Ulwazi malunga neCopper kunye neCopper Recycling
1. Ngokusetyenziswa kweminyaka engama-10 000 kwixesha elidlulileyo, ubhedu sele isetyenziswe ngabantu bude ngaphezu kweyiphi enye isinyithi.
Ixesha elide lobhedu elimalunga nama-8700 BC lafunyanwa kwizinto ezikukumntla we-Iraq.
2. Ukuqala malunga ne-8000 BC, ityhurha yayisetyenziswa ngumntu we-Neolithic njengenxalenye yelitye. Phantse kwi-4000 BC, amaYiputa ayafudumala kwaye ayibumba ubhedu obutyhidiweyo. Ngokukhawuleza emva koko, malunga ne-3500 BC, abantu baqala ukuthunga i-ores, bezalela iBronze Age.
3. Isiqithi saseCypress sasiyimithombo yobhedu esetyenziswa ngamaRoma, awayebhekisela njengeCyprium, eguqulela ngokuthi "isinyithi seCyprus." Eli gama lancinciwe kwi-cyprium, kwaye kamva, i-cyprium yatshintshwa yaba yi-coprum. Oku kwakuyi-genesis yegama lesiNgesi, "ubhedu."
4.Ukucubungula ubhedu obushushu bufuna amandla amaninzi kunokuba kuqhutywe ubhedu obutsha kwi-ore virgin, ukubonelela nge-85-90 kweepesenti zamandla.
5. Useka kuphela emva kweChile kwimveliso yobhedu, iUnited States ngokubanzi inokwanela ngokwaneleyo.
I-US ivelisa malunga neepesenti eziyi-8 zeenkonzo zobhedu zehlabathi.
6. Ngo-2014, abasebenzisi base-United States bahlalutya i-820,000 yeetrikoni zeethusi zokusetyenziswa kwamanye amazwe kunye nokuthumela ngaphandle.
7. Ngo-2014, malunga neepesenti ezingama-34 zethusi zasemakhaya zafunyanwa kwizinto eziphinda zenziwe ngokutsha kunye nazo zonke ezenziwe kwi-ore esandula. Nangona ukunikezelwa kwentambo kuveliswa kakhulu kubuncwane obusandul 'ukucoca, phantse i-sibini kwisithathu semali esetyenziswe ngamanye amacandelo enkampani, kubandakanywa izitya zethusi kunye neethusi, abenzi be-ingot, ama-foundries kunye nabanye bavela kwizinto eziphinda zenziwe kwakhona.
8. Kancinci ngaphezu kwesigamu se-scycled scrap scrap entsha yokubuyisela izixhobo ezibandakanya i-chips kunye nokuguqula umatshini, kunye ne-restold ye-post-consumer-scrap efana nekhebula lombane, ii-radiator ezindala kunye netyhubhu ye-plumbing.
9. Ukunikezelwa kwekhaya elinye lentsapho malunga neenyawo ezii-2,100, ubuqhetseba bubekwe ngolu hlobo lulandelayo:
- Iimitha ezili-195 - ityhi yokwakha
- Iimitha ezili-151 - ityhubhu yamapayipi, ukufakelwa, iigraves
- Iipilisi ezingama-24 - iimpahla zethusi
- 47 iipounds - ezakhelwe kwizixhobo zokusebenza
- 12 iipounds - abakhi beehadi
- Iimitha ezili-10 - enye intambo kunye netyhubhu
7. Ukunikezelwa kweyunithi yeemitha ezili-1 zeenyawo zeenyawo, umxholo wethusi unokuqikelelwa ngolu hlobo lulandelayo:
- Iifremu ezili-125 zokwakha
- Iipilisi ezingama-82 - ityhubhu yamapayipi, ukufakelwa, iigesi
- Iimitha ezili-20 - iimpahla zobhedu
- Iimitha ezili-38 - ezakhelwe kwizixhobo zokusebenza
- 6 iipounds - abakhi beehadi
- Iimitha ezili-7 - enye intambo kunye netyhubhu
8. Umxholo wobhedu ohambelana nezixhobo zasemzimbeni unokufakwa ngokubanzi:
- Iimitha ezili-52 - i-air conditioner conditioner
- Iimitha ezili-48 - ipompo yokufudumala
- 5.0 iipounds - i-dishwasher
- 4.8 iipounds - iifriji / ihrifri
- 4.4 iipounds - iingubo zangasese
- 2.7 iipounds - dehumidifier
- - 2.3
- 2.0 iipounds - isambatho sambatho
- 1.3 iipounds
Ingcaciso yale nqaku yachithwa kwi-Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) kunye neCopper Development Association.