In terms of volume, ISRI estimated that the United States recycled 67 million metric tons of ferrous metal was recycled in the U.S in 2015. The largest source was provided by the 11 million automobiles which were recycled. While the volume of ferrous metals recovered is much greater, nonferrous metals generate more industry revenue due to their greater value, and as such are aggressively recycled. Recovered nonferrous scrap, including aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin, zinc and others, was valued at $32 billion in 2014, generating a volume of 8 million metric tons. The top categories of nonferrous scrap metal recovery in 2015 included: 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 622,000 metric tons of nickel/stainless steel Scrap Metal Prices is a very important measure in terms of landfill diversion. Scrap metal has been recycled for thousands of yea
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