Scrap metal may not be glamorous, but it's a multi-billion-dollar industry. Here's what you need to know about making money on recycled scrap metal and other materials.
Recycling copper
The Facts on Copper Recycling
Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals
Commercial airplane on runway.
How Airplanes Are Recycled
Lead batteries
The Amazing Story of Lead Recycling
Copper recycling
Copper Recycling Provides Key Environmental and Economic Benefits
Mass of aluminium cans being processed at a recycling plant.
How Do We Increase Metal Recycle Rates to Reach Sustainability?
Pile of scrap cars prior to being recycled. England, UK July 2009
Auto Recycling Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
Derelict automobiles stacked in a scrap yard.
Car Recycling Facts and Figures
Cans compressed into a cube at a scrap metal recycling facility.
Scrap Metal Recyclers Downsize, Battle Through Tough Market
An Overview of Auto Recycling
Places to Find Scrap Metal