Manufacturing In Safer Ways

If your factory produces a large amount of scrap metal, you may decide you wish to recycle the scrap instead of simply throwing it away. If so, use the following tips to store the metal in between pickups by the scrap yard.

Designate Bins for Each Type of Metal

Before you start storing your scrap metal, prepare places to put it by designating separate bins for each type of scrap. Depending on the various metals your factory uses, you may only need a couple, or you may need several bins. 

When you have a separate storage container for each type of scrap, this helps the scrap yard by having it presorted. You may be able to get more money per pound, especially since the scrap yard does not have to pay their employees to sort through a mismatched pile of metal.

Also, the size of the bins may vary depending on the amount of scrap is produced by each metal. If you only use a small amount of copper wire but make sure of large sheets of steel metal, you would need a large bin for the steel while maybe a standard sized trash can for the wire.

Clean the Scrap as Much as Possible

Once you start having your employees sort the various types of scrap metal in their designated bins. remind them to check the condition of each piece to see if it needs to be cleaned first.

However, this does not mean they need to wash the metal. Cleaning scrap metal means to remove any pieces that are not made out of the base material. Having clean scrap metal means the scrap yard does not have to do the job, which could give you a higher price per pound.

For example, you use insulated copper wires at your factory, have your workers strip them of the plastic coating before placing them in the bin. Or, if you use metal sheets to craft products, remove any pieces that do not match the main metal, such as aluminum screws, and place them in the appropriate bin.  

Using the above tips when storing your factory's scrap metal can help keep it safe and clean until you are ready to send it to the scrap yard. When you call to schedule your routine scrap metal pick-up, ask the representative if they have any further advice or requirements for preparing and storing the metal. Visit a site like http://www.scrapmetalprocessors.com/ for more help.