Scrap Metals Guide and ISRI Scrap Specifications
RecyclingMonster's scrap metals guide provides different types of scrap metal specifications, images, recycling centres and prices at scrap yards.
Light Copper Scrap: Grades, Prices & Recycling
Light Scrap Copper is an unalloyed copper grade commonly recovered from roofing sheets, gutters, downspouts, flashing, boilers and similar copper products. Under ReMA's Dream specification, it has a nominal copper content of 92% and a…
Memory Chips Scrap: RAM Prices, Gold & Recycling
Memory chips scrap includes discarded RAM modules and semiconductor memory components recovered from computers, servers and other electronic equipment. RAM modules typically contain printed circuit boards, memory ICs, copper circuitry and metal-plated edge contacts. Their…
Mixed Aluminum Turnings Scrap: Prices & Grades
Mixed Aluminum Turnings Scrap consists of aluminum chips, swarf and borings generated when machining two or more aluminum alloys. Classified as Telic under ReMA/ISRI specifications, this material is graded according to alloy composition, fines, iron…
Mixed Hard/Soft Lead Scrap: Grades, Prices & Recycling
Mixed Hard/Soft Lead Scrap consists of clean lead solids and lead shot containing varying lead alloy compositions. Classified as Radio under ReMA/ISRI specifications, the grade excludes battery plates, lead-covered cable, dross, type metals and other…
New Zinc Die Cast Scrap
New Zinc Die Cast Scrap consists of new or unused, clean zinc-base die castings that are unplated, unpainted and free from corrosion. Commonly generated by die-casting plants and manufacturers, this ReMA Scabs grade should be…
No. 1 Heavy Copper Scrap: Grades, Prices & Recycling
No. 1 Heavy Copper Scrap is a premium grade of clean, unalloyed and uncoated copper solids and tubing, including copper bus bars, clippings, punchings and other qualifying material. Classified as Candy under ReMA/ISRI scrap specifications,…
No.2 Copper Wire Scrap
No. 2 Copper Wire Scrap is an unalloyed copper wire grade with nominal 96% copper content and a minimum 94% copper content under current ReMA specifications. It may include lower-grade bare copper wire but must…
No.2 Scrap Copper
No. 2 Scrap Copper is a lower-grade unalloyed copper stream commonly made up of copper solids and tubing that do not meet the cleaner #1 Copper specification. Under current ReMA specifications, No. 2 Copper Solids…
Old Cast Aluminum Scrap: Prices, Grades & Recycling
Old Cast Aluminum Scrap consists of used aluminum castings recovered from vehicles, machinery, appliances and industrial equipment. Qualifying clean mixed castings may meet the ReMA/ISRI Tense specification, which excludes iron, brass, dirt and other foreign…
Old Mixed Aluminum Scrap: Grades, Prices & Recycling
Old Mixed Aluminum Scrap is a commercial category for used aluminum sheet and other mixed aluminum materials recovered from buildings, equipment and manufactured products. Qualifying clean old alloy sheet may meet ReMA/ISRI Taint/Tabor specifications, which…
Old Sheet Aluminum Scrap: Prices, Grades & Recycling
Old Sheet Aluminum Scrap consists of previously used aluminum sheet recovered from building materials, gutters, siding, fabricated panels and industrial equipment. Qualifying clean mixed old alloy sheet may meet the ReMA/ISRI Taint/Tabor specification, which limits…
Old Zinc Die Cast Scrap
Old Zinc Die Cast Scrap consists of used or obsolete zinc-base die castings, with or without iron and other foreign attachments. Under ReMA’s Saves specification, material containing more than 30% iron is not considered good…
Painted Aluminum Siding Scrap: Prices & Recycling
Painted Aluminum Siding Scrap consists of aluminum building siding with an acceptable painted finish on one or both sides. Under ReMA/ISRI specifications, qualifying clean, low-copper material is classified as Tale. Plastic coatings, steel attachments, corrosion…
Power Supplies
Computer Power Supply Scrap consists of used or non-working power supply units, or PSUs, from desktop computers, servers and other electronics. PSUs contain recyclable steel, copper-bearing transformers and wires, aluminum heat sinks and circuit boards.…
Red Brass
Red Brass Scrap is a high-copper brass and copper-alloy scrap stream commonly recovered from valves, bearings, plumbing components, pumps and machinery castings. Red brass is not one single alloy, so copper, zinc, tin and lead…
Romex Wires Scrap
Romex Wire Scrap generally refers to discarded copper Type NM-B nonmetallic-sheathed building cable used in residential electrical systems. The cable contains insulated copper conductors, a copper grounding wire and an outer plastic jacket. Scrap value…