Develop your skills through Scrap Art

Scrap metals is not only the thing which can be used for corporate business strategies but can be used by professionals or an art lovers.
There are some art materials that are fairly challenging to find out but Metal recycling companies in Dubai which has vast variety of metals availability used by an artist to showcase their creativity which we usually see in home decoration, jewellery, frames, sculptors, furniture accessories and much more.

“Transform your imagination in Scrap Art.”

Transform the scrap and highlight your creativity to an aesthetic world, will help you to improve the self-motivation.  Also scrap but art from scrap metals is unique idea to educate the local population the value of scrap metals and its utilization.

Some of those platforms like Lucky Recycling offer variety of scrap metals to discover your talent globally.

HOW TO GET SCRAP READY FOR SALE

Life cycle of Scrap metals trading revolves around the trade of refined metal scrap.

Metal recycling companies in Dubai have to ensure better services, maintain good relationships, keep the transparency and win the business.  Also it’s important to make sure the scrap you’re dealing with is clean. Any sort of impurities attached with your metal scrap will also affect your per-ton rate and will reduce your margins. 

Handle the scrap revenue stream with effective scrap management system;

• Select a reliable vendor.

• Safety first no matter what type of material you are searching for.

• Collect scrap metals free from non-metallic waste.

• Test and sort every type of metals you collect, label it and place as per their shipment plan.

• Maintain the inventory

• Handle metals free from environmentally unfavorable conditions.

Achieve the highest return by monitoring the scrap metals trends.

The 5 Major Advantages Of Metal Recycling

Metals are used as essential raw materials for producing goods and other industrial and scientific purposes. The primary advantages of using metals as raw materials emanate from their durability, malleability, and conducive character. Metals are extracted from the layers of the earth, and they are limited in supply. Excessive extraction of metals from the mines can lead to loss of balance in the tiers of the planet. That is why recycling metals is crucial. There are several other benefits of recycling metals of which five most significant are enumerated below.

Conservation of Scare Resources

The foremost benefit is the preservation of resources. As the stock of metal ores is limited and it takes perhaps millions of years to replenish the eroded stock, it is important to keep enough stock of metal ore available for future generation. Recycling of scrap metal will lower the extraction rate from the mines and increase the inventory available for future use.

Reducing Carbon Emission

Carbon emission is the most threatening problem on earth now. Production of raw metal from the ores involves numerous processes that use fossil fuel, which, in turn, is responsible for increasing carbon emission to the environment. Besides, there are other environmental hazards of mining processes. Recycling metal is less energy-intensive and hence generates less emission. It does not cause groundwater pollution or leave a permanent scar on the environment.

Economic Benefits

Metal recycling has economic benefits, as well. It takes lower cost to recycle metal than process metal ores to extract metal. Governments can save taxpayers’ money by allowing recycling of metal and invest that on training of workers in the recycling industry as the job is not only labour-intensive but also requires high level of skills.

Positive Impact on Prices

Owing to their scarcity and high cost of production, metals are often expensive. Recycling will ease the pressure on the price of metal and make it more available for a larger sphere of use at a lower cost.

Lowering Demand on Natural Resources

Recycling of metals will lower energy consumption and lessen the demand for natural resources. Thus, it is both good for the environment and the economy and its future sustainability.                    

   

  

Metal Recycling from Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW)

All construction companies now promote 'sustainable materials management' where they recycle and reuse certain CDW. This is mainly done to reduce the overall construction cost and the total aggregate demand for new building materials for a construction project.


CDW can be mainly divided into two categories: metals and non-metals. Wood, concrete, asphalt, bricks, glass, and plastics come under the non-metals category. On the other hand, ferrous and non-ferrous materials come under the metal category.


Around 95% of the total recovered metal from any construction project is actually steel. Besides, around 1-2% aluminum (mainly from doors and windows), 1-2% copper (mainly from piping and wires), and around 1% stainless steel (from structural supports) can be also recovered from Construction and Demolition (C&D) projects.

(Source: https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/b0ac5ce4-4253-4d2b-b001-0becf84b52b8/files/case-studies.pdf)


Steel is the easiest metal product to recycle from any C&D site as it can be segregated with minimal effort. And steel products actually produce almost zero waste. Besides, some surplus steel products such as tubes, rebars, pipes, claddings, and internal structural supports can be  reused with  little or  no reprocessing.



Recycling of steel products also has an environmental advantage, since there are  few environmental impacts due to minimal reprocessing. A majority of the steel products recovered from C&D projects can be sandblasted to remove coatings and base painting layers. Then, primer can be applied to use it for a new project. However, engineers do need to inspect and approve their properties and strengths before using it.



Other non ferrous metals, such as copper and aluminum, can be  melted to remove any impurities. They can finally be molded into new products to use in new construction sites.

Effects of Not Recycling

The fact that recycling is one of the most important issues in recent times needs no introduction. Also UAE passed an ambitious law in 2018 to recycle 75% of the waste generated by the country (Gulf News, New UAE federal law aims at 75% of waste recycling), which highlights the importance of recycling with combined efforts around the world to recycle human waste suffocating the environment.

This article is not about the importance of recycling, rather it talks about what would be the results of not recycling. That is, let the landfills fester with ever voluminous mounds of trash. What will be the effects of not recycling that?

The world is already reeling from an unimaginable turnover of waste. According to the World Bank, the global volume of waste is set to increase by 70 percent by 2050. (World Bank, Global Waste to Grow by 70 Percent by 2050 Unless Urgent Action is Taken: World Bank Report)

The developed countries generate the maximum amount of the world's waste with the US being one of the biggest. An estimated 254 million tonnes of waste gets generated by the USA per annum (Environmental Protection Agency or EPA). The UAE being the highest waste generator in the Gulf region, generating an estimated 6.5million tonnes of waste and is one of the world's highest in terms of per capita waste production.(Gulf Business, UAE seeks end to status as one of world’s largest waste producers)

The effects of not recycling can be categorised broadly into two categories: environmental and economic.

1.                  Environmental

First, let’s talk about plastic. Recent reports around the world of the presence of plastic in the bowels of aquatic creatures especially an infamous one have raised alarm over the problem that the accumulation of plastic waste poses. According to a World Bank report, 242 million tonnes of plastic waste was produced globally which constituted 12 percent of the total solid waste generated worldwide (World Bank, Global Waste to Grow by 70 Percent by 2050 Unless Urgent Action is Taken: World Bank Report).

Scrap metal, easily recyclable, when not recycled puts pressure on landfills and serves to increase the toxicity of the environment.

Glass can be recycled ad infinitum thus saving cost as well as lessening water pollution.

If recycling is not done (and not done properly), there are environmental costs to bear globally.

2.                  Economic

There are significant economic implications of not recycling in addition to the obvious environmental effects.

In 2017, the global recycling industry generated an estimated $265.61 billion (975.64 billion dirhams) of revenue. The global plastic recycling industry alone was estimated to have a market size of an estimated $37.6 billion (138.1 billion dirhams).(Cision, Global Waste Recycling Market Outlook Report 2017-2018: $37.6 Billion Opportunities in Plastic Recycling)

Revenue generated leads to more jobs. In the US alone, tens of thousands of people work in the recycling sector. If recycling is stopped, these people along with thousands of others around the world will lose their jobs.

Recycling also helps to reduce prices on many items such as glass and some types of metal. Since the material is recycled every time, manufacturing costs are cut drastically in half. The effect of not recycling would not only put immense pressure on already depleting finite resources but would also make prices inflate for a lot of materials.

Thus, to conclude, the impact of not recycling has a tremendous cost, both environmentally and economically and would only clog the various spheres of the planet with unmanageable clutter, both hazardous and non-hazardous. Therefore, in a world of fast depleting resources, recycling is the need of the hour.

Aluminium Recycling

The act of recycling metals has been in practice for a very long time as aluminium can be reprocessed and reformed an endless number of times without affecting its quality.

Recycling aluminium takes just 5% of energy and all of its properties remain as good as new which add to its demand in the scrap industry. The metal can be used in the manufacturing of various products e.g. cars, aeroplanes, window frames, food packaging and many more.

There are five stages involved in the process of recycling aluminium:

1. Collecting:

 Aluminium waste material in the form of aerosols, drink cans and foil trays can be collected from houses or waste banks where they are mixed with other food and drink packaging. Some waste management councils also collect aluminium waste like foils and cans separately.

2. Sorting: 

After collection, the recyclable metals are taken to local waste transfer stations where, with the use of magnets, they are sorted into groups of steel and aluminium items that arecompressed into bales.

3. Reprocess:

 After the metals are compressed into bales they are taken to a reprocessing plant where they undergo the stages of shredding, decoating, melting and casting. In the last stage the molten metal is cast into huge ingots.

4. Rolling:

 The ingots are sent to rolling mill that is then rolled out to create sheet aluminium which can then be used to make new packaging.

5. Conversion:

 The aluminium sheets are then fit to undergo conversion to produce a variety of packaging items.


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UAE Should Recycle More Aluminium

Recycling is gaining pace and is a healthy trend followed in many parts of the globe. UAE is not far behind.  However, UAE needs to recycle more often, and there are many companies like the Lucky Group which is experts in recycling.

 The simplest metal to recycle is Aluminium. This metal is abundantly found and is easier to gather. Soda cans, tins, foils, window panes, hinges, there are many aluminium products that need to be recycled on a large scale. Aluminium recycling needs to gain trend in UAE for a number of reasons. Well, most importantly, aluminium is a metal that can be recycled 100%. It can be recycled innumerable times and the metal does not lose out on its original qualities. Aluminium is also the most copiously and abundantly used in our everyday lives. Extracting the raw material every time, requires a lot of efforts and energy. The money and labour cost spent on these can be saved, and the same efforts can be utilized in a better fashion.

UAE will benefit a lot overall when aluminium is recycled on a large scale. The space in the landfills can be utilized to deposit other wastes. What’s more? These practices generate a lot of employment opportunities. Recycling centers, factories, need a lot of skilled personnel and professionals and thus, a lot of employment options are open in great numbers. Recycling also benefits the Alloy manufacturing companies hugely as the recycled metal can be put into use to produce raw materials, without needing fresh raw materials.

Well, for any nation, recycling is of utmost importance as there are a number of benefits to this practice that will help the nation in an overall growth.