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We recycle scrap metal - because it matters

Recycle scrap metal this month and you’ll be part of a nationwide celebration of reprocessing waste materials to give them a new lease of life, and to be kinder to the environment.

September 24th-30th is Recycle Week 2018 and in a year when the focus has been firmly on plastics recycling, we’re taking the chance to remind everyone of the benefits you get when you recycle scrap metal.

The theme of this year’s event is ‘Recycling. We do. Because it matters.’ and we agree that all forms of recycling matter – and recycling scrap metal in particular can have some great benefits.

Money for scrap metal

There’s the financial benefit of getting money for scrap metal, which means that there’s no self-sacrifice needed when you recycle scrap metal, as you can gain from doing so.

All too often, helping the environment means missing out on something or spending more money on an eco-friendly option.

But when you recycle scrap metal, you’re putting valuable resources back into the supply chain and making a decent amount of money in the process, depending on how much scrap metal you have to cash in.

More secure supplies

Recycled scrap metal is now an important part of the overall supply chain, and it can either be mixed in with brand new ‘virgin’ metal freshly produced from its ore, or in many cases no ore is needed at all.

Ultimately if we are able to produce new metal from 100% recycled scrap metal, that closes the loop in terms of sustainability in the metal supply chain.

That’s good news for the future, as in theory there is no reason why the same metal can’t be reprocessed time and time again to make new cars, food and drink containers, structural steel for buildings, and anything else you might name.

Better energy stability

Manufacturing metal from its ore is extremely energy intensive – it takes an awful lot of power to extract metal from rock, to melt it and to mould it into the desired shape.

Although recycled metal still has to get very hot to shape it into finished products, the overall amount of energy used is much less than when making the same item from virgin metal.

That means it’s good news for energy supplies, reducing the demand placed on the National Grid and leaving more juice in the lines to power homes, schools, hospitals and other businesses.

Cutting the carbon footprint

Finally, all of this adds up to good savings on carbon emissions. Recycled metal means less ore mined out of the ground, the energy savings remove further emissions from the total footprint, and it often means recycled scrap metal can be processed within the UK to avoid unnecessary ‘carbon miles’ from transportation too.

And of course when you recycle scrap metal – just like when you recycle plastic, glass, paper, or anything else – you avoid sending it to landfill sites, which means less damage to the landscape and more years of operation from existing sites, before we need to open any new ones.

Ultimately the aim is to recycle 100% of the waste we throw away, by finding ways to reprocess it or to use it to generate power and further improve our energy security – all of which means that when you sell scrap metal for recycling, it really does matter in more ways than you might imagine.

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Rob Baker
Rob Baker
29 December 2023
Brilliant service from Davidson's when we needed our old car taking away. I rang a few firms and Davidson's were by far and away the most professional over the phone and offered £100 more than the next best offer I had. The collection team turned up bang on time and were professional and friendly throughout. Stuff like this can be stressful but Davidson's made it an absolute breeze and I wouldn't hesitate to use them again. I couldn't be happier with the service.
Hayley Aston
Hayley Aston
13 December 2023
Such excellent service from JW. Helping us when they really didn’t need to. Thank you so much. 👍
Viv Hallows
Viv Hallows
4 November 2023
Great service, quick reply with quote, car collected the next day and day after money in my account, very easy to use.
Stuart Ball
Stuart Ball
11 October 2023
Rang up for price on a scrap car. Offered top dollar straight away, collected and £ in bank next day. Don’t go anywhere else, can’t fault the service. Highly recommended. 😃
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Wilmslow Car Sales
3 August 2023
Always very helpful and efficient service
Jean Barrow
Jean Barrow
13 July 2023
My husband used this company, found them to give great service, money paid immediately and very good polite attitude from their driver.
sue pilling
sue pilling
13 July 2023
very fast, replied to me quickly, took my car and paid me as stated. very happy
Matt
Matt
3 July 2023
Great place to Recycle
Brewis
Brewis
21 April 2023
They pay the best prices for scrap cars. No one else could offer the same price.
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