04-15-2025
To the loyal customers of Kimmel Scrap:
The country celebrates Earth Day each year on April 22. This year we are proud to be supporting a customer of ours that supplies the automotive machine tool industry. They employ several thousand employees in Michigan and celebrate Earth Day each year by setting up displays at their headquarters and inviting their employees and families to stop in to see how recycling the various materials they use in their business helps to minimize the impact on the environment. Kimmel Scrap Iron will have a booth to specifically show the positive Impact the recycled materials industry has on the state of Michigan.
Some interesting statistics include:
• The total economic impact in the state is $4.8 billion
• It creates almost 18,000 jobs
• Adds $1.36 billion in wages and $477 million in taxes
• In addition, the US recycled materials industry processes more than 135 million metric tons of metal, plastics, glass, electronics, textiles, and rubber annually
• Approximately 70% of recycled material is used in domestic manufacturing
• The US exports recycled material to 150+ countries
• The effect of the items listed above avoid 300+ million metric tons of green house gasses being released into the atmosphere
All of us here at Kimmel Scrap Iron are proud of our 75 years in Michigan helping to support this noble cause.
As always, we appreciate your business and support. Please feel free to reach out to any of us if we can be of service.
Sincerely,
TJ
