Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Importance Of Aluminium Alloys And Their Various Functionalities

Aluminium is an important metal used for various purposes. Aluminium alloys are in great demand leading to growing aluminium manufacturing with each year. It is an important element of the commodity market which supports many economies around the world.

Let’s delve into quick details reminding ourselves of the various purposes aluminium alloys are used for-

Transportation

Other than roads, and water bridges, aluminium alloys are important components required to manufacture air crafts. 70% of aircraft mainframes are made using aluminium alloys. In automobile sector, aluminium alloys are chiefly by car companies to manufacture important car accessories like engines, wheels, radiators and other body parts.

Power sector

Significant proportion of power lines use aluminium instead of copper as their reliable conductor on weight grounds.

Packaging

Aluminium foils have always played a role packing food items. There are also aluminium cans that envelope many beverages. The reason for such ubiquity is that aluminium packaging is simple, and yet aesthetically appealing.

Office and home equipment

Most of our office and home equipment's like furniture, iron, and utensils are made using aluminium and its alloys.

Infrastructural purpose

Aluminiumis a chief element used to construct buildings and main components of a house like roofs, doors, and window panes.

Sports items

Many sports items like rackets, snookers, pool cues, ski poles, and golf clubs are made using aluminium alloys.

Conclusion-

Many dealers and consumers in Dubai often feel deceived with the procurement of low quality aluminium. Therefore, it is necessary that you do you research and buy aluminium from trusted Aluminium Alloy Manufacturers like Lucky Alloys which is a part of Lucky Group. It is known for highest level of service in Scrap Metal Recycling to aluminium alloy manufacturing.

Tuesday, 18 August 2015

What Recycling Measures Malls Can Implement To Manage Waste Reduction?

Mall owners incur huge expenses. How can malls achieve large scale metal scrap recycling and earn some return on investment also preventing colossal waste generation?  We have compiled an assortment of ways a mall can achieve seamless and efficient metal recycling.

Conduct a Waste Audit

Set up a team to assess the mall’s waste stream. Conduct a waste audit. This will reveal the amount of trash being generated and what all materials form the trash. In this way you can separate the metal scraps from other types of scrap and send them for recycling. This will be your first step towards getting a significant return on your investment. For instance, you laid a metal panel framework to display your couture segment. However, it is time to dump the metal scraps after a long use and get it replaced with a new metal framework. Instead of dumping the old metal scrap, you can recycle it to redeem some of the value on your investment.

Reuse Hoardings and Banners

The mall owners should educate their employees on the benefits of reusing hoarding and banners. Instead of throwing them away, nice looking paper or cloth bags can be made using hoardings and banners. Customers can be handed these eco-friendly bags rather than plastic ones thus also contributing to environmental safety.

Promote Recycling

A mall welcomes thousands of footfalls every day. It is therefore an ideal place to also promote recycling benefits to fall upon thousand ears.

Lucky group is a company that actively helps malls meet their Metal Scrap Recycling requirements.

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Recycling At Home Gets Easy With These Easy Tips

Recycling is as important as accommodating the right things at home. We enlist here some quick and easy tips so that you can start recycling at home.

The tips are as follows for different material recycling from metal scraps to plastic bottles.  

Aluminum cans – If the value of using aluminum cans is huge, recycling them is equally important. In order to get the most value in terms of environment welfare, you need to know the mode of crushing the recycling centers use. Same is the case with aluminum foils. They form a great product to be recycled to manufacture electronic items.

Magazines and pamphlets – Similar to newspapers; you can store magazines and pamphlets in a separate bin and then recycle them.

Food carton boxes – Many use food cartons which get piled up after some point of time thus occupying home space and rendering very less space to store important things. You will be happy to hear that food cartons are easily recyclable materials. Just store them separately and give it to recycling centers which accept them.

Plastic bottles – In order to ease the process of recycling, categorize your trash into two parts. The first includes trash to be thrown away and second includes bottles to be recycled. As you know, plastic bottles are made up of PET plastic which is regarded a vital recyclable material.

Hence, I have shown you the way as to how recycling begins at your home. So take a pledge and start recycling today!

Monday, 15 June 2015

Recycle Farm Metal Scrap and Earn Good Money

You’re wondering the reason for your farm’s distorted appearance. You have already sold truckloads of your farm goods, however have you thought of selling farm metal scrap too? If not then do it now and then you will be surprised by the value your Metal Scrap gives you in return. This includes everything from old tools and rusted plows to worn tractors

Why you should sell old farm metal scrap?

You are a modern day, technologically savvy farmer using state-of-the-art farm tools. The agricultural industry has undergone a 21st century renaissance, and modern farm implements are ever more lighter, stronger, and efficient. But back in the 50s, 60s and 70s, farm implements were massive, gargantuan beasts of the industrial age. The old days saw tools that weighed as much as an elephant. Why to experience those monotonous days? Sell the old metal scrap and bring modern implements which will enhance your farm produce and also enhance the joy of farming.

Some obsolete farm machinery which makes for great metal scrap-

  • Reapers
  • Reaper-binders
  • Portable engines
  • Ploughing engines
  • Traction engines
  • Steam tractors
  • Agricultural engines
  • Hog oilers
  • Flails
  • Threshing machines
  • Winnowing machines
  • Drag harrows
  • Rusted plows
  • Combines
  • Tractors and tractor parts
  • Extra metal from old repairs
  • Tubular steel
  • Plate steel

Really, any old farm instrument that’s made of metal or has metal in it makes good scrap. Call us and we will pick up your heaviest farm metal scrap.

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Common Summer Items Which Can Fetch You Good Money

Ah, summertime! It is a perfect time for mellowing beside a pool, or grilling some food and certainly visiting your local scrap metal recycle dealer?

That’s right. Summer is a time of indulging in vacations and water slides. However, it is also the time to recycle your potential scrap metals on hand. The money received can just be enough to plan for your next family getaway.

Check them out-
 

That old grill lying useless
 
You’re wondering every time you pass through your garden, what is putting a stain somewhere. And then you every time “overlook” that “old grill” of yours; voila! Now you know the spoiler. So why not recycle your old grill to gain funds to get a new one?

As most grills are made of aluminum and stainless steel, they are great objects for summertime recycling.

It’s time to recycle the busted lawn mower 

Struggling with your aged gasoline-powered lawn mower, will just leave you more sweat-soaked and unnerved; imagine the multiplier effects while you struggle with your lawn-mover under the hot summer sun in your backyard!!

Isn’t it about time that you recycle that exhaust-belching beast?

Tip- Get electric riding movers than gasoline powered ones. They are much easier to use and are more powerful and durable.

The damaged or obsolete patio set

Patios are usually made of aluminum, wrought iron, cast iron or stainless steel. Whatever the material is, you can recycle it at fair and honest prices and replace with something which makes outdoor time spent-well.

So are you in for some summer recycling? Contact us.

Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Did You Know That Useless Bottles Can Be Upcycled To Maximum Usefulness?

Are you annoyed by the clanking of bottles and are ready to dispose them off? Hold on. You might just miss 3 recycling marvels which this blog contains.

1.    The marvelous bottling centerpiece  


The nicest thing about this upcycled creativity is that you can use plastic as well as metallic bottles.

Now get some bottles and simply wrap then with yarn be it thread, wool or fiber. And what you will get is an eye-candy object for your centre piece!

Bonus Tip:

You can select different colors of yarn to suit your décor! Another benefit is that yarn is something which is readily available at your home.

2.    Bottles as exquisite candleholders

Want to create a quick soothing dinner ambience? Get some bottles, clean them and use them as holders for slender candles. This approach will enhance your dinner experience using the least of resources.

Bonus tip:

You can get a bottelabra-


This will provide a safety net to collect the wax.

Thus, this makes a handy device for creation of pleasing aura while having dinner; also giving birth to more soothing conversations!

3.    Upcyling bottles as plant sitters
What if you’re out on a vacation and your plants decay and yearn for water? Create a bottle plant sitter!
Procedure:

1.    Fill a bottle (glass) with marbles. (hint- more marbles you fill, slower will be the drip of water)
2.    Now pour in water in the marble-filled bottle. Insert its neck into the moist soil-


It will keep your plants hydrated for around a week.

Have something to add? Let us know in the comments below.

Have any metal bottles or metal scraps to recycle? Do it here.

Friday, 13 March 2015

Recycling One Aluminum Can Saves Enough Electricity To Power 3 TV Sets?

This blog exemplifies the worth of recycling scrap metals like aluminum. When you recycle, you prevent the environment from further damage. Recycling sustains the ecological balance. This creates a state of dynamic equilibrium within a community of organisms which enables the entire ecosystem to remain relatively stable-


Recycling provides great ecological benefits to the earth

Other benefits include-
  1. Recycling objects helps consume 95% less energy than creating the same new object
  2. Reduces litter
  3. Reduction in landfill thereby preventing soil erosion which causes a land to lose it fertility. This is turn affects the agriculture industry which forms the backbone of most economies.
  4. Reduces greenhouse gas emission
Further you will learn the benefits of recycling aluminum cans.

The benefits of recycling aluminum-

Aluminum cans are 100% recyclable. As a result:
  • Recycling even one can saves sufficient electricity to power 3-4 TV sets-

  • Producing a new can from a recycled one, consumes only 94% of less energy than raw material usage. This greatly reduces greenhouse gas emission which is harmful for the earth’s atmosphere.
Why aluminum can is the most recycle-friendly scrap metal?

For the following 2 reasons:
  • They are extremely handy. As a result transporting them to other places becomes very easy.

  • Since 1970, the weight of aluminum cans is reduced by 40%. Back then it weighed 22 grams. Today it is as less as 13 grams. This implies easier recycle management of aluminum cans.
Feel free to contact us if you want to get rid of the pile of aluminum cans in your area. We also help in other ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals recycling.

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