#recycled metals

[runaboutmetals]

Runabout Metals is one of the top Perth metal recyclers to offer a complete metal recycling service. We are counted among reliable scrap metal dealers.

[jb4lord]

Today, less than 20 percent of the world’s silver supply comes from recycled sources — typically from discarded electronics, old jewelry, cutlery, manufacturing scrap and other industry waste. Once collected, recycled silver undergoes a refining process where impurities are removed, and the metal is recast to be used again.

Increasing recycled precious metals is a game changer.

[steampunktendencies]

Tasmanian Artist Matt Sloane Crafted This Horse Sculpture Out Of Farm Metal Scraps

Matt Sloane, a Tasmanian artist based in Copping, specializes in creating unique metal sculptures using recycled materials such as scrap steel, old farm machinery, and garden tools. His work often features animals, showcasing his ability to transform discarded items into impressive pieces of art. Among his notable creations is a life-sized sculpture of a horse made entirely from scrap metal. Sloane's dedication to his craft is evident in the intricate details and the significant amount of time he invests in each piece, making his sculptures stand out in the field of recycled art.

[acheronist]

hickey's knife super interesting for obvious reasons, but also have you guys ever see some of the other knifes that got fashioned / salvaged from the wrecks.... especially the inuit-made ones....

like these are very beautiful to MEEEEE

[reasonsforhope]

I'm worried about electronic waste, e-waste recycling, and such loss of resources.

That's real. For what it's worth, I think it's something we're going to get a LOT better at. The raw materials - and even partially depleted materials that can be downcycled - are too valuable to be left forever.

Tip for anyone worried about e-waste or looking to be more environmentally conscious: Whenever I have something electronic that dies (this includes batteries, power cords, string lights, and vapes), I stick it in an out-of-the-way drawer, and then once every year or two, I bring it all to either an e-waste recycling place or an e-waste disposal place (which, my understanding is most e-waste disposal places do a lot of materials reclamation as well, though if I'm wrong someone please correct me). I just look online to find a place.

Sometimes it's a bit of a drive, but it's so worth it. I encourage others to do the same!

Anyway, here's some headlines about e-waste to hopefully lift your spirits:

^That's Western Australia, not Washington state.

[stormsstudios]

I am going to use a universal save file link while i wait for a sfs account to upload - but for now all my build dls will be uploaded to this google drive. I will add the link to posts as well. Thank you for your feedback and patience! Happy Simming and back to building!

[mindblowingscience]

Rare earth metals are not as rare as their name suggests. However, they are indispensable for the modern economy. After all, these 17 metals are essential raw materials for digitalization and the energy transition. They are found in smartphones, computers, screens and batteries—without them, no electric motor would run and no wind turbine would turn. Because Europe is almost entirely dependent on imports from China, these raw materials are considered to be critical.

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[aworldofpattern]

Lily Gladstone at the Met Gala 2024, wearing gown by Gabriela Hearst, and jewellery by Kiowa jeweler Keri Ataumbi.

At first, it seems a rather muted look for the Met Gala, but every detail has significance. Read the story in Vogue.

The gown and cape are embroidered with constellations of recycled silver stars.

“Our ancestors are in the constellations - we're star people.” Keri Ataumbi.

[tilbageidanmark]

Guillermo Galetti, an Argentine Artist, Transforms Scrap Metal Into Unique Sculpture

[jasperthehatchet]

Some recycled bottle cap pins I made :)

The string ones were from some old thrifted curtains

[Image ID: 8 homemade pins. Five of them are bottle cap pins. One is a large green pin woh a white spiral, one is a large darker green pin with a sunflower, one is a smaller anarchy symbol, one is a red one with they/them pronouns written on it, and the fifth one is a skull with eyes. The last three pins are string tassels attached to safety pins. End ID]

[unopenablebox]

maaay also have picked out engagement rings.... we're sitting on it for a week to think about it but we did reserve stones 😌

[steampunktendencies]

"Giant Key West Chicken" by Derek Arnold 

[arthistoryanimalia]

#MetalMonday:

Check out this BIG blue gorilla sculpture by Don Kennell at Philadelphia Zoo made out of car hoods! Photographed this past weekend during a zoo visit.

“Our big blue gorilla sits 13-feet tall and 12-feet deep! It's constructed from around 55 salvaged car hoods. These car parts retain their original factory paint - only a UV resistant clear coat was added.

This commanding sculpture is part of a process of artistic transformation where something discarded is given new life. Artist Don Kennell from Santa Fe, New Mexico, uses junkyard cars to remind us about habitat loss to animals often impacted by the construction of highways, parking lots, and facilities for cars and other modern demands.”

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Sparks fly as a worker engaged in dismantling the huge Wrigley gum sign overlooking Times Square cuts through a steel support with a torch, March 2, 1942. Two months earlier, the U.S. had launched the “Salvage for Victory” program, in which metal salvaged from ordinary civilian objects was used to build ships, airplanes, bombs, etc., for the war.

Photo: Robert Kradin for the AP via the NY Daily News

[materialsscienceandengineering]

A research team led by Rice University's James Tour has developed a method to recycle valuable metals from electronic waste more efficiently while significantly reducing the environmental impact typically associated with metal recycling. Metal recycling can reduce the need for mining, which decreases the environmental damage associated with extracting raw materials such as deforestation, water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. "Our process offers significant reductions in operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions, making it a pivotal advancement in sustainable recycling," said Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science and nanoengineering. The research team's work was published in Nature Chemical Engineering on Sept. 25.

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