COPPER

• Copper is the best non-precious metal conductor of electricity.

• The United States annually recycles enough copper to provide the copper content for nearly 25,000 Statues of Liberty.

• Copper and copper alloy scrap provides one-third of the U.S. copper supply. •

ALUMINUM

• The recycling rate for aluminum cans remained at 67 percent in 2013 as more than 60 billion cans were recycled in the U.S.

• In 2013, the energy saved from recycling aluminum beverage cans in the U.S. could fuel more than 1 million cars on the road for a full year.

• In recent years, recycled content has provided 50-60 percent of apparent aluminum consumption.

• Lead-acid batteries, a primary use for lead, have a 98 percent recycling rate.

• A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the grocery shelf in as little as 60 days.

• An estimated 85 to 95 percent of all automotive aluminum is recovered and recycled.

NONFERROUS SCRAP In 2015, the U.S. scrap industry processed (exports plus domestic recycled): • 5 million metric tons of aluminum; • 1.8 million metric tons of copper; • 1.2 million metric tons of lead; • 175,000 metric tons of zinc; and • 622,000 metric tons of nickel/stainless steel. The United States exported nearly $11 billion worth of nonferrous scrap to 85 countries in 2014, including China, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Belgium, India, and Germany.

INDUSTRY STATS Energy saved using aluminum scrap vs. virgin materials is up to 92 percent.