U.S.
steel recycling hits all-time high 75.7% for 2005
April 25 --
Steel recycling in the United States jumped to an
all-time high of 75.7 percent last year, a 5 percent increase from the
year before, the Steel Recycling Institute reported.
About 76 million tons of domestic scrap steel was recycled both
domestically and overseas, the industry association said.
Last year "continues the four-year expansion of steel recycling to
new historic levels in the United States," said Bill Heenan, president
of the Steel Recycling Institute.
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