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Scrap - Recyclers Handbook on CD
Purpose of this Handbook
The purpose of this Handbook is to outline
practical, cost-effective methods for the
recovery and recycling of scrap (defined as
personal property that has been discarded for use
and that appears to have no value except for its
basic material content). By providing the best
available technical guidance on scrap
identification and segregation, scrap yard
operations and merchandising of scrap, it is
intended that this Handbook will result in
worldwide implementation of proven methods to
increase the payback from the Scrap Recycling
Program.
Objectives
The broad objectives of the Scrap Recycling
Program are to: C1.3.1. Ensure that no property
with utilization or sales value that exceeds the
value of its material content is processed as
scrap. C1.3.2. Optimize procedures for
cost-effective recovery, recycling, or sales of
scrap, including precious metal-bearing
materials. C1.3.3. Ensure processing of scrap is
in strict compliance with all applicable safety,
health regulations and environmental protection
guidelines.
Scrap Overview
Thus far the term "scrap" has been used
in a general sense. In the scrap recycling
industry, the word "scrap" usually
applies only to ferrous metal materials (iron or
steel), which have no value except for their
basic material content. "Metals" is the
term the scrap recycling industry uses to
describe nonferrous scrap, such as brass, copper,
stainless steels, high-temperature alloys, lead,
zinc, aluminum, magnesium, manganese, cobalt,
chromium, tin, nickel, cadmium, tungsten,
titanium, mercury, and the precious metals. Other
scrap, such as textiles, paper, plastics,
chemicals, used or contaminated petroleum
products, used synthetic lubricants, used
solvents, rubber, leather, wood, and food residue
are referred to as nonmetallic scrap. The term
"waste" means used or unused property,
residues, by-products, sludges, and other
materials that have no known utility and,
therefore, must be discarded.
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