Steel Shot blasting steel dust cannot be recycled??? (2025 Update)

Feb 15, 2019 Last reply: 8 months ago 5 Replies

Some company is offering me to take a large number of barrels full of worn out steel shot blast. It is a all steel powder with grains the size of regular table salt.



I took a sample to a scrap yard and they say that they do not want to pay for it as there is "no market for this commodity". As I cannot easily see why this powder cannot be melted, I would like to see if anyone knows why? What is so bad about used all steel shot blast media?


replying to Ignoramus12177, mike wrote: Call Wisdom Environmental Inc 317.472-6375

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replying to Ignoramus12177, mike wrote: Call Wisdom Environmental Inc 317.472-6375

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replying to Ignoramus12177, Mike Wright wrote: Did you ever find a home for your steel shot blast by-product?

replying to Ignoramus12177, Mike Wright wrote: Did you ever find a home for your steel shot blast by-product?

We've been using US Metals out of Indiana to recycle our steel shot. Jamie's great to work with, and I think they work with folks all over the country.

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