How is the UK scrap metal industry today?

For a long time, the scrap metal industry has been a vital sector of the UK economy, and it remains so today. In the nineteenth century, the UK led the Industrial…

What are the benefits of recycling lead?

Lead is a recyclable metal and possesses some of the highest recycling rates of all materials commonly used today. More lead is produced through recycling….

Metal recycling: An endless process

A fascinating fact about metals is that they can be recycled almost indefinitely, especially steel, iron and aluminium. Nearly all kinds of metal can be recycled…

Copper facts

Copper is an element and a mineral essential to our everyday lives. Copper is a major industrial metal because of its high malleability, ductility, electrical and thermal conductivity and resistance…

Metal scrap dealers

Reclamet Limited is a local Kent business established in 1991. We process non-ferrous and ferrous scrap metals from our Birchington site in Thanet. The metals we process are copper…

Car scrap dealers

Reclamet, based in Thanet, Kent, is an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF). We buy cars, cars damaged in accidents, high mileage, and end-of-life vehicles. We offer the best scrap car prices…

Scrap metal and car collection

Scrap metal is a valuable resource in the 21st century, and collecting scrap for recycling is a big business nowadays. Many UK scrap metal merchants offer collection services using flatbed lorries…

Are we running out of metal?

Almost everything is Metal. The phone, computer or device you use to read this news article contains Metal. Every year, a vast range of products are created and sold, each with Metal. Every year…

How do I scrap catalytic converters?

Catalytic converters in the scrap industry are a HOT commodity, with the prices of palladium, rhodium and platinum (the three precious metals found inside catalytic…

WEEE recycling guide

WEEE stands for Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment, applying to all end-of-life electronic or electrical equipment. WEEE is divided into two categories non-household and household WEEE. As part…