Metals Recycling and Markets

This site provides recycling/marketing resources for businesses, academics, recyclers, and metal product manufacturers interested in promoting the recovery and use of steel can scrap and aluminum used beverage containers in California.

In California in 1997, 130,063 tons of aluminum containers were collected in California. The Department of Conservation's Division of Recycling reports that buyback centers collected the majority, followed by curbside programs. Steel cans are primarily diverted from the waste stream through curbside programs operated by local jurisdictions.

For more information on recycling and market-related issues, see the links to your left.

To find out where to recycle metals near you, call 1-800-CLEANUP or visit the Earth 911 website at www.earth911.org. Also see specific information about recycling paint cans.

For a thorough review of market-related issues as of 1996, Market Status Report: Ferrous Scrap.