In 2010, the U.S. scrap industry processed (exports plus domestic recycled) more than:
• 4.6 million metric tons of aluminum
• 1.8 million metric tons of copper
• 1.2 million metric tons of lead
• 162,000 metric tons of zinc
• 2 million tons of nickel/stainless steel

Institue of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
USGS, USITC, ISRI, other industry sources