Scrap Recycling

SCRAP IT ON

More and more companies are joining in on the scrap recycling effort.

An international organization of 3000 companies called the ISRI are huge lobbyists and educators for the need to recycle industrial scraps and by-products.

The motivation is two fold - MONEY and the environment. Notice which comes first. Hey, that 's okay. Motive is a good thing and if the earth benefits, that's a bonus. It is well known that recycling scraps lowers production emissions by an enormous amount. It also costs a lot less energy to recycle rather than produce a new material.

The IRSI agrees that with the state of the economy, education on recycling scraps is going to be challenging. But, as they convince companies they can save production costs by reusing what is discarded on the floors of their manufacturing plants, more and more companies will join in the effort.

Makes sense. The company already bought the stuff, so why not use as much of it as possible before buying more that will cut deeper into their profits?

Are you ready for this? Companies are not the only ones saving scraps. Households are too, and we do not mean saving the scraps for the family dog. Though, there is that.

It is estimated that 35% of the average households garbage is food scraps. People are finding innovative ways to put them aside for composting not only in their own yards, but for the farming and landscaping industries as well. OK, it may get a little rank, but the neighbors won't mind too much. Except for the flies. Tell them it's a worthy sacrifice for Mother Earth.