Steel recycling reached a new high in 2005, with 75.7% of all steel in the U.S. recycled, statistics from the Steel Recycling (SRI) Institute show.

Steel recycling reached a new high in 2005, with 75.7% of all steel in the U.S. recycled, statistics from the Steel Recycling (SRI) Institute show. The rate translates to 76 million tons of domestic steel scrap. The automobile is America's most recycled product.