Magnesium recycling in the United States in 1998
Open-File Report
2001-166
By: Deborah A. Kramer
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Abstract
As concern for the environment has grown in recent years, the importance of recycling has become more evident. The more materials that are recycled, the fewer natural resources will be consumed and the fewer waste products will end up in landfills, in the water, and in the air. As one of a series of reports on metals recycling, this report discusses the 1998 flow of magnesium from extraction through its uses with particular emphasis on recycling. In 1998, the recycling rate for magnesium was estimated to be 33 percent?almost 60 percent of the magnesium that was recycled came from new scrap, primarily waste from diecasting operations. The principal source of old scrap was recycled aluminum beverage cans.
Suggested Citation
Kramer, D.A., 2001, Magnesium recycling in the United States in 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2001-166, 15 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01166.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Magnesium recycling in the United States in 1998 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2001-166 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr01166 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | 15 p. |