What does recycling mean to you? For us, recycling is a word of endless opportunities to innovate, grow and advance the industry of recycling. We will always be looking for ways to redefine recycling.
“I Want To Scrap” Rap
The Call Center & Marketing team at SA Recycling put a fun spin on recycling scrap metal by paradoying SNL’s “I’m On A Boat”. Click here to watch “I Want To Scrap”.
Aluminum Can Recycling is Growing!
The Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced that the United States rate for aluminum cans has reached 58.1% of all cans recycled, the highest level in the past eleven years. Close to 56 billion aluminum cans were recycled in 2010, resulting in significant energy savings. Aluminum cans are infinitely recycable and are recycled more than any other beverage package.
All of this aluminum can recycling is wonderful news, but it is also important to remember that more than cans can be recycled. Plastic and glass beverage containers are valuable items to recycle.
The Aluminum Association set a goal for itself back in 2008, to recycle 75% of aluminum cans by 2015. At the time, the rate was 54.2%, and with this type of growth, the goal is in
their reach.
To read the full article on the Institution of Scrap Recycling Industries website, click here.
SA Recycling President Talks Business
George Adams, President of SA Recycling, speaks to Steel Orbis about the past, present and future business of scrap metal. To read the full article, click here.
Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Visits SA Recycling
Wednesday, June 15th Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Mr. Thomas Fields and Executive Assistant Dr. Noel Hacegaba made a visit to SA Long Beach. The tour started with an overview of the company and our facility from the upstairs office and then a walking tour of the yard and vessel. Commissioner Fields, the newest and last of the five (now four with Mario Cordero’s departure) commissioners to visit SA Recycling, “was fascinated” with our operation.
The tour concluded with a ship tour of the MOL Vessel presently loading at our dock. While the commissioner has toured vessels before, he has never toured a bulk vessel while it is being loaded. The mass of 30 metric tons being placed in the cargo hold in one pass of the bucket was amazing to see, as well as a cargo hold capable of holding almost 100 million pounds of cargo .
Commissioner Fields was able to see a different view of the Gerald Desmond Bridge from the bow of the vessel. We spoke about the proximity of the bridge and how practical it would be to recycle the bridge at SA Recycling; using our electric crane and sheer to off load and cut-up the metal for recycling.
The tour, I believe, will make a lasting impression on the Commissioner where he will recall the benefits the port has with having the most environmentally friendly company in the recycling industry in this port. All in all a win-win for the port and SA Recycling partnership in greening and producing results.
District State Senator Alan Lowenthal Visits Terminal Island
EnvironmentalChampion and 27th District State Senator Alan Lowenthal toured SA Terminal Island and was shown firsthand our recycling processes Thursday, April 21, 2011. In addition to the tour we outlined our environmental efforts and discussed the issues we face with illegal recycling yards and illegal recycling practices. The Senator was very interested in what we presented and we look forward to a good working relationship in the years to come. He asked about the multiple permits we must obtain to operate and the difficulty needed to secure and maintain them.
The Senator has presented legislation (SB 341) that will require back-up alarms on certain trucks operating within the State of California and mandate back-up cameras on new roll-off trucks. Even though the Senator may be termed out in the State of California he is deciding on running in the Long Beach Mayor’s race and he will definitely play an important role in shaping politics and policy in the future.
Senator Lowenthal has had legislation signed into law to reduce diesel emissions at the ports by limiting idling time for trucks conducting transactions at the ports, established a grant program to provide financial incentives for purchasing or leasing electric vehicles, and a bill to protect highway workers from assault. Senator Lowenthal serves as Chair of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing as well as its Subcommittee on California Ports and is recognized as a National leader on issues related to goods movement.
Prior to his election in 2008 to the Senate, Lowenthal served six years in the State Assembly and six years on the Long Beach City Council. Senator Lowenthal is a retired professor of community psychology from California State University, Long Beach, where he taught since 1969. He currently resides in Long Beach and is married to Dr. Debbie Malumed, a family practice physician. He has two adult sons, Joshua and Daniel and one grandson, Avinash.
The 27th Senate District includes the Los Angeles County communities of Avalon, Long Beach, Signal Hill, Lakewood, Cerritos, Artesia, Bellflower, Downey, South Gate, Lynwood, Paramount, Hawaiian Gardens, Florence-Graham and Willowbrook.
SA Recycling Makes OC Metro’s Green Team List
SA Recycling Sponsors the 2011 Green Team Event
SA Recycling joined a few hundred business leaders and
corporate sustainability executives on Wednesday night in celebration of 25
Orange County companies that are making a difference with eco-friendly
corporate practices.
The event was held at Sole Technology in Lake Forest where
Carlos Escamilla (GM of our El Monte yard) managed to get a roll off into the U
shaped parking lot and drop off a couple tons of aluminum bales. We used
the bales as tables to hand out SCRAP FACTS and also allowed people to enter to
win an iPAD if they could guess 1) how many cans were in the bale and 2) how
much the bale weighs.
Winners of the event can be found on the GotScrap facebook
page.
Thank you to Churm Media and Sole Technology for hosting
this important event.
Save Big Money by Conserving Water
With a rising global population and scarcity of natural resources shortly among us, it is time for the world to adopt conservation habits to preserve Earth’s most precious resource pertinent to the survival of humanity, water. An interesting fact about America is that the U.S. is the 3rd largest country in terms of total population, while comprising of 4.5 percent of the world population. Another intriguing fact about America is that the U.S. is the leading country in daily water usage exceeding 43 billion gallons per day. A recent government survey is anticipating at least 36 states to have local, regional, or statewide water shortages by 2013. In efforts to inform and change this statistic, Earth911.com recently published an article informing its readers about water conservation, along with efficient ways households are able to conserve 27,412 gallons of water per year.
According to the article, bathrooms are the number one area where water efficiency needs to be utilized. With the toilet consuming the majority of water in the average home, upgrading to a WaterSense-labeled toilet will reduce water usage by 20 percent, saving approximately 4,000 gallons of water per year. Investing in low-flow shower heads potentially may save 8,212 gallons of water a year. New water efficient showerheads reduce water flow up to a half gallon a minute, while still providing the typical strength and pressure feeling high-flow showerheads have. With the average faucet flowing at the rate of two gallons per minute, by simply turning off the tap when brushing teeth or washing your face has the potential to save tremendously. According to the EPA, turning off your faucet during your morning and nightly routine has the potential of saving 8 gallons a day, which is approximately 2,920 gallons per year.
Out of the bathroom, fixing leaks to old appliances and faucets may save a household 10,000 gallons per year. Low water efficient washing machines typically swallow 41 gallons per load, while the average dishwasher consumes 9-12 gallons per cycle. If households waited until there were full loads of laundry or dishes before starting cycles, this new habit has the potential to save 5,200 gallons of water per year. Households who upgrade to high efficiency clothes washers may save 30 to 50 percent in water usage, which is another 5,000 gallons per year.
SA Recycling is doing their part to help reduce their water usage by recycling and storing storm water at their yards for later use. Also, SA Recycling offers a removal service of any old appliances your household may have. For further information on SA Recycling’s removal service visit www.gotscrap.com or call at 1-800-GOT-SCRAP (1-800-468-7272).
Spring Cleaning
We all must face the daunting task of spring cleaning, but why not make the most of it and get a little cash for all the hard work? You may be amazed to discover how much of your old junk can actually be worth something at your local recycling center. Washers, dryers, fridges, pots & pans, exercise equipment and bicycles, wheel chairs, BBQs, even your toaster and blender all can be recycled and bring you money. SA Recycling will scrap anything that contains steel for you and if you are not sure, contact our customer service department at 1-800-Got-Scrap? for more information and locations. You will surely need a game plan when tackling the dusty junk you have accumulated in the past year or more, so it is good to prepare yourself. Click here for a helpful guide to spring cleaning your garage from Earth911.com. So, get to cleaning, recycling and making money!
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New Years Resolution to be Green
New Year’s resolutions are meant to be kept and mine this year is to be environmentally friendly. There are many ways to go green and I am going to start with recycling. When I look around my home I see so many things to recycle. Not only are these things easy to recycle but I can be paid money to recycle it.
I can recycle the empty soda cans in my trash, the broken refrigerator in my garage, some broken metal shelving, junk bicycles, junk BBQ and many other items laying around my home.
My goal is to load up a truck with these items and take them to my nearest recycling facility. Not only will this minimize the clutter in my home but I will be paid money for this at the recycling facility. I know these items will be handled in the most environmentally friendly way. I see nothing but positives to this new year’s resolution.
So if you are like me and you want to join in on making your home green in 2011, you can visit www.gotscrap.com to see where the nearest recycling center is.
For more tips on becoming green, I read www.Earth911.com.
