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Copper (and other metals) are recycled by scrap metal companies or industrial processors. The metal recyclers buy scrap from individuals or companies. Industrial users take "drops" or "left overs" from production and sell them back to metal suppliers for reuse. For instance, if a company making tubing has bits and pieces of material that were pulled from the beginning or end of a production line, they'll gather them up, stick them in a bin, and vend it to a metal recycling company. Large companies doing demolition often include language in the contract that allows them to do some salvage during the process of removing a structure. Copper wiring and Plumbing will be pulled, steel support structures might be recovered, and other materials can be removed for re-use as it is cost-effective to do. Metals end up at the recyclers' yards, and they separate and process the various things they buy. Their end products will be sold to different companies that smelt these metals for forming and eventual reuse. Interestingly, copper that is recycled is generally not used to make wire for use as an electrical conductor. It's too expensive to get the copper pure enough to use in wire. Instead, it's used heavily in copper tubing manufacture and in other applications. In any case, copper is a sought after metal for recycling.
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Can you recycle copper wire?
Yes! It's a metal, so it can be forged into something new. Of course. Copper wire contains copper. You can use a copper wire stripper to remove the insulation and you get copper core or a copper wire gramulator to make them into small copper granules after grinding and separating the insulation.
How recyclable is copper?
Copper is highly recyclable and retains its properties during the recycling process. It can be recycled repeatedly without losing quality, making it a very valuable material in the recycling industry. Recycling copper helps to conserve natural resources, reduce energy consumption, and minimize environmental impact.
Is copper a nonrenewable source?
Who said so? Copper is a metal. It can be recycled any number of times. Sometimes junk yards do not think it is worth the effort to strip it from old cars before they crush them to recycle the iron in them. Copper is mined from the ground.
What happen when you mix copper with copper nitrate?
When copper is mixed with copper nitrate, a chemical reaction occurs where the copper in the copper nitrate displaces the copper in the solid copper, forming copper(II) nitrate and releasing nitrogen dioxide gas. This reaction is a redox reaction, where copper is oxidized and the copper ions in the solution are reduced.
What are the compounds of copper?
Some common compounds of copper include copper(II) sulfate, copper(II) chloride, copper(II) oxide, and copper(II) nitrate. Copper also forms compounds with other elements such as oxygen, sulfur, and carbon.
What are the 1941 pennies that do not look copper made of?
The '41 wheat cent was made of copper. The '43 wheat cent was in steel to conserve copper for wire and bullet manufacturing.
How did the copper 1943 penny come along and how many were made?
To conserve copper for the war effort, cents were minted on zinc-coated steel planchets in 1943, but a few of the pre-war planchets were somehow overlooked and at least 12 copper cents were made and got into circulation.
Can you recycle copper wire?
Yes! It's a metal, so it can be forged into something new. Of course. Copper wire contains copper. You can use a copper wire stripper to remove the insulation and you get copper core or a copper wire gramulator to make them into small copper granules after grinding and separating the insulation.
How much energy is saved when Copper is recycled instead of mined?
Recycling copper saves fifteen percent of the energy used in producing the same amount from copper ore. Recycled copper has exactly the same qualities as copper from ore, so it can be recycled over and over without any loss. Copper is non renewable, so it is important to conserve it. Energy saved means fewer greenhouse gas emissions from the fossil fuel saved.
Worth of a 1943 steel copper penny?
There isn't a "steel copper" penny. US cents were made of steel - but no copper - during 1943 to conserve copper for use in ammunition. Up till 1982 other dates of cents were made of a bronze alloy that was 95% copper, but no steel. A few 1943 cents were struck in bronze by accident but these are very rare and none have been found in many years.
How recyclable is copper?
Copper is highly recyclable and retains its properties during the recycling process. It can be recycled repeatedly without losing quality, making it a very valuable material in the recycling industry. Recycling copper helps to conserve natural resources, reduce energy consumption, and minimize environmental impact.
What is the opposite of the bleed?
Conserve
I heard that a circulating pump will cause pin holes in copper pipe, is this true?
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Why should you conserve wildlife?
Why should you conserve wildlife?
Why you should conserve coal and petrol?
To conserve the environment.
Why do have to conserve water?
we have to conserve water to save our planet
Why do whales have little hair?
to conserve heat
