Reduce End-of-Project Costs

Learn how recycling scrap metal can reduce end-of-project costs.

Every construction jobsite generates a lot of waste materials, including metal debris. Developing a plan to manage your recyclables can help reduce your end-of-project costs and improve your bottom line.

Many construction business owners let their employees or others take excess scrap metal, or they throw it directly into a dumpster. Some people actually pay to get rid of recyclables.

Without having a recycling plan in place, you could be leaving money on the table. What may look like junk actually has real value.
In the Metro-Detroit area, we work with electrical contractors who complete building projects. When the job is finished, the contractors normally have partial rolls of wire and steel conduit pipe leftover. For those leftover items, we have written checks in excess of $30,000. The bottom line: There is money in metal recycling if it is managed well.