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Our sales team will guide you through the process of evaluating and obtaining value from a by-product or waste stream material. Starting with identifying any potential valuables in a waste stream, MMI will walk you through each step of the process to ensure a streamlined reclamation program is put into place for the long term recycling efforts of the facility. Correct packaging, storage, shipping, and paperwork are all necessary components of the supply chain which, when carefully planned in advance, will ensure a higher value and quick turnaround for any materials leaving a facility for metal reclamation.

Sampling is as equally important as the assaying and helps to identify the true metal content contained in a material — if a sample is not taken correctly, the assay, however correct it may be, will not represent the entirety of the lot. A proper sampling is achieved using a sampling spear and by following industry-wide standards, mixing samples into a homogeneous blend through a process known as "Coning and Quartering." MMI always employs 3rd party neutral surveying companies for a transparent process.

Once a material sample has been taken, a Laboratory familiar with the material's physical characteristics must perform its analysis — identifying the percent of payable metals, and those deleterious to the recycling process, as exactly as possible. MMI works with internationally accredited and sworn neutral laboratories such as ALS, Alex Stewart, A.H. Knight, and LSI, and shares every assay with the customer.

Inland trucking, ocean freight, and inter-modal movements are carefully arranged so material reaches its destination on time and in good order. MMI's Traffic department arranges the entire shipment picked up "ex-works," included in our price as a value-added service, for prompt and efficient removal of materials off-site.

MMI helps identify the best packaging for each material — 200 Liter (55 Gallon) steel drums, Gaylord boxes, IBC Totes, Supersacks, Packgen Cougars, or Flo Bins — matched to what each individual product requires. Planning for eventual recycling means knowing how materials will be unloaded during the recycling process: an inefficient container can lower the value of a recycled material considerably.

When materials cross international borders, correct tariff codes — such as Schedule B and/or HS Codes — matter for proper documentation. Our skilled Traffic department prepares commercial documents to allow for seamless border crossing and entry into the port of destination.

Amber-listed waste materials transferred between multiple countries require an Amber Listed "Notification Procedure" under the Basel Convention of March 22, 1989, prior to shipping between Convention countries. MMI can assist with arranging a notification document when necessary.

MMI ensures materials are completely consumed in the recycling process, so no liability presents itself down the road. A certificate of consumption to this effect is readily made available when applicable.

Metal Magnus offers a range of payment options for recycled materials: pricing linked directly to fluctuating metal markets, a final price per Kg/Lb, or provisional payments paid directly upon pickup with the balance settled after final assays are known.