The term non-ferrous is used to indicate metals other than iron and alloys that do not contain an appreciable amount of iron.

Recycling is processing used materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy.

Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. Although similar in effect, the composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste – such as food or garden waste – is not typically considered recycling. Materials to be recycled are either brought to a collection center or picked up from the curbside, then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials bound for manufacturing.

In the strictest sense, recycling of a material would produce a fresh supply of the same material—for example; used office paper would be converted into new office paper, or used foamed polystyrene into new polystyrene. However, this is often difficult or too expensive, so "recycling" of many products or materials involves their reuse in producing different materials instead. Another form of recycling is the salvage of certain materials from complex products, either due to their intrinsic value (e.g., lead from car batteries, or gold from computer components), or due to their hazardous nature (e.g., removal and reuse of mercury from various items). Critics dispute the net economic and environmental benefits of recycling over its costs, and suggest that proponents of recycling often make matters worse and suffer from confirmation bias. Specifically, critics argue that the costs and energy used in collection and transportation detract from (and outweigh) the costs and energy saved in the production process; also that the jobs produced by the recycling industry can be a poor trade for the jobs lost in logging, mining, and other industries associated with virgin production; and that materials such as paper pulp can only be recycled a few times before material degradation prevents further recycling. Proponents of recycling dispute each of these claims, and the validity of arguments from both sides has led to enduring controversy.

SCRAP COPPER RECYCLING

• No.1 Heavy Scrap Copper
• No.2 Scrap Copper
• Soldered Copper Pipe Scrap
• Beryllium Copper Scrap
• Light Scrap Copper
• Copper Turnings
• No.1 Bare Bright Copper Wire   
• No.1 Copper Wire Scrap
• No.2 Copper Wire Scrap
• No.1 Copper Wire Nodules
• No.2 Copper Wire Nodules         
• No.1 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap
• No.2 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap
• No.3 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap
• Copper/Aluminum BX Cable Scrap
• Copper/Steel BX Cable Scrap
• Scrap Copper/Fractional Electric Motors
• Scrap Copper/Large Electric Motors
• Scrap Copper/Sealed Motors
• Scrap Copper/Aluminum Rads
• Copper Content Scrap
• Other Scrap Copper

SCRAP BRASS AND BRONZE RECYCLING

• Mixed Brass & Bronze Scrap
• Refinery Brass Scrap
• Red Brass Solids
• Red Brass Turnings         
• Old Yellow Brass              
• New Brass Clips Scrap   
• Yellow Brass Turnings    
• Scrap C Metal   
• Scrap C&F Metals (cocks & faucets)        
• Clean Scrap Auto Radiators         
• Unclean Scrap Auto Radiators
• Scrap Heater Cores        
• Scrap Aluminum Bronze Solids  
• Aluminum Bronze Turnings        
• Scrap Nickel Silver Solids              
• Nickel Silver Turnings    
• Scrap Manganese Bronze Solids               
• Manganese Bronze Turnings     
• Brass Wire Nodules        
• Clean Brass Wire Scrap
• Insulated Brass Wire Scrap          
• Mixed Scrap Wire Connectors   
• Brass & Bronze Dross    
• Scrap Irony Brass & Bronze         
• Other Scrap Brass & Bronz

SCRAP ALUMINUM RECYCLING

• Old Mixed Scrap Aluminum
• Utensil Aluminum Scrap                 
• Aluminum Turnings          
• Scrap Aluminum Extrusions          
• Scrap Low Copper Aluminum       
• Scrap Litho Sheets            
• Scrap Cast Aluminum      
• Scrap Clean Painted Aluminum  
• Painted Aluminum Insulated Scrap           
• Scrap Coated Aluminum                
• Used Beverage Cans (UBC loose)              
• Shredded UBC  
• Baled UBC            
• Briquetted UBC                 
• New Beverage Can Stock Scrap                  
• Remelt Aluminum Ingot                 
• Remelt Aluminum Sows                 
• Scrap Mixed Irony Aluminum      
• Scrap Low Grade Irony Aluminum             
• Scrap Auto Transmissions              
• Scrap Aluminum Auto Rads          
• Scrap Insulated Aluminum Wire                 
• Scrap Supported Aluminum Cable             
• Scrap Bare Aluminum Wire           
• Scrap Aluminum Auto Wheels     
• Aluminum Nodules          
• Scrap Alumifoil  
• Scrap Paperbacked Alumifoil
• Aluminum Dross
• Aluminum Auto Fragments
• Other Aluminum Scrap

SCRAP ZINC RECYCLING

• Old Mixed Zinc Scrap
• Old Zinc Die Cast Scrap     
• New Zinc Die Cast Scrap                  
• New Plated Zinc Die Cast Scrap   
• Zinc Borings or Turnings                  
• Irony Zinc Scrap                  
• Remelt Die Cast                  
• Remelt Die Cast Sows      
• Galinizers Top Dross         
• Galinizers Bottom Dross                  
• Zinc Dross              
• Zinc Oxide & ZnO Residues            
• Zinc Flue Dust
• Other Zinc Scrap

SCRAP MAGNESIUM RECYCLING

• Old Magnesium Scrap
• Magnesium Turnings
• Scrap Magnesium Clips
• Scrap Magnesium Engraver Plate
• Scrap Irony Magnesium                   
• Magnesium Dross
• Spent Magnesium Oxide (MgO)               
• Surplus Magnesium Oxide (MgO)            
• Other Magnesium Scrap

SCRAP TIN RECYCLING

• Scrap Block Tin      
• Scrap Pewter
• Scrap High Tin Babitt            
• Solder Dross          
• Sn/Pb Solder Scrap               
• Lead Free Solder Scrap       
• Detining Can Scrap               
• Other Tin Scrap

SCRAP LEAD RECYCLING

• Mixed Scrap Lead
• Scrap Lead Battery Plates    
• Scrap Battery Lugs                
• Scrap Lead Wheel Weights                 
• Remelt Lead Ingot               
• Scrap Mixed Common Babitt              
• Lead Solder Scrap                 
• Lead Free Solder Scrap       
• Scrap Lead Covered Copper Cable    
• Scrap Lead Covered Cable Joints       
• Scrap Linotype      
• Type Dross             
• Scrap MonoType  
• Lead Dross             
• Lead Oxide Residue             
• Antimony Content Scrap   
• Other Scrap Lead