YOUR LOCAL COPPER RECYCLING YARD
Scrap copper has earned the reputation of being one of the most valuable non-ferrous metals to sell. This is because quality copper can hold up to 95% of its original value, much higher than other metals. Copper can be endlessly recycled without losing any of its original qualities, e.g. conductivity, durability, etc. and therefore is always in high demand. As your local scrap copper buyers, our team is ready to welcome you into our copper recycling yard, where we are proud to utilise the best, most up-to-date metal analysis systems.
Kas Metal Trading are a team of dedicated scrap metal professionals. With a passion for copper metal recycling, we make selling scrap copper simple. Our accurate weighing and grading systems, as well as our detailed metal analysis allows us to provide the highest quality metals on the market, ready to be processed.
COPPER RECYCLING YARD PRICES
Scrap copper prices can be impacted by a variety of factors, for example, supply and demand or the current UK economy. Naturally, when demand is high, the price per kilogram will also increase. In addition, other geopolitical factors can also heavily influence scrap copper prices. When you are looking to sell your scrap copper, it is important to find a metal merchant who is well-versed in the metal trading industry and fully understands the fluctuations of price.
In doing so, you can be sure that your chosen merchant is offering up-to-date prices for scrap metals and therefore you are getting the best possible deal.
Here are Kas, we base all of our prices at our copper recycling yard on the London Metal Exchange (LME). The London Metal Exchange is the world trade centre for the metal trading industry and most transactions will occur through them. The trading forum created a standardised market to ensure fair and reliable trading. By basing our scrap copper prices on the LME, we can offer impartial, reliable and competitive prices for copper.
WHAT TYPES OF SCRAP COPPER CAN BE RECYCLED?
Copper is infinitely recyclable, meaning it can be recycled over and over again at our copper recycling yard without losing any of its original properties. This also means all types of copper can be recycled. Some of the most common types of copper products include pipes, wires and roofing sheets/panels.
COPPER PIPES
Plumbers often come into contact with copper pipes, usually found in old plumbing, heating and fire sprinkling systems, as well as valves and fittings used in copper pipework. However, before scrap copper pipes can be recycled, the brass fittings and tin soldering that tends to be adjoined to the pipes must be removed.
COPPER WIRES
Electricians frequently come across copper wires, widely used in electronic devices and common household appliances. After the demolition of an older building, there will usually be a lot of scrap copper wire leftover which can be recovered and recycled. But, before the recycling process can begin, the insulating materials must be removed. This explains why bare copper cables that have already been stripped of the insulating material, are held at higher value by scrap metal collectors/traders.
COPPER ROOFING
As copper is durable and designed to withstand severe weather, it is often used for roofing products. The majority of copper roofs are made using recycled scrap copper in comparison to virgin copper. Copper roofs are known to last 70-100 years and they tend to be considered as a ‘maintenance-free’ option.
SCRAP COPPER RECYCLING
The benefits of recycling copper are well-known, but did you know that recycling copper requires over 85% less energy when compared to manufacturing copper from scratch? In addition, it produces approximately 65% less CO2 emissions, reduces landfill waste, preserves natural resources and lowers emissions from the mining of virgin copper. It is for these reasons that recycling copper is so popular, with over ¼ of the copper minded still in circulation to this day.
Before copper is recycled, it must first be sorted. Higher-grade copper can be sent on almost immediately to the end-user as it will require less processing. Lower-grade copper, although still valuable, may require additional treatments to remove any impurities. Here at our copper recycling yard, our experts are able to efficiently sort all scrap copper sold to us based on the copper content, sorting the metals which are best suited for recycling, and use this information to accurately price the metal.
WHAT ARE THE GRADES OF SCRAP COPPER?
The different grades of scrap copper depend on purity, separation from other materials and quality of the metal overall. For instance, if there is a build-up of a paint on a copper roof, this would be classed as a lower grade of scrap copper.
BARE BRIGHT COPPER
Known as the leading grade of scrap copper within the industry, bare bright copper is characterised by its bright and shiny appearance, and is clean and bare of insulation. This grade of copper is generally traded at a higher price.
#1 COPPER
#1 scrap copper tends to be clean, unalloyed and uncoated. This grade includes high-quality copper pipes, bus bars, clippings, etc. In order to recycle #1 copper, other adjoining materials must be removed and oxidation/corrosion levels must be kept to a minimum.
#2 COPPER
#2 scrap copper tends to be less clean in appearance than its higher-grade counterparts. This is because #2 copper is usually slightly corroded and comprised of various unalloyed wires, pipes or solid metals that have solder, paint or any other type of coating on them. However, to qualify for #2 grade copper, the metal must be bare of insulation and any other adjoining materials before the recycling process can begin.
We can guarantee…
✔️ A seamless service
✔️ Competitive and fair prices
✔️ Trusted metal analysis processes
✔️ A team of dedicated professionals
✔️ Quick payments with a range of payment options
SELL AT OUR COPPER RECYCLING YARD WITH EASE
With over 30 years of experience, the process of selling and buying scrap copper with us is a breeze! Over the years we have refined our processes with our customers in mind – including tradespeople like plumbers who commonly come across copper. This means we can quickly and accurately grade scrap copper, buying only the best quality metals available. With only the highest-quality copper, our buyers will have peace of mind that any metals purchased from us will be of premium grade. From here, our end-users are able to process it and begin the recycling procedure.
If you have copper to sell or would like to buy quality scrap copper, get in touch today. Our team is always available to answer any questions you may have.
