What do we do

In our modern society, re-using materials has become more and more important. Thanks to technological developments, the efficiency of recycling has increased and so has the amount of material being recycled. Through the efficient re-use and recycling of waste materials, energy is conserved, costs are reduced and the environment is spared. In short, recycling is the way of the future.

After cremation, different sorts of metal remain such as:

• Iron
• Cobalt Chromium
• Titanium
• Stainless steel

The OrthoMetals recycling program is organized to dispose of and recycle all metals remaining after cremation. To accomplice this, OrthoMetals has set up a recycling program to collect, sort and recycle all of these materials.

OrthoMetals provides logistics to collect and transport all metals, free of charge, to a central location in California where the metals are sorted. This facility is fully certified and all metals will be melted to ensure that the end product will be unrecognizable and can never be re-used as an implant.

One of the key principles of the OrthoMetals recycling solution is to return a substantial part of the profit to charity. After deduction of its costs, OrthoMetals donates all remaining proceeds of the recycling program to charity.

The five main reasons to recycle metals:

• Saves Natural Resources - By making products from recycled materials instead of virgin materials, we conserve land and reduce the need to drill for oil and dig for minerals.
• Saves Energy - It usually takes less energy to make recycled products; recycled aluminum, for example, takes 95% less energy than new aluminum from bauxite ore.
• Saves Clean Air and Water - In most cases, making products from recycled materials creates less air pollution and water pollution than making products from virgin materials.
• Saves Landfill Space - When the materials that you recycle go into new products, they do not go into landfills or incinerators, so landfill space is conserved.
• Saves Money and Creates Jobs - The recycling process creates far more jobs than landfills or incinerators, and recycling can frequently be the least expensive waste management method.

Questions? If you have any questions, please contact us or check our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

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