No.1 Copper Wire Scrap - Material Specifications, How to Sell & Current Price


What Is No.1 Copper Wire Scrap?

No.1 Copper Wire Scrap shall consist of clean, untinned, uncoated and unalloyed copper wire, not smaller than 16 gauge. It must be free of burnt wire which is brittle.

No.1 Copper Wire Scrap Price

The prices listed below are country averages paid by recycling centers in the United States

Scrap Material National Average High Price Low Price Unit Updated
#1 Copper Wire Scrap $270.32 285.46 255.18 USD/LB 2024-05-06
#1 Copper Tube Scrap $444.45 447.86 441.03 USD/LB 2024-05-06
#1 Copper Wire Double Insulated $1.4 1.4 1.4 USD/LB 2024-03-05
#1 Copper Scrap $25.12 28.69 21.55 USD/LB 2021-10-05
#1 Copper Bare Bright Scrap $3.35 3.35 3.35 USD/LB 2018-05-04

Where To Sell No.1 Copper Wire Scrap?

All scrap yards must be interested in purchasing No.1 Copper Wire Scrap. Please ensure that the price offered by the yard for your copper wire scrap matches with the current spot market price.

No.1 Copper Wire Scrap - Material Specifications, How to Sell & Current Price accepting recycling centers in the United States

Have lots of No.1 Copper Wire Scrap?

Scrap yards always prefer dealing in bulk quantities of scrap metals. They offer better prices for larger quantity of scrap metal. Sellers of scrap must ensure that the scrap materials are properly sorted into various categories before they are taken to the scrap yard. If the materials are not sorted, you may end up receiving less for your scrap, as scrap yards often offer flat price for such materials.

The scrap yards collects smaller quantities of scrap metal from retail customers and sell them collectively to refiners and bulk importers of the material.