tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post1545851036819474795..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Domestic Raw Steel Production up 63% from Last Year:caheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-20652038091306573762010-07-16T18:55:41.475-06:002010-07-16T18:55:41.475-06:00First post, bad link. Second post, good link.First post, bad link. Second post, <a href="http://www.headwatersrecycle.com/why.html" rel="nofollow">good link</a>.larry kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-86405465170183752992010-07-16T18:03:23.545-06:002010-07-16T18:03:23.545-06:00How sad that Earth must still be turned while muni...How sad that Earth must still be turned while <a href="www.headwatersrecycle.com/" rel="nofollow">municipal can steel</a> is being buried.<br /><br />"Recycling tin and steel cans saves between 60-74% of the energy used to produce them from raw materials. <br /><br />1 ton of recycled steel saves the energy equivalent of 3.6 barrels of oil, and 1.49 tons of iron ore over the production of new steel. <br /><br />Steel cans were recycled at the rate of 58% in 2001. <br /><br />The amount of steel recovered through recycled packaging in 2001 (nearly 1.5 million tons) would yield enough steel to build 185,000 steel framed homes. <br /><br />In 2001, nearly 2 million tons of steel was recovered from recycled appliances. <br /><br />The steel from the more than 39 million appliances recycled last year yielded enough steel to build about 160 stadiums the size of the new Pittsburgh Steelers stadium. <br /><br />In 2001, there were 26 cars recycled every minute across the U.S. <br /><br />Each year steel recycling saves the energy equivalent to electrically power about 1/5th of the households in the U.S. (or about 18 million homes) for 1 year. <br /><br />Every ton of steel recycled saves 2,500 lbs. of iron ore, 1,400 lbs. of coal and 120 lbs. of limestone. <br /><br />Annually, enough energy is saved by recycling steel to supply Los Angeles with electricity for almost 10 years. <br /><br />You can make 20 cans out of recycled material with the same amount of energy it takes to make 1 new one."larry kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.com