Recycling is a great way to reuse materials that you no longer need, helping the environment and slowing the depletion of its resources. Metal is one of the many materials that can be recycled, but there are some misconceptions about metal recycling and what can and can’t be reused. Cincinnati’s David Hirschberg Steel & Recycling Center helps clear up some misunderstandings about recycling different types of metal.

One of the first areas of confusion is determining what metals are recyclable. The answer is all metal can be recycled. Most people are aware that food and beverage cans are eligible for their recycling pickup, but there are other metal items that can also be reused when disposed of properly. even foil can be included in your recycling plan. Aluminum, especially, is a versatile metal found in cans and foil that has a turnaround time through a recycling center as quick as 60 days.

Most recycling centers prefer you drop off copper, steel, aluminum, brass, iron, and wires to be recycled. However, other types of metal might not be considered garbage and can be brought to your local recycling center. Additionally, some scrap yards will pay out for more valuable metals like copper, but they will also accept other types for melting down and repurposing.

Another misconception about metal recycling is that scrap metal recycling reduces productivity within businesses such as construction. However, reusing scrap materials saves a significant amount of energy, preserving resources and limiting the amount of materials in landfills. With an efficient, professional crew to handle the metal sorting and processing, business flows as usual while helping the environment in the process. 

Cincinnati’s David Hirschberg Steel & Recycling Center has been the area’s top recycling center for residents and businesses since 1913. The center focuses on stainless steel, aluminum,and iron scrap. Their steel service provides a wide variety of structural steel, alum, stainless, copper, plus other hard to find alloys. Fabrication is available.  For information on their steel services and recycling center, visit their website or call (513) 821-0514.