticut is recycled, the unit costs come down, the supply goes up and the earth is a better place for it. If was not for...

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