ITEMS WE BUY

Copper #1 should be clean in appearance; it should be uncoated and free of fittings, insulation, soder and show few signs of corrosion.

Items with copper #1 include plumbing materials such ss pipes, heat exchangers, coins, jewelry, cookware, some unwashed agricultural products, some commercial gardening products, bus bars, clippings, commutator segments, and wire of at least 1/16th of an inch in diameter.

Copper #2 is dirty or has some oxidation, it will have solder, paint or any kind of coating that would metal not look pure.

Items with copper #2 include Pipe, Solid Metal, Tubing, Wire must be bare of insulation and thinner than a 16th of an inch in diameter

You might think you have Copper #2 and it turns out to be Copper #1, so bring it in and our experts will let you know

Bare Bright Copper Wire Bright and Shiny Copper wire that is exclusively bare of insulation, uncoated and unalloyed.

Wire or cable should be free of insulation and other materials and no thinner than 16 gauge in thickness. 

Copper Piping is not included within this classification.

Insulated Wire #1 is wire that consist of copper wire or cable that has a single plastic insulated layer on the outside; it should be clean, unalloyed, uncoated, and untinned, 16 gauge thickness or larger, with all ends cut off. 

To increase the price of your wire you can strip it and bump it to bare bright copper wire. 

Insulated Wire #2 is wire that has copper wire that may have heavy plastic or double or insulation.  It may have coatings on the scrap, such as tin and nickel, and it could have a degree of corrosion to it. 

Items with Insulated Copper Wire #2  include common types of telecommunications wiring, electronic cable cords and extension cords.

Brass is an alloy containing copper and zinc. 

Yellow brass is a golden because it has a higher zinc content, it is the most common type of brass. Items with yellow brass are doorknobs, locks, car parts, and plumbing material.

Red brass is reddish because it has higher copper content. Items with red brass are  in sprinkler heads, water pumps, plumbing tools, jewelry, meters, fittings, and some musical instruments 

Aluminum is a silvery whitish, lightweight metal. It is soft and malleable. Uses. Aluminum can be found in sheets or beam form, it is also used in a huge variety of products including cookware, household decorations, HVAC systems, lawn and gardening items, outdoor furniture, medical devices, tools, sporting equipment,

food packaging, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, gutters, siding, window frames,  

and beer kegs. In the automotive industry you can find aluminum in doors, panels, radiators, rims and hubs.

Aluminum Copper Coil also known as ACR is made from aluminum fins that incase copper tubes. ACR scrap is commonly found in air conditioners, radiators, and chilling units. Large ones can be found in units that cool large industrial buildings, and smaller ones can be found in old or broken air conditioner at home.  

Cans are unfortunately found everywhere you look these days be apart of the reason you don't see a can somewhere on earth! Please bring your cans to us and we will make sure that they get recycled properly.

Extrusion is the process of taking raw molten hot aluminum transformed it into a mold, ingot, or bar. This can be found in gutters, siding, window frames, old trays and cooking sheets, door frames, car frames, auto parts, and some electronic components.

Electrical Motors have many have copper in them. If you take a look at your garage door, fans both industrial and some at home, blowers and pumps, machine tools, household appliances, power tools, vehicles, and disk drives. Be sure to take your motors apart and save extra wire.

Batteries come in all shapes and sizes, powering our lives day in and day out but sometimes they die,  Unfortunately we don't take all batteries but fortunately if you have either a dead car battery or lead-acid batteries we will recycle them.