City News
We’re Proud To Be Adding Oakville To Our Community Based Business Model.
We’re very pleased to announce that we will be opening a new location in Oakville, Ontario later this month. This is an exciting project for us, as it will make it more convenient for all our Oakville-based customers (individuals, trades, and industry), and, more...
Peel Is Getting Baghoused!
It's Not as Scary As It Sounds At the moment, we are in the process of installing new and very powerful air pollution control equipment at our wire processing facility. Peel Scrap Metal Recycling Ltd Commonly referred to as a ‘baghouse’, this equipment is much more...
Product Stewardship – Completing The Circle of Responsibility
Increasingly common in our green vocabulary are phrases like Product Stewardship, Extended Producer Responsibility and Original Equipment Manufacturer. These are all phrases used to promote the idea that responsibility for a product must ultimately extend to everyone...
Plastics Recycling – That Reality Is Closer Than You Think.
The recycling process often generates its own stream of by-products which also require innovative solutions. Although our primary focus at Peel Scrap Metal is metal recycling, we increasingly have an interest in plastics since the introduction of our chopping line for...
Lead Acid Batteries – One Of Our Biggest Recycling Success Stories
One of the best-kept secrets with respect to all of the various recycling programs in effect is the absolute success of lead acid battery recycling. More than 97% of all battery lead is recycled making lead acid batteries the most highly recycled consumer product....
The Solar Roadways Project. The Biggest Green Idea Yet.
One of the more interesting aspects of being part of the green revolution is that you are exposed to new ideas and recycling technologies on a constant basis. Recently we came across something which really caught our attention. The Solar Roadways Project Scott Brusaw...
Our Community Responsibility Extends Beyond The Recycling Of Scrap Metal.
We are always pleased to see young people visit us in our yard. They inevitably have lots of questions about the recycling work that we do and their enthusiasm is infectious. These young people are the future of the recycling industry and by taking on an awareness of...
Radioactivity In Metal – Unfortunately It’s One of Today’s Hottest Topics
Over the last few weeks, the world has witnessed the horrific events unfolding in Japan. Radioactivity First an earthquake of enormous proportions. Then a tsunami which leveled everything in its path. There has been an untold tragedy, the displacement of thousands of...
Scales: One Of Our Weightier Topics (Pardon The Pun)
One of the busiest pieces of equipment at the scrap yard is its scales. They provide the defining measurement for all material trading, both buying and selling. There’s Nothing New About Scales Scales date back to early Egyptian civilization. The earliest scales were...