Recycling metals can help protect the environment and save energy in the long run. When it comes to scrap metal this is usually broken down into two types; ferrous metal and non-ferrous metal. 

• Ferrous Metal – A lot of people have quite the misconception that all scrap metal is alike, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Ferrous Scrap Metal can refer to any piece or partly make out of iron such as old cars and household appliances; however, it also includes steel beams, railroad tracks, ships, food packaging containers among other things! You’ll know if the material falls into this category because it’s magnetic which means there must be some form of magnetism present within its makeup.
• Non-Ferrous Metal – Non-Ferrous Scrap Metal includes aluminium – including Foil and Cans, Copper Lead Zinc Nickel Titanium Cobalt-Chromium as well as precious metals. Non-Ferric items are not magnetic!

Although there is less Non Ferrous scrap than Ferrous scrap, it is often worth more financially. Millions of tonnes of Non Ferrous scrap metal are recovered by processors and consumed by the secondary smelter, refiners, ingot makers, fabricators, foundries, and other industries.