Metal Recycling Trends in 2024
Market shifts, technology acceleration, and transparency practices reshaping non-ferrous recycling programs.
What’s Driving 2024
Supply, pricing transparency, and capability upgrades underpin better recycling outcomes.
After years of volatility, 2024 is defined by clearer pricing signals and technology adoption that improves purity and yield. For industrial generators, reliable settlement is tied to verified composition and documented downstream partners.
Analyzer Adoption
Handheld analyzers have become standard, tightening valuation accuracy for mixed and specialty alloys. Customers increasingly expect analyzer-backed pricing.
Downstream Transparency
Auditable vendor lists, weight tickets, and chain-of-custody reporting are baseline requirements for ESG reporting and risk mitigation.
Logistics Resilience
Reverse logistics programs and regional processing capacity reduce delays and variability, especially for cable and bulky scrap streams.
How Generators Can Capture More Value
Operational discipline paired with certified partners delivers better recoveries.
- Standardize scrap segregation and labeling at generation points to improve grading.
- Leverage analyzer-backed settlement and request documentation for each load.
- Align pickup schedules with production to reduce storage, theft risk, and degradation.
- Verify downstream vendors for environmental and data-compliance requirements.
- Track CO2 avoidance and energy savings for ESG disclosures.
How Fortune Helps
- Analyzer-verified grading for copper, aluminum, brass, and specialty alloys
- Transparent pricing tied to documented composition and downstream partners
- Reverse logistics and scheduled pickups across the U.S. and Mexico
- Certified management systems (R2v3, RIOS) to manage risk and compliance
Ready to Plan?
Share your alloy mix, volumes, and timelines. We will provide a recovery plan with pricing, QA checkpoints, and logistics.