Recycling municipal ferrous scrap

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5753225

Early, J G

Ferrous scrap recovered from municipal solid waste is one of the new sources of old scrap that may satisfy these increased demands. Systems for the recovery of the ferrous fraction from municipal solid waste have been developed, although increased usage of municipal ferrous scrap has been very slow due to institutional and technical barriers. The technical barriers posed by the physical and chemical characteristics of municipal ferrous scrap strongly inhibit the development of markets for this new material. The real and potential markets for increased consumption of municipal ferrous scrap are discussed in terms of these barriers together with the important role of standards for municipal ferrous scrap in improving communications between buyers and sellers.

• Research Organization: National Measurement Lab. (NBS), Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5753225
• Report Number(s): PB-83-156968
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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