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Scrap metal shavings and other manufacturing by-products generated during processes like grinding, drilling, and boring have value as recyclable materials. Manufacturers can earn additional revenue by recycling these scrap metals, which are accepted by industrial recycling centers in exchange for payment. Collecting and storing scrap metal debris can be made easier through the use of metal chip vacuums or briquetting systems that compact metal filings. Starting a metal recycling program can also reduce disposal and hauling costs for manufacturers and improve their corporate social responsibility standing.

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7.scrap Metal Shavings

Scrap metal shavings and other manufacturing by-products generated during processes like grinding, drilling, and boring have value as recyclable materials. Manufacturers can earn additional revenue by recycling these scrap metals, which are accepted by industrial recycling centers in exchange for payment. Collecting and storing scrap metal debris can be made easier through the use of metal chip vacuums or briquetting systems that compact metal filings. Starting a metal recycling program can also reduce disposal and hauling costs for manufacturers and improve their corporate social responsibility standing.

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Scrap Metal Shavings: A Secret Source

of Cash
Ready to “shave” some money off your manufacturing overhead? All puns aside, recycling scrap
metal shavings and other manufacturing by-products can be very cost effective. Recycling
creates an additional source of revenue for your manufacturing business, and it helps you offset
production costs.

A Wealth of Revenue Under Your Feet


All day, every day, your manufacturing processes generate metal. Scrap metal shavings, chips,
turnings, filings and swarf—we don’t have to tell you how much scrap is created by industrial
metal grinding, drilling, filing and boring.
 
Many commercial metal by-products have value for reuse. Both aluminum shavings scrap and
aluminum turnings scrap can be turned over to an industrial metal recycling center in exchange
for cash, opening up an convenient secondary revenue source for manufacturing companies.
 
Metal recycling centers also accept scrap iron and other ferrous metals, steel, copper and metals
like titanium. Recycling centers will clean and thermally recover these materials—and pay you.
 
Collecting and Storing Scrap Metal Debris
Collecting scrap by-products like scrap metal shavings is often the most difficult part of the metal
recycling process for manufacturers, but there are some industrial inventions that can make it
easier. Many commercial manufacturing and machining plants see success with metal chip
vacuums, a specialized industrial vacuum system capable of handling the sharp edges
generated with the debris.
 
Materials mixed with coolant or lubricant can be recovered for recycling by running them first
through a metal briquetting system. These hydraulically powered compactors separate metal
filings from expensive coolants and other liquid by-products. The metal pieces are then
compacted into a manageable briquette that can be easily transported to a recycling center,
while the liquids are recovered for separate reuse or recycling. In one case study led by US
Ecology, a manufacturing customer was able to generate a six-figure return by recycling
grindings using a metal briquetter.
 
Reduce Dumpster and Hauling Costs
You may also reduce your disposal and transport costs by initiating a metal recycling program.
Many recycling centers establish relationships with industrial facilities, providing storage bins and
hauling services for large commercial donors at reduced cost or even for free. These services
can create additional cost savings above and beyond the return on donated scrap metal.
 
Capitalize on Improved Corporate Social Responsibility
In addition to increasing your revenue and reducing your cost, recycling programs can improve
your standing with customers and buyers. Recycling initiatives are a large part of many corporate
social responsibility (CSR) programs, which are associated with increased ROI. In fact, in one
study, strong CSR programs were associated with a possible 6 percent market value
increase over a 15-year period—not too shabby.
 
If you’re ready to create a greener tomorrow—in more ways than one—contact your local
recycling facility today for more information. Or, for those in the greater Austin area, give Gardner
Metal Recycling a call at (512) 982-0447—and make your scrap work for you!

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