Q: We have been cleaning out the garage and have uncovered at least two coffee cans full of nails, screws, bolts, etc. How do I recycle or throw them away? — E.C., East Greenwich A: To determine ...

Scrap metal dealers turn trash into treasure by recycling metal in old cars, appliances, wiring and other junk. By paying people for their junk metal, scrap metal businesses help clean up the ...

Recycling metal is essential because it reduces the amount of scrap bound for landfills and reduces the need to mine ores, but it’s not necessarily the reason scrap processors started their businesses ...

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