We have all been fooled by myths, such as the bulls that hate red and George Washington’s wooden teeth.

These myths, such as bigfoot, are entertaining and do not cause any harm.

However, when there are myths about things such as recycling Metal, we begin to see the negative effects.

We compiled a list of myths about scrap metal recyclers in Sydney that we wanted to dispel. Let’s begin!

Crumpled Metal Can’t Be Recycled

We wanted to clear up the first recycling myth: Can you bring crumpled Metal to a recycling facility? Some self-service recycling machines may not accept crumpled Metal, but your local recycling facility will!

Recycling metals involves crumpling them up. It is necessary to crush, cut and melt metals when recycling them.

If you are a demolition worker with some crumpled pieces, you don’t want, you might reconsider.

It’s not important to separate Metal from trash

I can understand what you are thinking. It is easier to throw away your leftovers.

However, what ends up in the trash ends in landfills.

Why is this a problem?

Left to decompose in landfills slowly, metals can leach chemicals and metals into our soil and water. This contaminates the water we drink and the fish we eat. Yuck!

You are also taking up space in already crowded landfills and creating the need for more metal mining.

Recycling is not economically viable

Many people believe that recycling metal is expensive but beneficial to the environment. This is false!

Recycling metal is more economical than mining or processing new metals. It also makes it possible to keep your scraps from going to landfills. This is more cost-effective than mining and processing new metals.

Recycling your scrap metal will help the economy by supporting and creating jobs in the industry. Recycling scrap metal has allowed many businesses to save money and increase profits.

Larger scrap pieces are better

Although you may have heard the expression “bigger is better”, it’s not always true when it comes down to scrap Metal.

This myth raises many issues. People believe they shouldn’t bring any scraps to recycling plants because they only want large pieces. They end up dumping Metal that could be recycled.

This is another reason why this problem exists. When tearing down a building, some businesses don’t cut the Metal with their tools but leave large pieces believing that facilities will want them. It is more work to shred the building than it is worth.

Recycling uses more energy than making new products

This myth has been around for many years but has been disproven.

The Environmental Protection Agency has found that recycling aluminium cans save 95% of the energy compared to using raw material. Recycling steel and tin cans is a great way to save 60-74% on energy.