World Metal Market Sees Zinc Deficit

World Metal Market Sees Zinc Deficit

As we enter 2023, we are getting a better sense of the current supply and demand for various metals. As we wrote about earlier, there is currently an aluminum deficit in the world metals market. According to a recent report by the Lead and Zinc Study Group, there is...
Where To Find Scrap Metal Around Your Home

Where To Find Scrap Metal Around Your Home

A great way to make some room and extra cash in your house it to look around and find appliances, goods, and general household items you no longer need to scrap. In this blog post, we’ll look at some places in your house where you can make some extra coin. Attic:...
Steel Recycling Facts

Steel Recycling Facts

According to the most recent data available, for the last few years, an average of 630 million tons of steel gets recycled yearly. That’s right, 630 million tons! For reference 5 million tons is equal to 715,000 African Elephants. That’s a lot of weight. Furthermore,...
Global E-Waste Forecast

Global E-Waste Forecast

A growing sector of recycling in the last ten years has been e-waste. E-waste is any material taken from technologies such as laptops, desktops, and gaming systems. At Galaxy Metal Recycling, we accept mostly batteries from e-waste. Japan continues to be on one of the...
Environmental Benefits of Recycling Scrap Metal

Environmental Benefits of Recycling Scrap Metal

At Galaxy Metal Recycling in Melbourne, we provide metal scraping services to both businesses and individuals alike. It is a great symbiotic relationship. Our clients get rid of unwanted metals, both ferrous and non-ferrous metals alike. Our clients then receive money...
Aluminum Deficit Decreases as 2022 Ends

Aluminum Deficit Decreases as 2022 Ends

Does your organization or business have an excess amount of aluminum hanging out your facility? You may want to consider contacting Galaxy Metal Recycling today to scrap your metal. Although the scrap metal markets have gone through an aluminum shortage recently, the...
3 Places To Find Copper Scrap Metal

3 Places To Find Copper Scrap Metal

Copper scrap metal is some of the most common and valuable scrap metal on the market now days. As of current writing, the market value for copper scrap metal is currently over $2.50 a pound! Copper is a heavy material, so it adds up quickly in weight (and value)....
The History Of Metal Recycling

The History Of Metal Recycling

The History of Metal Recycling – When did it all start? Reusing and recycling has been a part of our history for centuries. People were reusing their possessions because they didn’t have much of a choice, everything was handmade, making new items from scratch meant...
Scrapping Metals in Few Simple Steps

Scrapping Metals in Few Simple Steps

Scrap metals can come from many different sources. Often scrap metal is generated by the disposal of items that are no longer in use or by manufacturing processes that produce excess metal during the fabrication process. Metals are not biodegradable and should be...