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How to Recycle Stainless Steel Scrap

Stainless steel is found in many household and business items, from kitchenware to industrial equipment. While durable, these items eventually wear out or become obsolete. Rather than throwing old stainless steel in the trash, recycling it can provide extra income. With proper preparation, your stainless steel scraps can fetch top dollar at metal recycling facilities

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How to Tidy Up and Cash In With a Scrap Metal Audit

As a business owner, you likely have excess or obsolete scrap metal piling up around your facilities. Old equipment, spent tooling, leftover materials from jobs – it all adds up over time.    While it may seem easier to let the scrap metal accumulate, a regular scrap metal audit can help you reclaim valuable space

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Preparing Your Radiator for Scrap Metal Recycling

Radiators are common items that often end up in scrap yards when they fail or need to be replaced. Their copper and aluminum materials can be quite valuable as scrap metal. If you have an old radiator to get rid of, it’s easy to prepare it for recycling and receive some cash in return.   

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Brass Metal Recycling

Why Should You Take Advantage of Brass Recycling?

Brass is a versatile metal alloy composed primarily of copper and zinc. It is commonly used in plumbing fixtures, musical instruments, ammunition casings, and decorations. With its bright gold color and durability, brass has become popular in many industries.    However, brass production requires mining for copper and zinc and energy-intensive smelting processes. While many

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Scrap Metal Prepped for the Holiday Season
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The Benefits of Recycling Scrap Metal During the Holidays

The holiday season is a time of gift-giving, celebrations, and often excess. With so much consumption happening in a short period of time, the holidays, unfortunately, also produce a lot of waste.    Action Metals Recycling in Dallas, Texas, is already looking ahead at how we can be more environmentally conscious during this season through

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Metal Recycling

Going Beyond Cans With Aluminum Recycling

Aluminum is one of the most commonly recycled materials, with aluminum cans being the most popular item that people recycle. However, many other aluminum products are also fully recyclable. Recycling aluminum saves energy and natural resources while reducing landfill waste.    If you think you have more than just cans available for aluminum recycling, let’s

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