Only 1% of all plastics have ever been recycled and put back into use. Most have been dumped (~60%) or incinerated (10%). The remaining 30% are still in use. For our health and for the environment, consumers should be demanding #recyclable materials like #aluminum, #copper, #brass, #bronze, even glass. Graphic credit @infobeautiful
Mar 27
![Only 1% of all plastics have ever been recycled and put back into use. Most have been dumped (~60%) or incinerated (10%). The remaining 30% are still in use. For our health and for the environment, consumers should be demanding #recyclable materials like #aluminum, #copper, #brass, #bronze, even glass. Graphic credit @infobeautiful](https://www.federalmetal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
On this day 110 years ago, the Marion Steam Shovel Company requested a quote for 10 tons of Lake Pig Copper and 400 pounds of Straights Pig Tin.
Who can guess the price?
Mar 26
![On this day 110 years ago, the Marion Steam Shovel Company requested a quote for 10 tons of Lake Pig Copper and 400 pounds of Straights Pig Tin.
Who can guess the price?](https://www.federalmetal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
It`s Monday! Meet BK.⠀
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We acquire hundreds of grades of scrap #metal to produce #brass and #bronze ingot to exacting specifications. And that would be impossible to do without an experienced and dedicated gatekeeper watching over everything that comes through.⠀
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We’re sure glad BK is minding our gate!⠀
Mar 25
![It's Monday! Meet BK.⠀
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We acquire hundreds of grades of scrap #metal to produce #brass and #bronze ingot to exacting specifications. And that would be impossible to do without an experienced and dedicated gatekeeper watching over everything that comes through.⠀
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We’re sure glad BK is minding our gate!⠀](https://www.federalmetal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Copper is typically mined as a sulfide ore, the most common of which are chalcopyrite, chalcocite, and bornite. What is the primary process through #copper is extracted from these ores?
Mar 22
![Copper is typically mined as a sulfide ore, the most common of which are chalcopyrite, chalcocite, and bornite. What is the primary process through #copper is extracted from these ores?](https://www.federalmetal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
When you buy millions of pounds of #scrap #metal every month, you definitely need to be sure the material at the bottom is the same as it is on top!
Mar 21
![When you buy millions of pounds of #scrap #metal every month, you definitely need to be sure the material at the bottom is the same as it is on top!](https://www.federalmetal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Generous #401K support! We`ll match 100% of your contributions up to 4% of your income, and 50% on the next 2%. We like to call it a #copper nest egg, but you get the idea.
Just one more of the many great reasons to join the Federal Metal family!
Mar 20
![Generous #401K support! We'll match 100% of your contributions up to 4% of your income, and 50% on the next 2%. We like to call it a #copper nest egg, but you get the idea.
Just one more of the many great reasons to join the Federal Metal family!](https://www.federalmetal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
It’s Monday! Meet Skyler.
If you’ve entered the gate at FedMet, you’ve met Skyler. As our inventory process controller and front office manager, Skyler has a hand on every pound of #metal we receive and every pound of metal we send back out into the world. And she still finds time to coach t-ball, sling mud on her four wheeler, and spend time with her son.
Mar 18
![It’s Monday! Meet Skyler.
If you’ve entered the gate at FedMet, you’ve met Skyler. As our inventory process controller and front office manager, Skyler has a hand on every pound of #metal we receive and every pound of metal we send back out into the world. And she still finds time to coach t-ball, sling mud on her four wheeler, and spend time with her son.](https://www.federalmetal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
We are proud to supply our PSA recycled #aluminum solutions to help Gränges America meet their #CarbonReduction goals. This relationship represents a shared belief in what is possible to protect our environment and make a better tomorrow!
https://bit.ly/49UhTbi
Mar 14
![We are proud to supply our PSA recycled #aluminum solutions to help Gränges America meet their #CarbonReduction goals. This relationship represents a shared belief in what is possible to protect our environment and make a better tomorrow!
https://bit.ly/49UhTbi](https://www.federalmetal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Did You Know?
In 2008, the U.S. EPA approved the registration of 275 #antimicrobial #copper alloys. By April 2011, that number expanded to 355. This validates public health claims that copper, #brass and #bronze can kill harmful, potentially deadly bacteria. Copper is the first solid surface material to receive this type of EPA registration.
Mar 13
![Did You Know?
In 2008, the U.S. EPA approved the registration of 275 #antimicrobial #copper alloys. By April 2011, that number expanded to 355. This validates public health claims that copper, #brass and #bronze can kill harmful, potentially deadly bacteria. Copper is the first solid surface material to receive this type of EPA registration.](https://www.federalmetal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)