The U.S. exports of gold through the first seven months of the current year recorded substantial decline. The exports were down by nearly 29% over the previous year to total $9.09 billion. The U.S. exports of gold through the first seven mo...

The multi-year high domestic gold prices have dented the demand for physical gold in the country. According to Indian Commerce Mnistry officials, the imports of gold by the country recorded massive decline by 73% from the previous year in A...

The World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS) announced publication of the Metals Balances Report for the initial seven-month period of the current year. The global primary aluminum market recorded deficit during Jan-July 19. The report relea...

Indonesia will send back hundreds of containers of contaminated waste to respective countries of origin, mainly Western countries. The containers mentioned as containing scrap plastic for recycling were found to contain hazardous materials...

Scrap metal recycling is a process as well as being the basis for a powerful industry. Scrap metal recycling involves the recovery and processing of scrap metal from end-of-life products or structures, as well as from manufacturing scrap, s...

The scrap metal process involves several steps. It starts with collection. At the micro level, scrap metal collectors pick up small quantities of scrap for sale to scrap yards. Metal is also recovered from larger generators by by larger scr...

If you consider every plastic soda, water, or juice bottle youve ever used, you might assume that because the label says its a recyclable bottle that the bottle itself is made of recycled plastic too. But this is hardly ever true. Coca-Cola...

After a single use, nearly every bottle either ends up going straight to a landfill or becoming some other sort of plastic mainly textiles like polyester and fleece for clothes and carpets. But according to plastic executive Leon Farahnik,...

Scrap metal collection is a critical job, and metal scrappers provide this vital role. We are surrounded by metal products in our everyday lives. Eventually, scrap metal is no longer useful and is removed from use. The scrap metal collector...