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Urban Mining - Recycling for the Planet

Kitchenware, appliances, production waste ... the scrap metal is piled high at the ELG company in Duisburg. But what looks like rubbish is more prized than ever as a commodity: stainless steel.

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28.06.2011 DW-TV Made in Germany schrott

Demand is currently higher than the combined production of all the mines in the world. Scrapyards are becoming tomorrow's commodities sources. MADE IN GERMANY visits the "above-ground mine".

Report by Claudia Laszczak.

A three-part series.

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Part 1 as video on demand

Part 1 as video on demand

Kitchenware, appliances, production waste ... the scrap metal is piled high at the ELG company in Duisburg. But what looks like rubbish is more prized than ever as a commodity: stainless steel.

Part 2 as video on demand

Part 2 as video on demand

Kitchenware, appliances, production waste ... the scrap metal is piled high at ELG in Duisburg. But what looks like rubbish is more prized than ever as a commodity: stainless steel.

Part 3 as video on demand

Part 3 as video on demand

The 18 train cars are finally filled, and ELG can get the load of premium stainless steel scrap delivered to the processing plant on time. The furnace at the Witten branch of steel company DEW will smelt down the scrap. Meanwhile, ELG purchasing director Karola Panke is looking for new suppliers.