How to Approach Recycling Steel Security Doors

Steel doors can have a positive impact on the environment once their life cycle has ended - all we need to do is recycle them.

These days it is increasingly important to take environmental sustainability into consideration wherever we can. Scrap metal recycling is often overlooked and your steel security door can be recycled rather than contributing to steel scrap.

Recycling steel plays a crucial role in environmental conservation and resource management, but there are several reasons that it is important:

Steel is derived from iron ore, which is a finite resource. Extracting raw ore and processing it can significantly disrupt the environment. By recycling steel doors, the natural reserves are preserved as there is less need for new steel to be made from virgin materials, protecting the conserves and the environment from the ecological impact of mining.

Producing steel from raw material requires the use of large volumes of energy, however, the steel recycling process uses substantially less energy. This decreases the demand for fossil fuels and lowers the associated emissions of processing raw materials.

In order to produce steel, a significant amount of greenhouse gasses are created. When recycling, we mitigate these emissions and reduce the overall carbon footprint of the steel industry, contributing to global efforts to address climate change.

Landfill is a major environmental concern because of methane emissions and space consumption. When scrap metals are recycled, waste is diverted from landfill to help reduce the environmental impact.

Steel can uniquely be recycled indefinitely without compromising on quality. This means that steel doors can be recycled multiple times while the recycled material can maintain strength and durability.

There are several steps involved in the recycling of steel doors that contribute to how the old steel contributes to new steel production.

• Collection and Sorting - The first step begins with the collection of the old steel doors that need to be recycled. The doors are then transported to a recycling facility where they are sorted and prepared to ensure that only steel elements are included in the process. The goal is to make sure that the steel is as pure as possible for efficient recycling.
• Shredding and Crushing - Once the metal is prepared, the doors are then shredded into smaller pieces. This makes the door easier to handle and process. Once it is shredded, it is compacted into bales or steel pellets.
• Melting - The compacted steel is placed into a furnace and melted. When the steel is a liquid it can be combined with other metal alloys or purified, if needed. As the furnace runs at incredibly high temperatures, it ensures that any contaminants are removed so that the steel is ready to reuse.
• Reforming - The melted steel can then be poured into moulds to create new steel products. This could be a new steel door, structural steel or even a new bicycle. As the recycled steel retains its strength, it is suitable for various products.

Recycling steel doors is a crucial element of environmental sustainability and resource management. In participating, we can contribute to a more sustainable future.