Construction sites use a lot of metal during the build process, and over time, large amounts of metals like aluminum and copper can pile up. Rather than tossing these materials into a waste bin bound for the landfill, your construction site can take a proactive approach to waste control through scrap metal recycling!
Whether you have small loads of metal scrap or require a large site clean-up, our expert team at McSteel will ensure your load is accurately weighed, processed, and prepared for the recycling facility. Keep reading to learn the benefits of metal recycling for your construction site and how you can get started with our expert team!
Common Metals Found at Construction Sites
Construction sites use many different metal types in the build process. Steel structural beams, aluminum siding, and copper wiring are all common materials that create a lot of waste.
New builds often end up with a lot of unused materials, while site rebuilds gather a lot of old materials during reconstruction. Rather than letting these metals pile up, you can dispose of them through copper, steel, and aluminum recycling.
The Benefits of Recycling Unusable Metal
There are many different ways metal recycling can benefit our communities, from how it helps the environment to the benefits for your worksite and employees. Here are a few ways you can make a difference with scrap metal removal:
Environmental
When you think of recycling, the environmental impact is likely the first thing that comes to mind. Recycling used and unused metals significantly reduces the demand for mining, extracting, refining, and other practices required to obtain metal ores.
Reusing the metal materials we’ve already produced cuts down on carbon emissions, reduces pollution, and conserves valuable energy.
Worksites like construction yards gather a lot of metal waste. Recycling helps prevent such large amounts of metal from ending up in landfills and reduces methane emissions.
Economic
Metals like copper are highly valued on the scrap metal market, as they can be recycled over and over again without losing quality.
Recycling your metal also sustains job opportunities at local recycling centres and salvage companies, ensuring this essential service stays afloat.
You can also benefit monetarily from scrap metal recycling! We will pay for all of your eligible scrap based on current market rates for the metals you provide, which you can put toward expenses for your construction site.
Construction Site Safety & Efficiency
On construction sites, safety is always the number one priority. If you begin to gather large piles of scrap metal, this can result in hazards and accidents, from loading/unloading obstructions to slips and falls. Making regular trips to a scrap metal yard or ordering site clean-ups will help clear your worksite and maintain a safe environment for your staff!
How McSteel Can Help
Our expert team at McSteel can tackle any and all loads of scrap metal. We take loads at our scrap yards, offer bin services, and even take on major site clean-ups and demolitions to ensure the safety and security of your workers and job site.
Small Loads
If you have a smaller load of metal at your site, have your workers load it up in a truck and drop it off at our Wainright or High Prairie scrap yard locations.
Large Site Clean-up
If your worksite has gathered piles of metal waste or broken machinery, a large site cleanup may be the best way to go! Contact our team to discuss the scope of the work, and we’ll deploy excavators, shears, and other equipment to get the job done efficiently.
Create a Green Construction Site with McSteel Salvage & Cleanup
Partner with McSteel and take the first step towards a greener and more sustainable construction site! Whether you need to get rid of a small scrap load or require a major site clean-up or demolition, our scrap removal team is the go-to choice for construction sites in Alberta.
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