35+ Recyclable Material Categories

Copper is one of the most valuable non-ferrous metals on the global recycling market, prized for its conductivity, malleability and infinite recyclability.

Aluminum scrap is lightweight, corrosion resistant and recovers 95% of the energy compared to primary production.

Ferrous iron scrap is the backbone of the global steel industry and the single largest recycled commodity by volume.

Steel scrap feeds electric arc furnaces worldwide and is essential for low-carbon construction steel.

Stainless steel scrap carries premium value thanks to its nickel and chromium content.

Insulated copper and aluminum cable scrap is graded by conductor purity and recovered through granulation.

Brass is a copper-zinc alloy widely traded as turnings, solids and honey grades.

Lead scrap, mainly from spent batteries, has one of the highest recycling rates of any commodity in the world.

Zinc scrap originates from galvanizing residues, die-cast parts and roofing materials.

Nickel scrap is a strategic material for stainless steel, super-alloys and EV battery cathodes.

PET is the most recycled plastic globally and the cornerstone of bottle-to-bottle circular supply chains.

High-density polyethylene scrap is recovered from milk jugs, detergent bottles and industrial drums.

Low-density polyethylene film is collected from retail, agriculture and logistics packaging.

Polypropylene scrap from caps, automotive parts and containers is in growing demand for compounding.

Rigid and flexible PVC scrap is recycled into pipes, profiles and flooring.

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene scrap from electronics housings is a high-value engineering plastic.

E-waste is the world's fastest-growing waste stream and a critical urban mining source.

End-of-life desktops, servers and laptops contain copper, aluminum, precious metals and rare earths.

A tonne of smartphones contains up to 300 g of gold and many critical minerals.

Lead-acid, lithium-ion and NiMH batteries are recovered for lead, lithium, cobalt and nickel.

Printed circuit boards are smelted for gold, silver, palladium, copper and tin.

Old newspapers, office paper and mixed paper are core inputs for tissue and packaging mills.

OCC (old corrugated containers) is the most traded recovered fiber grade in the world.

Post-industrial and post-consumer textiles are sorted for reuse, mechanical and chemical recycling.

Clean and treated wood waste is processed into chips, pellets, particle board and biomass fuel.

Food and agricultural residues are converted into compost, biogas and bio-based chemicals.

Container, flat and specialty glass cullet replaces virgin raw materials in furnaces at a 1:1 ratio.

Off-spec material, dross, slag and process residues are valorized through specialized recyclers.

Pre-consumer production scrap is the cleanest, highest-value feedstock for closed-loop recycling.

C&D waste is sorted into aggregates, metals, gypsum and wood for circular construction.

Carbon fiber, glass fiber and sandwich composites require advanced thermal and solvolysis recycling.

Rubber crumb and buffings are recycled into asphalt, sports surfaces and molded products.

End-of-life tires are processed into TDF, rubber granulate, steel wire and reclaimed rubber.

Electric motors, generators and transformers are dismantled for copper windings and steel laminations.

Decommissioned industrial machinery is resold, refurbished or processed for ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Tanks, pumps, conveyors and reactors enter a global secondary market for asset recovery.