To sell scrap copper, you can gather copper items such as wiring, pipes, or electronics, and separate them from other metals. Then, find a local scrap yard or metal recycling center that accepts copper and inquire about their prices and any specific requirements they have. Finally, take your copper to the yard, weigh it, and get paid based on the current market rate for copper.
it depends where you are in northern California and where your destination is in southern California
Scrap iron is used to displace copper in a chemical reaction because iron is more reactive than copper and can take the place of copper in a compound. This process is known as a displacement reaction, where the more reactive metal displaces the less reactive metal in a compound solution.
For number 1 heavy scrap copper you can get around $3 per pound in Rochester, New York. However, you should take into consideration that it will go up and down from day to day.
Scrap Metal Prices are determined by the scrap yard you sell to. They will want to make as much money as possible. In a highly competitive areas, metals will be bought for closer to "spot" price, aka the price determined by the commodities market. If your scrap yard is looking to make a bigger profit from their purchase from you, then they will buy things for as cheap as possible. The above is part of the answer but scrap metal prices are determined based upon Comex, LME and general economic supply and demand principles. Scrap yards will take this into account and then offer sellers a discounted price. Make sure you find a scrap yard that is paying close to these indices. Also, the cleaner and more prepared/sorted your scrap metal is will also determine price. For example clean copper will fetch a higher price then copper with insulation or general debris.
There are many different types of scrap metals - There is ferrous (iron, steel HMS) and non ferrous scrap metals (copper, aluminum, zinc, etc.). You need to specify the type of scrap metal you have in order to obtain proper pricing. Copper for example is around $3.50 cents for bare brite copper whereas Scrap Steel #1 Busheling is around $450.00 gt Use a magnet to quickly identify your scrap metals - ferrous take to a magnet, non ferrous do not
the Gold Rush began in northern California.
The easiest would be to get on Interstate 80 at Chicago and follow it all the way to northern California.
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the value of a scrap tin is.... Firstly...Tin cans are not Tin! They are steel cans witha Tin wash in them to retard rust. They are worth light iron rate at your local yard, give or take. True Tin is worth MORE than copper!
If you throw them in a waste basket, they will eventually get into a landfill. But if you are smart, you will take the scrap metal to a scrap metal recycling center (find one near you with google maps). These recycling centers will pay you CASH MONEY for your scrap metal. In other words, you can make money from what would otherwise be garbage. Once you recycle the scrap, it will get remelted into industrial grade materials. (aka copper, aluminum, lead, nickel, cobalt, iron, molybdenum, gold, platinum, silver ect)
Negligible scrap value, unless you live in a state with a refund value like California's CRV. In most states recycling bottles and cans won't even pay for the gas to take them to the recycling center or scrap yard.