About the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Washington Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Washington Market Research Report
Definition of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Washington?
This industry wholesales automotive scrap, industrial scrap and other recyclable materials, such as waste paper, glass and plastic. Industry establishments include auto wreckers that dismantle motor vehicles to wholesale salvaged scrap material and establishments that break up, sort and wholesale all forms of scrap iron and steel using power-processing equipment.
What’s included in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Washington?
The Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Washington includes wholesale sales of recyclable paper and paperboard, wholesale sales of recyclable ferrous metal scrap, wholesale sales of recyclable nonferrous metal scrap and wholesale sales of other recyclable materials including metal products, construction supplies, chemicals, textiles, and more. Related terms covered in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Washington industry report includes metal that contains iron; most commonly refers to steel, recyclable used materials such as vehicle parts, building materials and used packaging. often confused with waste, scrap has monetary value and can be reprocessed into new material, metal that does not contain significant quantities of iron, coal that is used in blast furnaces to manufacture steel, furnaces that harness intense electrical discharges to melt scrap metal and produce steel and a fee levied on a quantity of waste deposited at a landfill. also known as a gate fee.
Industry Performance of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Washington
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Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Washington
#22 in Highest Revenue 1.3% of state's GDPRevenue (2025)
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Recyclable Material Wholesaling in the US
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Key Drivers of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Washington
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Washington Economic Indicators
Population
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US Key External Drivers
Industrial production index
Price of plastic materials and resin
Price of nonferrous metals
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County Data of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Washington
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Key Statistics of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Washington
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