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[[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F040729-0032, Wolfsburg, VW Autowerk.jpg|thumb|200px|Metal scrap in Germany]] | [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F040729-0032, Wolfsburg, VW Autowerk.jpg|thumb|200px|Metal scrap in Germany]] | ||
Scrap consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered metals, and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling. Once collected, the materials are sorted into types. Metal scrap will typically be crushed, shredded, and sorted using mechanical processes. | '''Scrap''' consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered metals, and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling. Once collected, the materials are sorted into types. Metal scrap will typically be crushed, shredded, and sorted using mechanical processes. | ||
Scrap recycling is important for creating a more sustainable economy or creating a circular economy, using significantly less energy and having far less environmental impact than producing metal from ore. | Scrap recycling is important for creating a more sustainable economy or creating a circular economy, using significantly less energy and having far less environmental impact than producing metal from ore. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Scrap | * [[Scrap aluminum]] | ||
* [[Scrap | * [[Scrap copper]] | ||
* [[Scrap | * [[Scrap iron]] | ||
* [[Scrap | * [[Scrap paper]] | ||
* [[Scrap | * [[Scrap steel]] | ||
* [[Scrap thermoplastics]] | |||
* [[Recycled materials]] | * [[Recycled materials]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Stubs]] | [[Category:Stubs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:49, 25 December 2022
Scrap consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered metals, and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling. Once collected, the materials are sorted into types. Metal scrap will typically be crushed, shredded, and sorted using mechanical processes.
Scrap recycling is important for creating a more sustainable economy or creating a circular economy, using significantly less energy and having far less environmental impact than producing metal from ore.
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