Recycling Metals

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Recycling Metals
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Metals are important components of many things we
use everyday.
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Recycling of used materials is an important
source of metals.
Recycled Metal Percentage Supplied Iron and
Steel 45 Copper 43 Aluminum 32 Lead
55 Zinc 19 Stainless Steel 50
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Recycling of metals takes less energy than
processing metal-bearing rocks - our original
source of metals.
Recycled Metal Energy Savings Aluminum 95 Co
pper 85 Iron and Steel 74 Lead 65 Zi
nc 60
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Recycling of metals conserves our natural
resources.
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