Ferrous

Used RefrigeratorsRefrigerators are very expensive household appliances and, unfortunately, they’re a necessity in our home. Therefore, when they go on the fritz, they need to be repaired or replaced as quickly as possible. When refrigerators stop working properly, it’s often the compressor that’s bad and needs to be replaced or repaired, which raises the question of what to do with the old compressor.

Why Recycling is a Great Idea for your Refrigerator Compressors

Recycling is the solution that makes the most sense. Recycling will not only help prevent our landfills from getting full before their time, which will help keep our environment green but can also bring you in some extra cash. Many people are becoming involved in recycling for not only the many benefits it gives to the environment but also for the money they are paid for their recyclables.

Although not quite as exciting as some of the more exotic scrap metals, used iron, tin and sheet metal are the meat and potatoes of the scrap metal industry.

By preparing heavy metals, such as number one and number two iron (HMS 1 and 2), you can earn much more for your metal.  Many metal processing centers are following our lead by paying more for prepared metals.

Prepared number one, number two and cast iron in the recycling industry is usually termed as iron with no contaminates, such as rubber or other kinds of metal attachments.

Prepared HMS 1, 2 and Cast Iron is:

• at least one quarter of an inch thick, and
• cut into chunks not more than three feet by eighteen inches.

Large prepared loads earn metal vendors more money because they save the buyer the cost and need to cut it into foundry-size pieces.  Some metal processing centers may accept slightly larger sizes, depending on their specific market needs.