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A [[Metal]] is defined as 'a material of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous properties that are good conductors of electricity and heat, form cations by loss of electrons, and yield basic oxides and hydroxides'<ref>Marriam-Webster Dictionary, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metal Definition of METAL. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 27 Nov. 2019].</ref>.

The term metal can capture a wide range of different categories/types within the waste and resources sector, but the macro split tends to be into '''Ferrous Metal''', '''Non-Ferrous Metal''', and '''Mixed Metal''' (which is then subsequently sorted into various categories for subsequent [[recycling]]) - the broad term normally used for waste metals is scrap metal in the UK.

The term metal can capture a wide range of different categories/types within the waste and resources sector, but the macro split tends to be into '''Ferrous Metal''' (those metals containing iron), '''Non-Ferrous Metal''' (those metals not containing iron)<ref>https://www.metalsupermarkets.co.uk/the-difference-between-ferrous-and-non-ferrous-metal/</ref>, and '''Mixed Metal''' (a mixture of both ferrous and non-ferrous metal which is then subsequently sorted into various categories/grades for subsequent [[recycling]]) - the broad term normally used for waste metals is scrap metal in the UK.

=== Scrap Metal Grades (examples) ===

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 A [[Metal]] is defined as 'a material of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous properties that are good conductors of electricity and heat, form cations by loss of electrons, and yield basic oxides and hydroxides'<ref>Marriam-Webster Dictionary, 2019. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metal Definition of METAL. Merriam-webster.com.] [online] [Accessed 27 Nov. 2019].</ref>.
-The term metal can capture a wide range of different categories/types within the waste and resources sector, but the macro split tends to be into '''Ferrous Metal''', '''Non-Ferrous Metal''', and '''Mixed Metal''' (which is then subsequently sorted into various categories for subsequent [[recycling]]) - the broad term normally used for waste metals is scrap metal in the UK.
+The term metal can capture a wide range of different categories/types within the waste and resources sector, but the macro split tends to be into '''Ferrous Metal''' (those metals containing iron), '''Non-Ferrous Metal''' (those metals not containing iron)<ref>https://www.metalsupermarkets.co.uk/the-difference-between-ferrous-and-non-ferrous-metal/</ref>, and '''Mixed Metal''' (a mixture of both ferrous and non-ferrous metal which is then subsequently sorted into various categories/grades for subsequent [[recycling]]) - the broad term normally used for waste metals is scrap metal in the UK.
 === Scrap Metal Grades (examples) ===