by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Sep 24, 2012 | Good Recycling Practices, Recycling History, Scrap Metal Theft, Urban Mining
Pop Up Scrap Yards: Not So Much Nike Pop Up Store in Tokyo One of the newer innovations that we have seen in retailing over the past few years is the development of “Pop-up Stores”. You will recognize these, as they seem to just appear in a particular space for...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Aug 23, 2012 | Good Recycling Practices, Stainless Steel, Urban Mining
A Barbecue Maven’s Search For Quality Stainless Steel It’s a well-known fact that Canadians love their barbecues and I am no exception. However, it seems that no matter how hard I try to protect and maintain my barbecue, every four to five years I have to...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | May 22, 2012 | Good Recycling Practices, Scrap Metal Theft, Urban Mining
Metal Theft: The Saga Continues. Although we have already posted a couple of blogs concerning the problem of metal theft, a recent development in British Columbia has prompted us to revisit this issue. Last November, the Province of British Columbia passed Canada’s...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Apr 21, 2012 | Company News, Electronic Scrap Recycling, Good Recycling Practices, Sustainability
The Good Old Penny: RIP Come This Fall As anticipated in a post we did about a year ago, the federal government announced the demise of the penny in its March 2012 budget. In about six months from now, the Royal Canadian Mint will stop distributing the coin and they...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Apr 2, 2012 | Company News, Electronic Scrap Recycling, Good Recycling Practices, Recycling History, Uncategorized, Urban Mining, Weigh Scales
Easily the busiest pieces of equipment at any scrap metal recycling operation are the weigh scales. Scales…One of Our Weighter Blog Posts, If You’ll Pardon The Pun. They provide the defining measurement for all material trading, both buying and selling. There’s...
by Peel Scrap Metal Recycling | Mar 20, 2012 | Good Recycling Practices, Recycling History, Sustainability, Urban Mining
When we started our business in 1990, the work was more physical and the regulatory environment was less intrusive. Today, we have more equipment to handle the physical load but we are surrounded by a sea of regulations involving such policy areas as human resources,...
