Recycled scrap metals in the U.S. 2021, by type
leading exporters of steel scrap worldwide, surpassed only by the European Union.
The United States recycled some 46.7 million metric tons of iron and steel from scrap in 2021 – more than any other metal recycled that year. Ranking second, but by a wide margin, was aluminum, with roughly 3.3 million metric tons recycled. The U.S. is one of the