2021 Scrap Metal Prices
When it comes down to it, mankind has always had an inclination for recycling. In medieval times, we took stone and rock from damaged castles and churches to construct our own homes. Blacksmiths melted neglected or deserted swords and armor to make new ones. Wooden pieces from damaged ships are used again, and it also goes for their metal parallels.
It’s the same with scrap metals. When recycling is conducted correctly, you’re basically getting the same metal as the natural version you would get from a mine. Scrap yards then sell their scrap metal by separating the metals first, and then selling off the different distinctive metals at today’s market price. The scrap yards sell the scrap by their weight, and they’re not dependent on what it was previously used for.
*These prices are subject to change, at any time because of market conditions and also are held based on any human error when updating online.
Copper & Brass
#1 Bare Bright Wire – $2.00 per lb.
#1 Copper Tubing/ Flashing – $1.62 per lb.
#2 Copper Tubing/ Bus Bar – $1.51 per lb.
#3 Roofing Copper – $1.41 per lb.
Brass (Plumbing, Pipe) – $1.05 per lb.
Bronze – $1.23 per lb.
Brass Shells – $0.81 per lb.
Brass Water Meter – $0.50-0.85 per lb.
Clean Brass Radiators – $1.00 per lb.
Aluminum/ Copper Coil (Clean) – $0.78 per lb.
Aluminum/ Copper Coil (Dirty) – $0.68 per lb.
Copper Yokes – $0.25 per lb.
Copper Transformers – $0.05-0.13 per lb.
Electric Motors – $0.10-0.12 per lb.
Alternators/ Starters (Separated) – $0.15 per lb.
Sealed Units/ Compressors – $0.05 per lb.
Insulated Copper Wire
Insulated Copper Wire (Cat 5/6) – $0.51 per lb.
THHN Cable – $0.93 per lb.
500-750 MCM (Bare Bright Inside) – $1.25 per lb.
Hollow Heliax Wire – $0.69 per lb.
Romex Wire – $0.74 per lb.
Insulated Cable – $1.02 per lb.
Insulated Steel BX – $0.14 per lb.
Christmas Lights – $0.13 per lb.
Aluminum
Cast Aluminum – $0.33 per lb.
Clean Aluminum Wire – $0.45 per lb.
Aluminum Siding – $0.33 per lb.
Sheet Aluminum (Windows/ Pans) – $0.28 per lb.
Aluminum Rims – $0.45 per lb.
Aluminum Windows (Broken)$0.30 per lb.
Aluminum Thermo-Pane/ Break (Not Glass) – $0.28 per lb.
Aluminum Litho Plates – $0.45 per lb.
Aluminum Machine Cuts – $0.35 per lb.
Aluminum Grills – $0.33 per lb.
Aluminum Ladders – $0.28 per lb.
Aluminum Transformers – $0.03 per lb.
Aluminum Turnings – $0.14 per lb.
Steel & Iron
Steel – $0.01 per lb.
Light Iron – $0.01 per lb.
Cast Iron – $0.02-0.35 per lb.
Whole Cars – $0.02-0.03 per lb.
Motorcycles – $0.03-0.45 per lb.
Miscellaneous Scrap
Car Batteries – $0.17-0.21
Lead – $0.40
6 Stainless Steel (Non-Magnetic) – $0.36
Forklift Batteries – $0.14-0.18
Lithium Ion Batteries – $0.15-0.50
Lead Wheel Weights – $0.15
Scrap Generators – $0.05-0.17
Computer Scrap
Clean Green Motherboards – $1.20 per lb.
Non-Green Motherboards – $0.65 per lb.
Memory Chips – $4.00-6.50 per lb.
CPU Processor Chips – $3.50-25.00 per lb.
Whole Computer Towers with HD – $0.15 per lb.
Laptops – $0.50 per lb.
Power Supplies with Wires – $0.14 per lb.
Hard Drives with Board – $0.50 per lb.
Hard Drive PC Board – $1.90 per lb.
Cell Phones (No Battery) – $0.75 per lb.
Telecom Equipment – $0.14-0.27 per lb.
Servers – $0.14-0.27 per lb.
Low Grade Non-PC Boards – $0.08 per lb.
Insulated Wire – $0.28-0.51 per lb.
AL Heat Sinks – $0.28 per lb.
Rare Earth Metals
Carbide Inserts/Shapes – $3.00-4.00
Monel – $1.50-2.50
FSX 414 – $2.50
Titanium – $0.20
Nickel – $1.50-2.00
Inconel – $1.00-2.50
High Speed Steel – $0.25
Hastelloy Shavings – $0.75-1.25
Hastelloy Solids – $1.25-1.50
Tin Solder – $0.50-3.00
Babbit – $0.50-5.50
Alnico Magnets – $0.25
Scrap Metal Environmental and Energy Benefits
When we use scrap metal instead of getting it from mines, there are tons of savings in several ways. Recycling, in comparison to producing new metal from mines, provides:
- 97 percent decrease in mining waste
- 90 percent savings in the number of raw materials used
- 86 percent decrease in the air pollution created
- 76 percent decrease in water pollution
- 75 percent decrease in energy consumption
- 40 percent savings in the volume of water used
These are all considerable savings. When recycling steel, you save 2,158 lbs. of iron ore, 1,387 lbs. of coal, and 117 lbs. of limestone from current surplus. When you recycle 2,240 lbs. of aluminum, you save up to a whopping 11,200 lbs. of bauxite.
*These prices are subject to change, at any time because of market conditions. Please contact us for our pricing.
