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Virgin metal is metal that's been made fresh from ore. Scrap metal is metal that's been made into something first, then brought back and recycled.

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The recycling of metals is the melting down of scrap metal, and reusing the melted metal to make something new, for example, taking an old car chassis, melting it down, then using the metal to cast a new chassis.


What is the difference between scraping and scrapping?

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Different between waste and spoilage and scrap?

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What is the difference between a junk yard and a salvage yard?

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