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04 Apr Metal Scrap: Steel the Champion of Recycling

Posted at 16:13h in Articles, Metal Scrap Recycling, Recycled Material

Steel is the champion of the recycling world, it is the most recycled material on the planet, more than nearly all other materials combined. As of 2012 steel retains an extremely high overall recycling rate of 88 percent. The wonderful metallurgical properties of steel allow...

28 Mar Ely Enterprises at the 2017 Harris Dealer Meeting

Posted at 11:37h in Articles, Recycling Equipment

This week-the management team at Ely Enterprises got to tour and train down at the Harris Facility in Cordele, GA. Harris Waste Equipment and Ely Enterprises chose to renew their business relationship, because of our sales and service capabilities. We were all impressed with what’s going...

21 Mar Why do we recycle?

Posted at 08:30h in Articles, Recycled Material

There are many ways that recycling helps the environment. Some of the main ones include: Reducing Landfill The environmental problems of landfills is a difficult issue to fix. As more waste is put into landfills, the bigger the problem gets. Products that are not biodegradable or are...

14 Mar OCC Pricing March 2017

Posted at 12:56h in Articles, Metal Scrap Recycling, Recycled Material

Welcome back to the Ely Enterprises Blog! Today, let’s take a look at the current market of OCC pricing: According to Brian Taylor’s article from February 14th of this year, he had this to say from the Paper Recycling Conference in India (reviewing Bill Moore’s speech “he...

07 Mar Metal Outlook

Posted at 12:42h in Articles, Recycled Material

Welcome back to the Ely Enterprises Blog! 2017 scrap pricing is on the rise! According to Mark O Hara at Market Realist, “We did see some weakness in the scrap market in February 2017. However, thanks to improved steel demand, scrap prices could again start looking up.” The...

28 Feb Reconditioning Recycling Equipment Helps Your Bottom Line

Posted at 15:52h in Articles, Baler and Compactor Maintenance, Balers, Recycling Equipment

Finding the right piece of equipment is important for your operation, finding a unit that will withstand the rigors of everyday use is just as important....

21 Feb Material Pricing

Posted at 11:27h in Articles, Metal Scrap Recycling, Recycled Material

The following are prices reportedly being paid by processors for post-consumer recyclables and are intended for reference purposes only. They do not connote any commitment to sell or buy at indicated price and may not include delivery costs. (WSJ=Wall Street Journal) Prices denoted are from...

14 Feb Plastics recycling, it’s all in the numbers.

Posted at 15:42h in Articles, Recycled Material

Everyone has seen the triangular arrow located on a plastic bottle, many think this means that the bottle is recyclable; this is not really the case. It’s all in the number located inside the triangle that tells the story of what you need to know. ...

07 Feb Glass Recycling Facts

Posted at 11:57h in Articles, Recycled Material

Today we are going to discuss some facts about recycling glass containers. A lot of us remember when when we were younger and you could turn in your glass bottles for a deposit back, that was the start of glass recycling. Today we rinse out...

31 Jan Top 10 Most Important Materials to Recycle Part 2

Posted at 12:42h in Articles, Recycled Material

Today, we are going to continue our discussion on the top 10 most important materials to recycle. #6: HDPE plastic bottles HDPE stands for high-density polyethylene, a common and more dense plastic, which is used for detergents, bleach, shampoo, milk jugs. #7: Glass containers. Recycled glass saves 50...