Mining Industry

How to Mitigate Key Safety Risks: Building Demolition of Mines, Oil & Gas Facilities

Some careers are much riskier than others: stuntman, rodeo, volcano tour guide. Unfortunately, that list of high-risk careers also includes almost every job related to the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas industry. In 2021, the fatal injury rate for the mining industry overall was 14.2 per 100,000 full-time workers. [...]

What type of metal do I have?

Oct 29, 2019

Metal is everywhere - in the kitchen in pots and pans and knives and forks, in chairs, automobiles, bicycles, airplanes and road signs. But the type of metal you find in different items varies wildly, such as what a beverage can is made up of compared to a house - and so does the value. […]

Metal Recycling Industry Non-Ferrous Metals

The circular economy: Do aluminum cans really last forever?

Oct 18, 2019

If you ever feel like your life resembles Groundhog Day, as you repeat the same things over and over and over again, then maybe you have more in common with aluminum cans than you imagined. Singer Joni Mitchell pitched life as going “round and round and round in the circle game”, but if it’s the […]

Metal Recycling Industry Non-Ferrous Metals

Could the benefits of aluminum recycling help cans replace plastic bottles in Canada?

Oct 04, 2019

The Canadian government wants to ban harmful, single use plastic by 2021, which could lead to a huge increase in aluminum recycling and a change in how we buy water, Coca Cola, Pepsi and other soft drinks. There are many problems with plastic. Unlike aluminum, which is collected by companies such as Richmond Steel Recycling […]

Metal Recycling Industry

A Deeper Look Into Fluctuating Scrap Metal Prices

Sep 19, 2019

Scrap metal is essential to the Canadian economy. But dealing in the scrap metal market can be unpredictable, due to a number of factors that cause prices to fluctuate constantly. We break down some further complex reasons why the value of scrap metal recycled by companies like Richmond Steel Recycling change so frequently. Ferrous and […]

General Public

Why Do Scrap Metal Prices Fluctuate?

Sep 04, 2019

Canadian recyclers process over 16 million tonnes of scrap metal each year, making it the largest sector within the recycling market. But dealing in the scrap metal market isn’t always easy because of the commodity’s fluctuating prices. Values can change from day to day, so scrap yard managers keep an eye on market prices at […]

General Public

What is Recycled Metal Used For?

Jul 23, 2019

From bridges and roads to tin cans, a number of things that we encounter in our day-to-day lives are created from repurposed products. With almost half of the world’s annual production of steel, copper, and aluminum coming from recycled scrap metal, there is an enormous demand for scrap metal recycling. According to the Bureau of […]

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