Industrial Scrap? Why It Doesn't Have To Cost You A Fortune And Could Earn You A Fortune Instead

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Industrial Scrap? Why It Doesn't Have To Cost You A Fortune And Could Earn You A Fortune Instead

12 September 2019
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Industrial processes that produce a lot of scrap metal often leave companies with a ton of scrap that costs them a lot of money to dispose of. Sadly, these companies are not aware of the fact that they could actually make money from the scrap rather than lose money. Here is how your industrial plant can see a big change in its bottom line with industrial scrap recycling

Industrial Scrap Recycling for CASH

Metals are always in high demand. In fact, you have people who will drive up and down neighborhood streets looking for anything metal, including broken down old water heaters, furnaces, or fuel tanks. They will take anything metal from the curb because it pays them good money when they have enough. The same holds true for companies looking for industrial scrap. The recycling companies that want your industrial scrap will pay top dollar for each ton of scrap metal you send them from your plant. All you have to do is sign a contract with a recycling company that does this, and then arrange for pick-up dates. They will come and load all of the scrap you have into the back of a dump truck (or two!) and haul it to their plant. After it has been weighed and sorted, they will send you a check for the value of the scrap. 

Pay to Remove Versus Earn to Remove

After a few months of getting paid for your scrap, compare the income to what you used to pay to get rid of it. You may earn slightly less than you paid for scrap removal, but you are still gaining money instead of losing it. If you are making several hundred dollars extra every month by selling your company's industrial scrap, that is a huge difference in your bottom line over the course of a year, five years, even ten years!

The Best Part

The best part is that the scrap is still being recycled. At some point it will still come back into your factory in some other form, ready to be cut, shaped, drilled, or molded. When you also reuse the recycled materials as they come back into the plant as "new" materials, you make even more money. This is because the recycled and new mixed materials you purchase cost less, but you are still making everything your plant was making before you began selling the company's scrap.