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Recycling Metals

The document discusses the process of recycling metals which involves collecting, sorting, processing, melting, purifying, solidifying metals and discusses that recycling metals conserves raw materials, uses less energy than creating new metals, and avoids pollution from landfills. Common metals recycled include aluminium and steel which are used in transportation, food containers, pipes and more.

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Recycling Metals

The document discusses the process of recycling metals which involves collecting, sorting, processing, melting, purifying, solidifying metals and discusses that recycling metals conserves raw materials, uses less energy than creating new metals, and avoids pollution from landfills. Common metals recycled include aluminium and steel which are used in transportation, food containers, pipes and more.

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RECYCLING

METALS

FAUZA . OZORA . RAYANNA . ZATA


WHAT IS RECYCLING METALS?
Metal recycling is simply the process
of taking waste metal, processing it
and creating new metal material. This
recycled metal can be used to make
metal products which can then be
recycled once used or not needed.
RECYCLING METAL PROCESS
1. Collecting 2. Sorting

This process can be done by collecting iron around This process is done so that the quality of the iron is

our home or neighbourhood and placing it in a safe guaranteed. For example we separate beetwen

place to collect it all. ferrous and non ferrous metals using magnet.

3. Processing 4. Melting

During this process, the metals are first compacted With a large furnace, the metal is now melted.

and squeezed to take up less space. The metal will Furnaces are installed for each specific metal as

be smaller because we cut using machine, so it will each requires a different level of heat.

make easier in the next process.


RECYCLING METAL PROCESS
5. Puriying 6. Solidifying

The metal is purified through electrolysis, This is the last process the metal goes through before

separating impurities from the pure metal. Anode it is shipped. Firstly, chemicals are added to the molten
metal to create the desired properties. The melted
sludge collects under the anode. Other metals can
metal is then fed through a conveyor belt that takes it
be separated using a strong magnet.
to a cooling chamber to solidify it. Some metals are
melted into sheets while others become solidified
blocks in a process called baling. This is done to make
it easier for manufacturers to produce new products.
RECYCLING USED SUBSTANCES
IS GOOD FOR THREE REASONS:
It conserves the raw materials which
the substances were made from
It often uses less energy to recycle
something than would be needed to
make it from raw materials
It avoids the need to bury the
substances in landfill sites, possibly
causing pollution
WHAT IS RECYCLE
METAL USE FOR?
It is commonly used in beams, roofing,
ductwork, plumbing, and windows.
Transportation — A high concentration of
recycled metal is used in automobiles,
aircraft, shipbuilding, train tracks, and
bridges.
Also use in food containers, pipes, etc
TYPES OF METAL THAT
USUALLY BE RECYCLED
ALUMINIUM STEEL
This metal is the ideal candidate Steel, too, is cheaper to recycle
for recycling because it costs so than to make from scratch but
much to extract it from its ore. the difference in cost is not as
Saves 95% of the energy great as for aluminium.
needed to make new aluminium. However, steel is easy to recycle
Around 60% of the aluminium because it is magnetic and so
used in the UK and 50% can easily be separated from
worldwide is recycled. other rubbish.

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