Not an urban legend. Here from a Canadian refiner's website:
"Specializing in processing high value crematorium material, with the highest recoveries in North America, we are processing experts, from dental scrap to IT equipment and more."
No, they won't resell implants, but the metals are definitely recovered.
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Bingo! Very, very interesting. It seems that a discrete niche operation was developed aside from the mainstream recycling/scrap system we all see. Thanks a lot.Originally Posted by aurum
Also, I found the following story and it is mentioned that crematorium operators in 30 countries deal with some Netherlands based corporation to have these metals recovered and recycled, then usually give their profits to charities. Only 40 on 1200 operators keep the profits for themselves. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/crem...dies-1.4623039
NEW TO SCRAPPING? READ THIS: Build up your horde of magnetic and non-magnetic metals in two piles until you have a better understanding of the business. Magnetic material has low value and is mostly always steel / shred / short iron. Read old threads about non-magnetic metals and ewaste (and how to sort them), but don't forget that they generally have absolutely no tolerance for contamination (screw / iron / foreign material).
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