Pricing For Scrap Metal, Copper, And More - Reliable Recycling Center
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Pricing for Scrap Metal These pricing estimations for scrap metal are indications only and are subject to change at any time due to market volatility.
Copper | Price/lb. |
|---|---|
| Bare Bright Wire (stripped/shiny) | $4.00 |
| #1 Tubing (clean tube/ clean fine wire) | $3.90 |
| #2 Tubing (paint/solder/burnt wire) | $3.70 |
| Tin Plated (wire/bus) | $3.70 |
| Enamel Coated (wire/bus) | $3.70 |
| Light Copper (used roofing/pots) | $3.30 |
| Clean Aluminum/Copper AC Coils (free of steel) | $2.00 |
| Irony Aluminum /Copper AC Coils (just steel edges) | $1.85 |
Insulated Copper | Price/lb. |
|---|---|
| Heavy Ins. (350-500 mcm THHN 85%+) | $3.10 |
| #1 Insulated (10-12 THHN 80%+) | $2.90 |
| Romex 65% (underground less) | $2.30 |
| Communication 50% (no aluminum/no tin plate/no spline) | $1.50 |
| Clean Extension Cord 35% (no plugs/no tin) | $1.00 |
| Low Yield 35% (tin plate/aluminum shield) | $0.90 |
| Low yield less than 35% (Christmas lights/ribbon wire) | $0.20 |
| Insulated Heliax (all copper/hollow center) | $1.50 |
| Aluminum MC (containing copper wire) | $1.40 |
| Steel BX (with copper/ no lead shield) | $0.30 |
Brass | Price/lb. |
|---|---|
| Yellow Brass (clean) | $2.20 |
| Irony Brass (contamination, handles, graded upon inspect.) | varies |
| Red Brass (determined upon inspection) | $2.30 |
| Clean Auto Radiators (copper and brass combined) | $1.80 |
| Dirty Truck Radiators (copper and brass combined) | varies |
| Radiator Cores (mostly brass and solder) | $1.20 |
Stainless Steel (non magnetic) | Price/lb. |
|---|---|
| 304 Prepared (4 ft. or smaller and clean) | $0.30 |
| 304 Unprepared (larger than 4 ft./3% contamination) | $0.15 |
| 316 stainless (4 ft. or smaller and clean) | $0.40 |
Aluminum | Price/lb. |
|---|---|
| Alloy Wheels (tire completely removed/no chrome or plastic) | $0.85 |
| Extruded Aluminum (free of plastic/other metals) | $0.75 |
| E.C. Wire (free of insulation and steel) | $0.70 |
| Litho Plate (clean) | $0.60 |
| MLC/New Clips (no paint or other contamination) | $0.50 |
| Aluminum Siding (no backing/steel nails/plastic film) | $0.60 |
| Chrome Wheels | $0.50 |
| Mixed Aluminum/Old Sheet (1% contamination) | $0.50 |
| Clean Aluminum Radiators (No tanks) | $0.50 |
| Dirty Aluminum Radiators (With tanks) | $0.15 |
| Cast Aluminum (1% contamination) | $0.50 |
| Aluminum Cans (under 100 lbs. No Pet Food or Foil) | $0.45 |
| Aluminum Cans (over 100 lbs. No Pet Food or Foil) | $0.48 |
| Insulated E.C. (can vary based on contamination) | $0.40 |
| Irony Aluminum | varies |
| Pet Food Cans (No Foil) | $0.15 |
Lead/Batteries | Price/lb. |
|---|---|
| Soft Lead (clean and malleable) | $0.40 |
| Wheel Weights (unsorted) | $0.10 |
| Wheel Weights (sorted) | $0.15 |
| Auto/Industrial Lead Acid Batteries | $0.15 |
| Steel Cased Forklift | $0.10 |
CBM (copper bearing material) | Price/lb. |
|---|---|
| Small Electric Motors (basketball or smaller) | $0.30 |
| Large Electric Motors (cast iron case/larger than b-ball) | $0.20 |
| Light Ballasts (marked no pcb/no fluorescent type or UV) | $0.10 |
| Sealed Units (oil must be drained) | $0.20 |
Steel | Price/lb. |
|---|---|
| Unprepared Bulky Needs To Be Sheared/Torched | $0.05 |
| Shredder/Unprepared Plate & Structural | $0.07 |
| Vehicles (must have title) | $0.07 |
| Cast Iron | $0.08 |
| Prepared #1 (5’x2’x2’max and 1/4″ min. thickness) | $0.08 |
| Clean Cast Rotors | $0.08 |
| Chain Link Fence | $0.02 |

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