Why Scrap Metal Recyclers Recycle only Certain Metals

Profits play an important role in metal recycling in Dubai; which is why recyclers need to make sure that what they bring via their various sourcing routes and companies is valuable

enough to be sold out to others.

Scrap metal recyclers in Dubai, which are similar to others around the world have been doing what they have been good at since decades. Their efforts have not only helped bring down the prices of metals, but also helped clean-up the environment as a whole. As with every other business, there is always a sense of social responsibility; one that keeps a company on its toes with its policies and within the regulations of the government in terms of the environment. But apart from that recycling is also about profits, there is always one company ready to buy another company’s scrap metal, which is where scrap metal businesses in Dubai come in. They work like brokers, taking from one and selling it to the other who needs it; reducing the amount of waste that exists in the environment in the bargain.

However, profits also play an important part; which is why recyclers need to make sure that what they bring in via their various sourcing routes and companies is valuable enough to be sold out to others; meaning that they do not end up being stuck with it. Yes, every metal that is produced from an ore will have value and can be sold, but at what price and at what expense? Will the scrap metal be profitable for the manufacturers who purchase them? These are just some of the questions recycling companies have to ask themselves before deciding what scrap they will bring in. Scrap metal as we all know is not stacked but simply lies around in various scrap yards in Dubai.

Such pieces of scrap need to be brought together; segregated (in terms of quality); and then finally stacked up in bundles for sale. This is why scrap metal recyclers recycle only certain metals that they find profitable; metals that they can provide to a manufacturer—as a greener and more profitable option—to incorporate into their products if they are not using recycled metals already.

Scrap metal recyclers mostly recycle both ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal in Dubai. This can consist of the following metals:

Aluminium in the form of aluminium plates, aluminium wheels, extrusion 6063 and aluminium castings.

Brass scrap like gun metal, processed brass ingots, brass pipes and brass radiators.

Copper scrap such as copper ingots, copper barley, copper berry and insulated cables.

Ferrous scrap that is available as shredded steel, bushelings, iron ore, cast iron ingots and tin plates.

What adds to the problem is that all the metals supplied, must also be available for delivery on a timely basis for the companies that make them their sole source of metals in production. A lot of thinking goes into what metals need to be made available before they are put up on sale which is why scrap metal traders only recycle certain types of metal.