In an era where environmental consciousness and sustainable practices take centre stage, industries that contribute to the circular economy have gained unprecedented attention. One such industry, often operating quietly but with immense impact, is the metal recycling sector. In this insightful discussion, we sat down with John Rai, Vice President [...]
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Lead disposal has been happening since 4,000 BC, as discovered when ancient figurines were found in Egypt. Little did people know, their ornaments contained a material that would become a controversial global resource. The uses of this metal evolved as people recognized its malleability. Over time, and especially during periods [...]
You can track a parcel being sent from the depot to your front door and even fast food from the kitchen to your table - but surely such technology isn’t needed for your garbage and in the scrap metal industry? The reality is most people probably don’t worry whether the [...]
We live in a throwaway society, so does it matter if we don’t give scrap metal value and just put it in the garbage bin? It used to be a commonly held view that we can put our trash in a hole in the ground and just forget about it, [...]
A discovery off Israel’s coast illustrates how the metal recycling industry dates back more than 1,600 years to Roman times. Onboard a shipwreck found by divers in 2016 were metal statues of a sun god, moon goddess and whale along with other figurines and coins. The significance of this find [...]
Montreal’s Seville Theatre once hosted Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra, but like other once-great buildings, such as the old Toronto Star headquarters and Laurentian Hotel in Quebec, it became nothing more than demolition waste. In the past year, the once revolutionary Empire Landmark Hotel has also disappeared after dominating [...]
Around the white sands of Copacabana and Ipanema beaches in Rio de Janeiro as the sun beats down and surfers mill on the water’s edge, you will find no scrap left out on the streets and walkways, because recycling aluminum cans has become a way of life here. Those who [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]