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old car batteries waiting to be recycled
Recycling Tips

Should You Recycle Your Old Car Batteries?

Your car battery reliably charges your car up and gets you where you need to go.  However, an unfortunate truth about car batteries is that they eventually run out of juice, leaving you with a hunk of metal and chemicals rotting on your property. So, is car battery recycling at a scrap metal facility your

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Aluminum cans at a scrap meta recycling facility
Recycling Tips

Home Tips for Making the Most of Your Aluminum Cans

Canned goods are a staple in nearly every household pantry. Yet, most people don’t realize that their used aluminum and tin containers can expand their income through a home-implemented recycling effort. Recycling metals at home is so much more than dropping off your cans In the recycling bin. If you’re ready to benefit from your

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Female doing scrap metal recycling at a scrap metal yard in Dallas TX
Scrap Metal

7 Ways to Make Sure You Get Top Dollar for Your Scrap Metals

Metal scrapping is a fun hobby that can be quite lucrative when you put your energy and know-how into it. Collecting scrap metal and selling it to a local scrapyard is environmentally friendly, too.  Here are seven of the best ways to make sure you get the most money for scrap metal. 1. Know Your

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Scrap Metal

How to Find Different Types of Scrap Metal

Selling scrap metal to a local metal recycling company can be one of the most beneficial actions for your local environment and wallet. At Action Metals Recyclers, we are known for being Dallas’s highest-paying scrap metal recycling company. It’s no surprise that many community members and businesses come to us to hand off their unwanted

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Dallas Scrap Metal Recycling Center
Scrap Metal

How to Choose the Right Scrap Metal Company

Recycling scrap metal is an important part of helping to reduce waste and conserve resources. But it can be difficult to know which scrap metal company to choose when recycling your materials.  With so many options available in Dallas, it’s important to research and find a reliable and trustworthy provider that will give you the

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metals filling up a landfill
Metal Recycling

What Are The Environmental Impacts of Metals in a Landfill

Metals fill up about 10% of all space in North Texas landfills. Yet, consumers can choose to help eliminate new metals being sent to landfills by recycling. You will want to help with this effort for many reasons. Most Metals Are not Biodegradable While metals can rust and corrode, they will not biodegrade. It is

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