Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered metals, and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling.Poster for World War II scrap collection campaignScrap depot (Butte, Montana, United States)This pile of mixed scrap includes an old busCompressed bales consisting mostly of tin cansBritish Rail locomotives stacked awaiting scrappingFlattened cars stacked near Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)Scrap car bodiesA single compacted car (Finland)Stacked cubed cars (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)Compacted scrap pile (Austria)Rhine River scrap barge (Basel, Switzerland)Scrap transfers (Feodosiya, Crimea)Scrap awaiting export (Bremen, Germany)Scrap metal hauler (Libya)Partition made of compacted cars (Birmingham, England)A train awaits scrappage (Dublin, Ireland)New York City Subway cars being dumped at sea to enlarge an artificial reef (South Carolina, United States)Scrap paper dealer (Chandigarh, India) Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered metals, and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling.