Raise money for your community
group and help the environment.
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Saving even the smallest piece of metal
can really help your community group,
and our planet.
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Fundraising for your sports team or favorite
charity just got a whole lot easier — and better
for the environment.
Schnitzer Steel’s Scrap Drive pays pricing normally reserved for higher
volume accounts for all kinds of scrap metal that your non-profit group
collects from family, friends, neighbours and community members. It is
our way of contributing to your good cause, and helping save precious
energy and resources.
When metal is re-used instead of thrown away, we reduce the need
for new landfills, reduce pollution from mining and processing virgin
minerals, save 75% of the energy used to process raw minerals, reduce
harmful greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the need to extract resources
from the earth, and conserve resources for our children’s future.
To participate in the Scrap Drive program, all you have to do is go to
www.scrapdrive.com and fill out an application form. Scrap Drives
generally run for 30 days at a time, but can be extended with permission.
Once approved, your non-profit group simply goes to the website
to download the Scrap Drive tool kit. The tool kit contains all of the
materials you need to launch your fundraising program — from flyers
and ad templates to buttons for your Scrap Drive team.
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After kick-starting your Scrap Drive, you have 30 days to collect
even the smallest pieces of metal.Then you bring these small loads
of scrap metal into your local Schnitzer metal recycling center
(go to www.scrapdrive.com/locations to find the location nearest you).
Each load of metal that is brought in as part of your Scrap Drive is
recorded electronically. At the end of the 30 days, you will be mailed
a cheque for the total amount of metal collected.
Anyone can drop metal off at our recycling center on your behalf;
they simply have to let our counter staff know that their scrap is being
contributed to your organization’s Scrap Drive. (The process is a bit
different if you are dropping of a scrap vehicle at one of our Pick-n-Pull
stores. Go to www.scrapdrive.com to learn more.)
Did you know?
Scrap metal is divided into two types: ferrous and nonferrous.
Ferrous metal contains iron, and is used to make things like cars,
household appliances, steel beams, garden tools, nuts and bolts,
cast iron pans, and food tins. All ferrous metals are magnetic
and rust/corrode easily.
Nonferrous metal does not contain iron. Examples are aluminum,
copper, lead, zinc and brass. Nonferrous metals are not magnetic,
and are generally resistant to rust/corrosion.
Nonferrous metal is usually much more valuable than ferrous
(sometimes 10, 25 or 50 times as much), so it really pays to use
a magnet when you are hunting for scrap! In fact, Schnitzer Steel
will be distributing magnets to community groups participating
in the Scrap Drive to help them identify nonferrous metals.
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Name
Composition
Examples of uses
Pure metal 3
Mixture of aluminum,
copper and manganese
Boats, window frames,
saucepans, packaging
and insulation, truck beds,
car rims, vehicle radiators,
barbeque lids.
Pure metal
Electrical wire,
cables and conductors,
water and heating pipes
and cylinders, printed
circuit boards, roofs.
Brass
Mixture of copper & zinc
Sink taps, ornamental
castings, plumbing valves,
hose bibs, beaten metalwork, jewellery.
Lead
Pure metal
Protection against X-Ray
machines, roof coverings,
flashings, old piping.
Zinc
Pure metal
Roof flashing, buckets.
Aluminum
Aluminum alloys2
Copper
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An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals.
A pure metal is made up of one single type of metal.
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Every little bit helps!
Here is a sample of the kinds of metal items you can bring us:
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Barbecues
Filing cabinets
Bikes
Lawn mowers
Chains
Old nails and screws
Household appliances
Wheel rims
Aluminum doors or window frames
Metal or aluminum roofing/siding
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Metal fencing/fence posts
Steel desk/office furniture
Farm machinery
Springs
Steel tubing
Car radiators
Plumbing valves
The proverbial kitchen sink
note: For a complete list of materials that we do (and don’t) accept,
please visit www.schnitzersteel.com/metals_recycling_policies.aspx, or call us.
Want to be a PowerScrapper?
If you take a few minutes to clean up and separate the metal scraps
before you bring them to us, you can get more money for your load.
For example, the lid on a barbeque is made of cast aluminum, which is
worth more than the barbeque’s steel base. Safety removing the lid with
a hammer can add to the total value of the metal that you drop off at one
of our centers. Other ways to shift your metal from ‘light dirty’ to ‘clean’
include: removing any bits of plastic, using a pipe cutter to remove
sections of copper pipe containing solder, and taking the steel sides
and cap off of radiators. For more information about how to clean up
and separate your metal scraps, call us.
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A little scrap goes a long way
To give you an idea of how easy it is to collect a decent volume
of metal, the following list adds up to approximately 300 pounds.
To get a sense of the value of this metal, read the success stories
at www.scrapdrive.com.
METAL ITEMS:
6 CAR RIMS (ALUMINUM)
2 DOUBLE KITCHEN SINKS (STAINLESS STEEL)
20 FEET OF PLUMBING PIPE (COPPER)
4 SCREEN DOORS (ALUMINUM)
8 BATHROOM TAPS (YELLOW BRASS)
20 POUNDS OF OLD SCREWS AND NAILS
www.scrapdrive.com
CONTACT US
Washington State Scrap Drive Coordinator
Debra Deviney, Administrative Assistant
Schnitzer Steel Industries
Direct Line: 253.404.6648
Cell: 253.606.3331
Email: [email protected]
For more information about Schnitzer Steel,
visit www.schnitzersteel.com
It PAYS to keep it in PLAY.
www.scrapdrive.com
British Columbia Scrap Drive Coordinator
Andrea Wince, Office Manager
Schnitzer Steel Pacific
Direct line: 250.746.4573 ext 232
Cell: 250.715.8233 Email: [email protected]