How Does Metal Recycling Work?

[@IrishEddie317]

Very cool. I make good money picking up scrap metal and bringing it to my local scrap yard. I've often wondered how they separate intertwined metals like aluminum and steel when they are cast together. Now I have an answer. This was great to watch and makes me feel good that I am part of helping reduce damage to the environment by scrapping.

[@MStonewallC]

That eddy current step where the other metals and plastic get separated is amazing

[@SteveTrash]

An excellent explanation of recycling outdated household refrigerators. Thank you!

[@raeesahmed6404]

np thanks for the feedback

[@majorkramer]

​@@raeesahmed6404The More I know The More Questions I Have..😮

[@4stringz.]

Love this. Steel and ironworks are such an integral part of modern society and this is such a necessary part of that lifecycle. Much appreciated all!

[@barondemonrepos]

Thank you. Very informative. I sold few years ago about 1200 kg different kind of metals. I bought an old farm and there was plenty of trash. Mainly iron. Even rusty items were accepted. The representative of the company told that they deliver metals mainly to Turkey! My old metal items might be now steel somewhere in Turkey? They told that the copper has now a good price/kg. It is great that they will recycle metals so well. Saves nature.

[@logans3365]

Now if only we could end planned obsolescence, and start building products that last, instead of endlessly building and in most cases throwing away things that should last lifetimes.

[@vladrossolov4273]

I amWith you on this statement

[@vitalm9525]

Could actually put a dent in the destruction of our countries of our planet apparently caused by constant "demand"

[@TristanKoehler-l4s]

The world should work this way but corporations care about profit and only that. My suggestion is try and build as much of your own stuff as you can that way it’s sturdy as you need it and it’s cheaper and it lasts longer and you’ll develop or improve some valuable skills

[@logans3365]

@@TristanKoehler-l4s that’s a good bandaid, but what we really need is systematic change to encourage better behavior from those who create. No more profit motive, at least it should not be the only motive.

[@Inkulabi]

Amen to that , when he said average 10-15k on a weekly basis 😮 that was my initial thoughts! Madness

[@natescarvingcreations2978]

Very interesting and informative. Thanks for the video. I would love to see a longer, more in depth video of the process

[@ashman4809]

Great explanation. The music also had me thinking I was playing a game while watching. SWTOR perhaps.

[@elijahj-l825]

Great video! It all makes sense how this is done

[@majorkramer]

Anything & Everything I learn about metal, scrap etc is worth knowing. Even if I'm trying to find something specific. Thx!

[@DH_weld]

Yeah I’ve worked on big machines like this. The drying screw is not a conveyor, it’s a giant screw that’s heated. Removing any moisture or oils from the metals. If it was a conveyor like the cartoon suggests why would the shaft be round and say SCREW on the side lol The machines I worked on was for metal shavings, separating the oils from steel shavings from machine shops . Big brain stuff lol 🥸

[@joecat916]

I scrap refrigerators often... i always remove the compressor (pumpkin) and the copper. On a lot of refrigerators open the door on the right side under the plastic is a copper line running up to the freezer. 😉

[@brycenesbitt7201]

When they cut the compressor out doesn't that release the CFC?

[@yekutielbenheshel354]

Informative. Thanks!

[@fordmanmal]

1:05 Im sure someone drew a Y on the end of that sign :-P It then seems to have been hit.

[@4stringz.]

Workplace shenanigans 🤣

[@JCinerea]

I wonder if they hit it when they found out a video was gonna be made

[@fordmanmal]

Weird, here in NZ we just take the fridges/freezers to the scrap yard and get paid per the kg - depends on the market, anywhere from 6c/kg up to 15c/kg. They don't degas them or separate the plastic etc it just goes into their containers/trucks as mixed lowgrade metals and shipped off to the recycling places that further recycle it down to be made into new products. I have not yet heard of any scrap yard that wont take them. And no laws in NZ that prohibits it. Its not "legal" as such to let the CFC gases out but they are in damn near everything so you cant really police it.

[@nicolaschu9599]

Depends on the scrap yard, in California, we can sell whole fridges as light iron, but my yard separates them out of the light iron pile so they can recycle them separately, probably to recover freon and compressors for resale.

[@MMusic91]

This was actually very interesting to see.

[@TonedogTonedogGaming]

Keep up the hard work

[@IamPaste]

My fridge still works.

[@MarkStoneLimited]

Can i use this video on my next live stream to show people who watches on my channel

[@davidrichardson4361]

Nice video Maestro

[@mananagarwal6981]

Which cross cut grinder is being used here? I really want to know for a personal project

[@rogiervantilburg3440]

excellent video!!

[@dizarangel6983]

Does anyone know what happens to the gases once they’ve been turned liquid with the liquid nitrogen??

[@EldraziPig]

No I don't.

[@TheTrainWatch]

At 4:32 they say that the CFC gases are sent for incineration.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

@@TheTrainWatch This. Who knows what sort of gas it produces during incineration.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Interesting presentation. What is he calling a "screw"? A conveyer?

[@MStonewallC]

Yeah I pictured an archimedes screw before the graphic showed there was a belt inside

[@daniel-kp5vo]

No recycling of the plastic powder..its a big problem that one. A lot of bags,more to come..

[@sagarus-x4]

Excellent!

[@lemonade86]

Informative, thank you. Is there any information from the pre-waste supply chain that you don't currently have that might help with further investment and innovation?

[@marksmithwas12]

So uhh, this video about fridges is how you recycle metal generally?

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Uhhh, it's about how they recycle fridges and freezers, the components and chemicals and the impact on the environment.

[@charlesgros3548]

It must be part time work because it's hard for me to believe that they had that many refrigerators coming in every week in England. That was mean that every household buy a refrigerator once a week.

[@tylergollihugh9272]

The liquid nitrogen, and drying, seem so energy-intensive that I wonder if the net gain is worth it?

[@omenyaska6558]

i like this one

[@dianauribe29]

sooooo intense 💥

[@kallepunkken]

I just god a brilliant idea! WHY NOT REPAIR OLD FRIDGES INSTEAD OF DESTROYING THEM AND REBUILDING

[@logans3365]

Because planned obsolescence makes corporations lots of money Capitalism incentivizes the wrong things.

[@garyh3322]

I used this with my home work

[@ilikelebronjames6426]

1:08 tell me that’s not morgz mum...

[@cmworkman94]

It's just fridges. FRIDGES!!!!!!!!!!! They recycle more than that!!!

[@gracerose1477]

"what do you do for a job?" oh you know, I manually feed old recycled refrigerators through a conveyor belt.

[@sargentslim300]

Lol gotta love it.

[@excavator368]

Amazing! Hope to cooperate with you!

[@gonzogilberto4690]

Kings amongst men

[@jaywezi3580]

my cat needs recycling

[@edwilko8819]

foam into land fill boooo, turn into insulation for all houses, sheads etc...

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Good luck with that.

[@Metalshearbaler]

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[@angelcortez7802]

😊

[@DH_weld]

Most of the cartoons were crazy lol. Yeah okay they just chuck the whole fridge into a giant fan blade that just chops them up into small bits 😂 this is for 10 year olds or something

[@pensans1]

£20 to get the old one taken away

[@kuganeshananthan6453]

These guys shred then separate. Pakistanis separate then shred.

[@reklawauhsoj183]

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[@muhammadwaqasmuhammadwaqas2925]

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[@hubeilidi1835]

baler,shear,shredder for scrap metal

[@TristanKoehler-l4s]

This is how to recycle refrigerators not metal

[@jonglewongle3438]

Good riddance to the bastard things.

[@osama639]

dislike from SOYJAK

[@Stan-mh7bf]

They could record the voice separately, pathetic.

[@davidpage7643]

I’m mildly disturbed at how exciting I found this video . 🤔 For what is junk & waste I bet this is a satisfying job, one with real purpose 🫡

[@Metalshearbaler]

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