happy recycle week

​This week sees the return of Recycle Now’s ‘Recycle Week’ – another week of bringing attention to the disposal of materials and the movements across our nation which help to make the world a greener, cleaner place.
In line with this year’s theme of ‘Step It Up This Recycle Week’, here are a few interesting scrap recycling facts that you might not have known!

1. Did you know that the majority metals are 100% recyclable? This is an amazing thing, considering that metal is a finite resource extracted from our planet – making it all the more important that your scrap is recycled.
2. Recycling a tonne of steel saves 1.5 tonnes of iron ore from being mined, thus reducing carbon emissions from ore processing by up to 80%! 
3. Recycling aluminium uses remarkably less energy than it takes to make it. You might not believe it, but the processes involved with mining aluminium from Bauxite ore uses approximately 95% more energy than it does to recycle and reuse it. As a matter of fact, this is the very reason why the majority of North America’s aluminium supply is from reused aluminium!
4. Metals, such as aluminium and tin, take a very long time to break down (between 50 to 200 years depending on the metal type!), meaning that they remain in landfills for decades. Like plastics, they can unnecessarily contribute to landfill pollution although they are completely recyclable.  
5. You too can recycle your scrap and help the environment by bringing it to Lonsdales! Not only will you be doing your part, but you will also earn money by doing so: a win-win situation.

Have a happy Recycling Week 2021 and remember, it’s important everyone does their part to help our planet!