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Facts About Steel Recycling:
•Each year, North America recycles more steel than plastic.
•Americans use 100 million steel cans every day.
•The steel industry has been recycling for over 150 years.
•The steel industry’s largest source of raw material is scrap metal, which is commonly collected by recycling steel.
•Recycling steel saves 75 percent of the energy that would be used to create steel from raw materials, enough to power 18 million homes.
•Over 65 percent of the steel produced in the U.S. is recycled into new steel every year.
•One ton of recycled steel saves 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,400 pounds of coal and 120 pounds of limestone.
•A steel frame for a 2,000 square foot, two-story house is equivalent to the material of about six recycled cars; a comparable wooden frame would take over 40 trees to produce.
•A typical household appliance (also known as a “white good”) is produced using approximately 65 percent steel.
•Steel cans contain at least 25 percent recycled steel, with many nearly reaching 100 percent recycled content.
Every sculpture I create is made from 100% recycled steel. When I look at the huge piles of steel at the salvage yard, I can’t imagine buying new steel to create with. It is far more satisfying to me to turn something discarded and mangled into a graceful and really beautiful sculpture, mare challenging and ultimately rewarding. It is quite powerful to me how the process goes and the end result is so connected to the earth, the way the sculpture interacts with the natural environment in such an organic way. I feel really good about this and I believe my sculptures possess more of a heart and soul because of it.
POWDER COATING IS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
WHAT IS POWDER COATING?
Powder is a dry coating. Instead of being dissolved or suspended in a liquid medium, such as a solvent or water, powder is applied in a dry granular form. This material is a little finer than ground pepper but coarser than flour, and is applied directly to the sculpture to be coated. After the powder is applied to the sculpture, typically using an electrostatic spray process, the sculpture is placed in an oven where it cures, melting the powder into a smooth film on the surface of the sculpture. Powder coating allows for a wide range of specialty effects that are virtually impossible to achieve with other coating processes and the finish is harder and tougher than conventional paint and allows for flexion.
WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT?
One of best reasons for using powder over a liquid finish is that it’s environmentally friendly and virtually pollution free. There are no volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) or solvents to evaporate into the atmosphere. And powder is not a health risk to technicians applying the finish. Powder is so environmentally friendly that all of the air born powder in the powder coating booth goes through the powder booth filter system and clean air is then vented back into the work area. In fact, one of the major elements in expanding the market for powder coating has been the implementation over the past 30 years of stringent air pollution controls set by the U.S. environmental protection agency. Additionally, powder coating overspray can be recycled and thus it is possible to achieve nearly 100% use of the coating.
3-D Powder Coating Dallas has a proven track record in the metal and plastics finishing market, and is certified in special processes and military specs for powder coating, painting, and silkscreening. They apply durable coatings to a wide range of industrial, military, commercial and automotive products as well as my sculpture.
ELEGANT REFLECTIONS FIRE GLASS
Sustainable Fire Glass can add a dramatic effect to your landscaping and sculpture installations.
When used with fire, the glass will not emit fumes or generate soot, which keeps the fire as clean burning as possible.
It will also refract light in interesting ways, creating a glittering effect which looks great paired with a bright powder coated sculpture!
Elegant Reflections generously donated fire glass in sparkling blue shades to fill the base of my sculpture installation in Dallas, TX at the Belmont Apartments (NE corner of Capitol and Bennett)
Thank you Elegant Reflections for helping with this installation and supporting the Henderson Art Project!
Nadine Janssen
email: thefireplacegirl@aol.com
