Sunwest Metals Inc

Sunwest Metals Inc A full service recycling company based in Anaheim that serves the Greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas. Known for offering superior value.

Sunwest Metals has become one of the leading metal recycling centers in Southern California. We are a state of the art facility. We strive to accommodate all of your recycling needs.

01/26/2017

The most common type of scrap metal that the average person can find is aluminum or iron. Both of these are relatively easy to find and can accumulate quickly which means more money for the seller.

01/24/2017

Recycling iron and steel makes good sense from an economic standpoint, and it's good for the environment, too. Reclaiming these materials instead of producing them from base ore reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by about 58 percent.

01/19/2017

Some metal recyclers will accept single-stream or commingled recyclables that include metal, paper, glass, and plastic. Why? Single-stream systems make recycling easier for the waste producer, and new technologies can identify and sort waste more effectively.

01/17/2017

Metal recycling is able to meet a good percentage of U.S. raw material needs (depending on the specific type of metal). In terms of nonferrous metals, recycling provides 43 percent of copper, 32 percent of aluminum, 55 percent of lead, and 19 percent of zinc.

01/12/2017

Manufacturing products using recycled metals results in significant energy savings. For aluminum, energy savings can be as high as 95 percent; for copper, 85 percent; for lead, 65 percent; and for zinc, 60 percent.

01/10/2017

Non-ferrous scrap, though it makes up a smaller quantity of scrap metal, is more valuable per pound. Non-ferrous scrap includes aluminum, copper, precious metals, lead, chromium, and other metals.

01/05/2017

The second largest export to China from the US is scrap metal. It has been an important export commodity for the US for over 100 years - support this industry simply by recycling!

01/03/2017

Although millions more people are recycling their soda cans than ever before, there were still 36 billion soda cans that went into the landfill in 2012. Recycling couldn’t be more simple these days - let’s keep metal out of the landfill.

12/29/2016

Using recycled metals versus virgin ore saves a great deal of energy in the manufacturing process. In fact, the amount of energy saved using recycled aluminum is 92 percent, 90 percent for copper, and 56 percent for steel.

12/27/2016

Recycling metal reduces manufacturing costs in a wide range of industries. According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, more than 90 percent of foods cans are made up of around 30 percent recycled steel. Household appliances on average contain a minimum of 25 percent recycled steel.

12/22/2016

Did you know that traditional mining produces a number of environmental hazards, including poisonous runoff, groundwater pollution, habitat destruction, and unstable geological conditions? Metal recycling helps reduce the need for virgin ore, thereby cutting down on mining.

12/20/2016

To provide an idea of how much aluminum is recycled annually in the US, imagine this: if all aluminum scrap were used solely to produce standard soda cans, the line of cans would stretch more than 25 million miles — the distance from Earth to Venus.

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1150 N Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA
92801

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 8am - 2pm

Telephone

(657) 999-4292

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