The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA), the trade association representing the £7 billion UK Metal Recycling sector, is delighted to announce that its chosen President’s charity for 2021 is the Royal British Legion.

A time-honoured tradition of the Association, each year the standing President selects a charity that will receive a donation from monies raised from raffles and auctions held at BMRA events through the year.

BMRA President, Susie Burrage, said of her selection: “I am pleased to announce the BMRA President’s charity for 2021 is the Royal British Legion, especially as 2021 is their centenary year having supported the armed forces community for 100 years. My maternal Grandfather, John Glover, a veteran of D-Day WW2, instilled in me from an early age to never forget those who have actively served to protect our country and to always wear a poppy with pride. So, all BMRA charity funds raised this year will go to this very worthy cause.”

James Kelly, CEO, BMRA added: “At BMRA, and within our membership, not only are we helping to preserve the planet and natural habitat as metal recyclers, but we also support issues closer to home. Metal recyclers have a long tradition of supporting their local community and we are delighted that we are able to raise money at BMRA events for worthy causes”.

To find out more about the charities that the BMRA and its members have supported visit: https://www.recyclemetals.org/about-metal-recycling/corporate-social-responsibility.html

About the BMRA and metals recycling:

The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) is the trade association representing the £7 billion UK Metal Recycling sector. It has been headquartered in Huntingdonshire for 46 years, previously in Brampton and most recently at Hinchingbrooke Business Park. Members of the public can use the BMRA website to find a metal recycler – www.recyclemetals.org.

• The UK metal recycling industry is so efficient at recovering metal from end-of-life products that more is recovered than can be consumed domestically. As a result, over 80 per cent of all ‘waste’ metal is now destined for export. This means we are competing against suppliers from the USA and Japan who are not required to characterise recycled metal as waste.
• Every tonne of recycled steel saves: 1.5 tonnes of iron ore, 0.5 tonnes of coal, 70% of the energy, 40% of the water, 75% of CO2 emissions, and 0.97 tonnes of CO2.
• Recycling of metals is also the major contributor to the UK’s achievement of targets under EU Directives such as end-of-life vehicles and packaging.
• In 2017, the UK exported over 9 million tonnes of recovered ferrous (iron and steel) metal and approximately 800,000 thousand tonnes of non-ferrous metal (such as aluminium and copper).