Helping Our Communities Recycle Responsibly
Our focus as a family-owned company is to ensure the communities we serve have everything they need to recycle responsibly. We strive to make the metal recycling process simple, so that you can easily get rid of unwanted materials, while getting paid to do so.
Why Recycle?
Economic Benefits
The more materials people recycle, the more jobs are needed to handle all of those materials, which then gives a boost to our economy as a whole. This is a huge benefit of recycling that often gets overlooked.
Environmental Impacts
Reusing materials means less waste goes into landfills or ends up floating in the ocean. This also results in fewer trees being cut down, less energy usage, and fewer fossil fuels extracted.
Resource Conservation
The more we can reuse our resources, the less need we have for new ones – meaning forests and other natural habitats (along with the creatures living in them) can remain untouched and unaffected.
Sustainability
Recycling helps to preserve the world we live in, as a whole, keeping it in the best shape possible for future generations. We can all play a part, and even small actions make an impact!
What Does Recycled Metal Become?
Harmon Scrap Metal sells millions of pounds of scrap metal every single year. Which means, every day, consumers use materials that our team has helped companies and manufacturers obtain. Some of these products might include:
- Aluminum doors & framing
- Car, trucks & vans
- Bicycles
- Bridges
- Wiring materials
- Computers
- Pots & pans
- Elevators
- Frames for eyeglasses
- Bed frames
- Hospital tools & equipment
- Industrial machinery
- House locks & keys
- Construction tools
- Office equipment & furniture
- Playground equipment
- Roofing materials
- Steel building frames
- Aerospace equipment
- …and more!
Basically, recycled metal can turn into all kinds of things that help build up various industries, contribute to homes and families, and make life easier all around.
Ready to Reduce Waste?
Eager to further explore the world of recycling? We’ve also got a great list of recycling benefits, some information on the ferrous recycling process, the many upsides of recycling copper, and more helpful tidbits throughout our site.
And, of course, if you have any questions or are ready to scrap some metal with us, reach out to our team. You can give us a call, text 931-293-2360 for a quote, or you can reach out to us online. We can’t wait to speak with you soon.
Harmon Scrap Metal has several locations to help make recycling easier and more convenient for you.