Magnets are used for a couple reasons:
To separate ferrous materials from a stream of mixed types of material.
To inductively separate non-ferrous materials (like soda cans) from the same mixed stream.
basically, if you have metal and plastic in a recycling bin, the magnets will only draw out the metal. so you are left with just plastic
To distinguish iron from other metals.
Industrial ceramic magnets otherwise known as large rotating drum magnets, are used by the metal scrap and recycling industries. The magnets are used to separate and process metals. If you are looking to recycle one of these magnets you can find a company that uses them for recycling.
The Magnets are often used for the separation of metals in many of todays most common recycling applications such as automobile recycling, recycling of electrical goods, skip waste, domestic waste and in fact, wherever there is a need to separate ferrous and non-ferrous metals from other materials.
how can magnets be used to help with recycling
how can magnets be used to help with recycling
Permanent magnets are used in food processing to remove metal fragments resulting from the manufacturing process. Magnets are also used in recycling centers to separate iron. A magnetic resonance imaging machine uses a magnet.
you can use magnets to separate iron from sand.
yes in someplaces
A magnet can sort the ferrousmetalse.g., iron and steel, from the feed stream.
You can separate plastics by color to make it easier for recycling companies. You can also separate it by the types of plastics.
I think it's mostly machinery but partly human labour. Magnets will pick up the metallic bits then humans sort the plastic/paper bits. xoxoxox SANTAxoxoxox (be good or u wont get any prezies)
Sand and Iron
Using magnets or a sieve?