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For one thing, the researchers found that although only a small amount of e-waste is recycled, that was enough to spare the planet from being mined for 2 trillion pounds of ore for virgin metal.

Redwood buys virgin metal because there aren’t enough old batteries and scrap.

According to one industry estimate, household foil already includes 25 to 40 percent pre-consumer recycled material -- i.e., factory scraps and trimmings -- with the rest coming from freshly mined, virgin metal.

When steel uses aluminum, it uses it up completely, and around a quarter of its products require virgin metal.

OPM hoped the drive would turn up 15-20,000,000 lb. of scrap aluminum which could either be converted directly into defense products or used to replace virgin metal which would then be freed for aircraft production.