Galaxy Metal Recycling

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Your watch, your belt buckle, the components inside the computer or phone you’re using to read this article: metal is all around us, helping us do everything from storing food to driving around town. But when your watch breaks, your belt wears out or you get a new computer, that metal doesn’t go away. Instead, […] source https://www.galaxymetals.com.au/what-exactly-is-scrap-metal/

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Recycling at home is one thing—and we can only hope everyone does it already, keeping aluminum, paper material, and plastics separate from the rest of our everyday garbage. After all, most cities offer convenient recycling pickup services, even for apartment dwellers. And Melbourne, have even made recycling mandatory for both residences and businesses. And of […] source https://www.galaxymetals.com.au/top-reasons-to-recycle-construction-and-demolition-debris/

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Ready to “shave” some money off your manufacturing overhead? All puns aside, recycling scrap metal shavings and other manufacturing by-products can be very cost effective. Recycling creates an additional source of revenue for your manufacturing business, and it helps you offset production costs. A Wealth of Revenue Under Your Feet All day, every day, your […] source https://www.galaxymetals.com.au/scrap-metal-shavings-a-secret-source-of-cash/

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Recycled metals (like the kind you can find at our Melbourne recycling center) provide interesting and versatile materials for all kinds of DIY projects, from art sculptures to more utilitarian structures like shelving or tables. Whether you’re looking for inspiration for your next art piece or just want some ideas for how to recycle your […] source https://www.galaxymetals.com.au/our-favorite-diy-recycled-metal-projects/

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How green is your electric car, really? Cars and trucks generate about one-fifth of Australian carbon emissions, so buying electric is a great way to cut back on some of that CO2. However, figuring out your electric car’s actual environmental impact throughout its lifespan is a little more complicated than that. The carbon dioxide produced during […] source https://www.galaxymetals.com.au/how-green-are-electric-cars-when-they-die-recycling-low-and-no-emissions-vehicles/

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Every day, thousands of discarded computers, tablets and other electronics are carted off to fill landfills around the world when they could have been taken to an electronics recycling center. All that computer disposal adds up. At the end of 2017, environmental experts predicted that the amount of global e-waste would total 49.8 million metric tons by […] source https://www.galaxymetals.com.au/electronic-recycling-how-does-it-work/

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Thanks to its beautiful aesthetic than often mimics the look of gold, brass is frequently used as a decorative metal for common household items such as locks and doorknobs, bath fittings and pipes, and even watches and clocks. But it’s more than just easy on the eyes. It’s also a very durable material, commonly used […] source https://www.galaxymetals.com.au/why-you-should-clean-your-brass-scrap-metal/

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Did you know that every day, Australians throw away thousands of computers and mobile devices? These computers and mobile devices are an example of electronic waste—or ewaste—that we generate from excess, broken and obsolete electronic devices. Take a moment and think about the smartphones and MacBooks that you’ve replaced with newer models every few years, as […] source https://www.galaxymetals.com.au/what-is-e-recycling/

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