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The terms circularity and decarbonization are far from new for EMR, a global leader in sustainable materials. With a history spanning 70 years, EMR has grown from a single business in the northwest of England into a UK-based global organization recycling an average of ten million tons of end-of-life materials per year. The company recycles everything from drinks cans to aircraft carriers, transforming these into more than 200 grades of recycled materials that will go on to become the next generation of products.
As consumers continue to prioritize environmentally conscious products, governments around the globe push net-zero agendas and resource security rises up the global agenda, EMR is working across several sectors- like automotive, energy, construction, and electronics- to responsibly transform end-of-life products into valuable resources.
Innovation is at the core of EMR’ s operations, as the company must continue to solve challenges that many don’ t see on the horizon yet, because if you’ re only thinking about recycling at the end-of-life, it’ s already too late.
“ EMR is a global leader in sustainable materials, operating more than 150 sites with a footprint in the UK, US, and across Europe,” opens Patrick Davison, Sustainability Director.“ We handle ten million tons of material every year – around nine million tons of this is ferrous material and the other one million tons is non-ferrous like copper and aluminum. Our underpinning philosophy is that no materials should go to waste if they can be recovered, reused or recycled into something new. We’ re both the grave and cradle for materials.
“ From domestic households to manufacturing and construction companies, we work across sectors, sources and suppliers to get a reliable stream of feedstock and turn
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