The Most Recycled Metal in the World

THE MOST RECYCLED METAL IN THE WORLD HAS BEEN USED IS THE ONLY COMMON IS THE MOST RECYCLED A MATERIAL ON FOR OVER 1000 YEARS METAL THAT WILL STICK TO A MAGNET EARTH O Steel is extremely economical to recycle because of its magnetic qualities and because it n't any of inherent strength qualities, no matter how many times it is recycled. WHAT IS STEEL? Steel is an alloy material made of iron and other elements including carbon. You will also find the following elements present in steel Mn Si AI Manganese Phosphorus Sulphur Oxygen Nitrogen Aluminium Silicon HARD FACTS 2 MILLION THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUMBER OF TONNES OF 25 THE WORLD STEEL STEEL PRODUCTS MILLION PRODUCED EACH YEAR INDUSTRY EMPLOYS THE NUMBER OF STEEL 200 CANS OF FOOD PRODUCED BILLION FACH YEAR NICOL INVENTED THE STEEL AMOUNT OF CANS ON CAN IN 1810 AS A WAY SUPERMARKET SHELVES 3 MADE OF STEEL TO PRESERVE FOOD FOR NAPOLEON'S ARMY CYCLE OF RECYCLED SHIPPED PURCHASED Products are shipped to shops and supermarkets Consumables are bought from the supermarket REMOULDED CONSUMED These sheets are used to manufacture new Product is consumed or used products COOLED & ROLLED DISPOSED IN RECYCLING The melted metal is poured into slab moulds and rolled into coils and flat sheets Waste steel is put in recycling HEATED COLLECTED Oxygen is blasted into the furnace, which is heated to 1700 degrees centigrade Recycling is collected IRON ADDED SORTED Molten iron is added Then sorted MELTED BALED & COMPACTED The recovered materials are melted in a furnace Products are baled and compacted for ease of transport and handling RECYCLED STEEL STATISTICS 1.5 tonnes of iron ore Recycling 1.0 tonne of steel 0.5 tonnes of coal 86% saved in air pollution 40% saved in water use 76% saved in water pollution 42% New metals made using recycled steel 62-74% Energy Saving 200 Recycling raw materials cuts CO, emissions by this amount Amount of steel cans 100% MILLION TONNES every year that are recyclable 2.5 BILLION 18,000 PERCENTAGE OF STEEL CANS MADE FROM RECYCLED THE NUMBER OF CANS RECYCLED THE WEIGHT EQUIVALENT IN DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES 25% STEEL EACH YEAR s THE PERCENTAGE OF 26 HOURS STEEL HOW LONG YOU CAN POWER A 60-WATT LIGHT BULB FOR RECYCLED WITH THE ENERGY SAVED FROM RECYCLING SEVEN STEEL CANS WHEN A BUILDING IS DEMOLISHED Steel is an essential material that is pivotal to our way of life and to the products we will demand for a sustainable future. It is a unique material that can be used forever once made; it has a unique ability to be truly recycled through a closed-loop system, which will lead to the further preservation of earth's precious resources SOURCES Tata Steel - www.tatasteeleurope.com Celebrating Steel - www.prnewswire.com Facts and Figures - www.tatasteeleurope.com Steel for a sustainable future - www.tatasteeleurope.com About metal recycling - www.recyclemetals.org Steel recycling Life Cycle - www.recycle-steel.rg Steel can recycling process - www.steelrecyclingfacts.com How it is recycled - www.recyclenow.com Stainless Steel and Special Alloys - www.bir.org TATA STEEL Key Facts - www.worldsteel.org Polyurethane composite could replace steel or aluminium in some applications – www.gizmag.com THE LI 2/3 STEEL FULL CYCLE SAVES 94%