Members of the public should look to sell their scrap metal items directly to metal recyclers, rather than taking them to local authority civic amenity sites, metal recycler EMR Group has suggested.
The comments come after the company has published the results of a survey in which it found that 65% of the public would take their metal waste to a local council recycling centre instead of to a metal recycling company.
EMR Group is urging the public to sell their scrap metal direct to metal recycling firms
According to EMR, only 32% of the public said they would sell scrap metal to a scrap metal company, and a “worrying” 1% said they would fly-tip it. The remaining 8% would pay someone externally to take it away directly from their home.
‘Concerning’
EMR’s UK chief executive, Andrew Brady said the results of the survey are “concerning”.
“As one of the UK’s leading metal and plastics recyclers, we strongly believe that one of our key roles is to promote the need for all metal to be recycled,” he said.
“Whilst it is encouraging to see that such a high percentage of the general public seem to be making the journey to a local council recycling centre to dispose of their waste metal, it is concerning that so few would consider selling it to a metal recycling company and generate some income from it.
He continued: “We want the general public to be aware that most metal recycling companies would welcome their business and many, such as ourselves have tried to make the yards themselves more welcoming.
“This is a massive missed opportunity for the British public and it is easier than ever to sell your waste metal to EMR and other metal recyclers. Not only do you get peace of mind that your metal is recycled efficiently, you receive money for it.”
‘Vital sector’
According to EMR, the metal recycling industry “has long been a vital sector for the UK economy and it remains so today”. All metals used can be recycled into new metal products some with 60 days of being recycled, EMR says.
A survey by EMR found that 65% of the public would take their metal waste to a council recycling centre
EMR said it recycles around 10 million tonnes of metal each year – saving around 10 million tonnes of CO2 compared to using virgin ores.
“With over 70 sites around the country, we can serve most areas of the UK, and our service offering ranges from ferrous metals (metal containing iron), non ferrous metals (everything else) to end of life vehicles,” Mr Brady added. “It is time for the UK to put our planet first and realise that all metal can be recycled. Any course of action that results in the metal being reused works for us – but why not benefit financially? The priority for us is to influence those who may not consider recycling it in one form or another.”
The online survey was carried out by YouGov on behalf of EMR.
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