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PITTSBURGH, PA - Slightly reduced foreign steel imports, in addition to increased consumer awareness and consistent recycling options, helped the 1999 recycling rates for steel packaging, appliances and construction materials approach the record levels set in 1997, according to the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI).
About 67 million tons of steel were recycled last year, which equates to about 1.25 times the total amount of aluminum, paper, glass and plastic recycled. Steel plates and beams were recycled at a rate of 95%, and rebar and other steel construction materials posted a recycling rate of 45%.
For more information about recycling steel, visit www.recycle-steel.org , or call SRI at 800-876-7274.
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