Appliances
 By weight, the typical appliance consists of
approximately 75 percent steel. The steel used in appliances is made
with a minimum of 25 percent recycled steel. Internal steel components
may be made using either 25 percent or virtually 100 percent recycled
steel. All appliances are recyclable when they have reached the end of
their useful lives. Steel is the engine that drives appliance
recycling.
From 1991 to 2003, AISI’s Appliance Market Committee developed
programs to respond to the needs of the appliance industry. The
committee provided appliance recycling support, technical and design
information on steel, and promotion of steel's competitive position in
the appliance market.
Today, the Steel Recycling Institute provides a nationwide
database of recycling resources for end-of-service steel appliances. In
2005, over 3 million tons of steel in appliances were recycled in
the United States, resulting in a steel recycling rate of 90
percent.
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