Say there Peeches that blog looks pretty impressive.
I just took a quick glance but looks very helpfull and well put together!
Here is a link to the blog, This page is very helpfull! http://basic-metals.com/blog/?p=1943
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Say there Peeches that blog looks pretty impressive.
I just took a quick glance but looks very helpfull and well put together!
Here is a link to the blog, This page is very helpfull! http://basic-metals.com/blog/?p=1943
the epa numbers quoted in the blog are interesting - that's a larger savings than I thought
Quote:
The US Environmental Protection Agency has identified six major benefits of using scrap instead of virgin materials — iron ore and coal — in making new steel:
97% Reduction in mining wastes
90% Savings in virgin materials use
86% Reduction in air pollution
76% Reduction in water pollution
74% Savings in energy
40% Reduction in water use
Yeah I was pretty suprised when I found that out myself. Everyone seems to focus on the negatives of scrapping and I for one am ready for people to start seeing the positives it brings to the envornment.