Do you know that steel is the most recycled metal across the globe? According to the estimation of the World Steel Association, about 20 billion ton of steel has been recycled in the year 2007.

It has been estimated that the rate of recycling the metal in the construction sector varies between 50% and 90%. However, this largely depends on the steel product and application. Steel used for construction purpose can also be reused without recycling and this saves emission of greenhouse gas remarkably.

Iron and steel components comprised around 65% of the average vehicle. When all fluids are drained and all the reusable parts are removed from an automobile, scrap processors are used to shred the car body. Then all the valuable ferrous materials are sold to the steel mills. The average rate of recycling for iron and steel in automobiles is around 100%.

It has been found that steel made containers are the most recycled food and beverage containers around the world. In Japan and South Africa the rate of recycling for steel packaging is around 90%, whereas the rate is 93% in Belgium.

Steel-to-steel recycling applies that a steel can is likely to become part of a car, a ship or a bridge in its next life. You will be amazed to learn that the metal is 100% recyclable. You can recycle the metal infinitely without any loss of quality. Its property remains intact. Moreover, reprocessed steel is as durable and strong as new metal derived from virgin ore.

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