Common forms of Scrap Brass we Buy and Sell

Mixed Scrap Brass

The price of scrap brass is roughly around 2 thirds of the price of scrap copper,

Brass is an alloy is usually made of copper and zinc. Most brass contains about 60% copper this explains why brass is 2 thirds of the price of copper.

Mixed Brass usually comes in the form of taps and valves, We buy this type of brass on a regular basis, We also buy Brass ornaments, Brass sheeting and anything else made from Brass.

The photo above is of brass taps covered in chrome, sometimes we get new customers asking us what metal taps are made of as the coating disguises the brass underneath, when they are told it's valuable brass they are pleasantly surprised but also express their regret with how many taps they have thrown into a skip thinking they had no value, the quality requirement of Brass has increased over the last couple of years and Scrap Brass with flexi-pipe or plastic may have some weight or price reduction for our time removing the unwanted attachments, the main reason for this is we can no longer sell brass unless the metal is almost 100 percent brass.

The above picture shows brass with unwanted flexipipe attached

Tip: Scratch your metal taps with a file if a yellow golden colour shines through then it's unmistakably brass.

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Common Forms of Scrap Lead We Buy and Sell

Here are the 2 most common forms of Scrap Lead that we buy and sell, Lead is a very easy metal to Identify, Although when Lead has just been melted it is a silvery colour it will soon turn back to a grey colour, contact with the atmosphere makes the surface gradually oxidize.

Another great way to identify lead is trying to bend it, Lead is a very soft metal and can be moved and bent into a different shape without much effort.


Lead is a very dense and heavy metal and is often used as ballast to weigh things down, Lead is a nonferrous metal and has no magnetic pull this is also another good way to Identify Lead.


Scrap Lead Sheeting

Used lead for roofing is a common form that is recycled, paint will make no difference to the price however if there is asphalte and mortar attached then this will bring the price down.

Scrap Lead Pipes

Lead pipes are also a very common form which is regularly recycled, most properties owners that have their plumbing redone will have changed over to plastic or copper pipes, lead pipes now days are considered obsolete.  

Although Lead is a very heavy material it is a very quick and easy material to handle, weighing and buying lead usually takes us around 5 -10 minutes so you will be back on your way with a lightning fast payment before you know it.  

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Common Types of Scrap Cable / Electrical We Buy and Sell

Scrap Household Cable / Electrical Wire

This is pretty much any double layered cable which has a copper content between 40% - 50%
Most data cable can also be mixed in with household cable,  
All plugs, sockets etc must be removed before selling as this will bring down the final value of the your cable. 

Please note: we cannot buy any data cable that has BT markings as BT cable is now considered illegal.

Low Grade / Armoured Cable / SWA

Low Grade cable is triple layered copper cable with an extra layer of steel as there are so many layers this cable is usually bought at a lower price to household cable, however the price will get higher if the Armoured cables you are selling has a bigger circumference as this usually means there is a better copper content.

Please note: Lead Armoured Cables and Armoured Aluminium Cables are considered very low grade and would be bought at a lesser rate than standard armoured cables, we recommend stripping the cables if possible. 

Single Core Cable

Singles have a much higher copper content usually between 60% - 70% for this reason we can pay you a much better rate for your cable, the final price would be considerably less if it has plugs attached as we would have to spend time removing the plugs and other attachments it also brings down the overall weight of the cable, The reason why these cables are called singles is due to the fact the they only have one single layer of pvc sleeve and one single copper core, this makes single core cable very easy to identify.

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If you need a scrap cable collection it is recommended that you try to let it build up a bit before calling us, as cable does not have much weight, a single bag of scrap pvc wire may only weigh around 10kg, so if possible give us a call when you have around 10 bags of cable this will make it more worthwhile and help cover our outgoings, If have just 1 bag of cable and other metals like lead and cable for example then that will be ok for a collection.  

Types of Copper we buy and sell

Here are some photos of the types of copper we buy and sell

Dry Bright Wire

This type of copper be found inside insulated cable, It is well worth removing this copper from large armoured cables as the Dry Bright Wire is of high value and can be sold at a better rate that copper pipes.

Clean Copper Tubes 

Clean copper tubes is basically Clean Copper Pipes that have no paint solder of plastic attachments it is the second most valuable common type of copper, other clean types of copper can be sold along side clean tubes.  

Heavy Copper also know as Copper 98% 

As you can see in the picture below Heavy Copper has paint and solder attachments and is not as good as clean copper so the price is usually slightly less.

Copper Braziery

Copper Braziery is basically copper pipes with some attachments as brass has a lesser value than Copper Braziery prices are usually 50p - £1 less than copper 98%

Copper Cylinders

Copper Cylinders are usually priced at the same price as braziery although weight can be taken off for insulation and limescale, clean tanks with brass elements and insulation removed can be sold as copper 98%.

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Scrap Metal Collection from London, Luton, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, St Albans, Bletchley, Milton Keynes

We are offering our Scrap Metal Collection Service from all the listed areas.

London, Luton, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, St Albans, Bletchley, Milton Keynes

Our Mobile Scrap Metal Weigh and Pay Mobile Service is available in all these areas.

We are buying Lead, Copper, Brass and all types of cable.

Please call us on 07802780631 if you would like a collection, if we have not mentioned your area don't worry if it is not too far away from the areas mentioned it should still be ok.
   

  

Gateshead fridge plant

Nearly £6 million in funding was secured for a fridge recycling plant in Gateshead, 

Gap Waste Management, which is part of the family firm, the Gap Group, has said it secured £5.7 million in funding from private equity firms SQN Capital Management UK, Bridge and York Capital Partners, as well as through a mixture of other loans.

The plant can process up to 100 fridges per hour

The Gap Group, based in Gateshead, said the plant will be capable of processing up to 100 fridges per hour, and is “strategically located”.

Peter Moody

Managing director of the Gap Group, Peter Moody, explained he is pleased to be moving forward with the plans after a long planning process.

He said: “After spending what has felt like a long time putting the necessary plans together, we are thrilled to see the funding come through to facilitate what will be a fantastic project and beneficial to so many. This will allow local waste to be treated by local people which is not only fantastic in terms of generating employment opportunities but also great from an environmental perspective”.

Gap Waste noted that it collects more than 100,000 fridges every year, collecting bulk shipments from across the UK and transporting them to the North East. Each collection weighs on average between five and six tonnes. Its largest source of waste arrives from CA sites.

2016 plant

The plant will follow on from a fully automated WEEE plant which the Gap Group built in 2016, as well as expanding an in house CRT recycling facility and reuse plant.

The video below shows GAP Waste collecting large domestic appliances and providing a “complete recycling service” with the recyclate being sold within the material recovery chain.

GAP Waste collects over 100,000 waste fridges per annum and collects bulk shipments and transport across the UK in its fleet, which average around five or six tonnes per load.

Scrap Metal Collections Milton Keynes

We offer Scrap Metal Collections in Milton Keynes, We also cover Luton, Dunstable, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, St Albans, Northampton, Greater London, Central London...……….and many more.

We can offer our weigh and pay scrap metal service to all areas mentioned and always do our best to offer you the best price possible for Lead, Copper, Brass and Cables.

The service we offer is quick easy and will leave you feeling happy that you chose the right scrap metal company, If there is any jobs we can't do we will always offer to pass your contact details to other good scrap metal companies we know will also offer a quality service.

Below we have posted our Milton Keynes Scrap Metal promotion video for your interest and entertainment. 
    

Don't forget if you have metal that needs collecting in the Milton Keynes area give us a call today. 

Domestic Fridge Freezer Waste Disposal Information

Domestic Fridge and Freezer disposal has become a bit of a problem since new environmental laws put a ban on fridge and freezers going into scrap yards as standard frag feed, The reason behind the ban was breaking up fridges and freezers causes harmful gasses to be released into the atmosphere.

We often get calls from people who are not aware of the change in the law and still think scrap collectors collect old fridges but this is no longer the case.

Since the ban there has been a spike in fridges and freezers being flytipped, This has also lead to an increase in the same problem the new law was trying to prevent, Fridges that are dumped in the street usually have their compressors cut and removed by unlicensed illegal scrap collectors, cutting the compressors from fridges and freezers leads to harmful gasses being released so we end up back to the same problem.

If you are a householder you can take your fridge or freezers to your local Council Tip and dispose it free of charge, this might not be case for all councils but most of them.

You could also arrange a fridge collection by the council however this might not be free with all councils each borough has a different charging system, today I was informed that someone in Milton Keynes was quoted £60 for a fridge collection by their local council, that is the highest charge I've seen so far.

We can offer fridge freezer disposal at a fair price, let us know what you have been quoted by your council and we will see if it's possible to offer a better deal.

Below is a picture of a flytipped fridge freezer this is a very common sight these days, Unfortunately more common on country lanes and other parts of our countryside,  more needs to be done to solve this problem.

 

My personal view on solving the problem of flytipped  fridges is for government and councils to work together on creating state owned fridge treatment plants which can safely de-gas and remove the metals from the fridges and freezers at a profit, If people were offered even a small credit token of even £2 for each fridge they took along to a treatment site, I believe these fridges would no longer be flytipped and I'm sure people would be willing to collect them off the street and run them in if the incentive was there.

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Coinbase is one of the best know and well established places to hold bitcoin and other digital currencies, It is also a good place to buy and sell crypto currencies at a profit, It also very low fees each time you buy and sell.
On some trading platforms like Etoro you can loose money at a very fast rate as it works on a leverage system, in other words you don't actually own the stock, share, crypto etc, So if the prices drop and you have done a buy trade you can end up loosing all the money, Buying digital currencies on Coinbase is different because if the price of the digital currency drops you wont lose all your money as you will still own the units of crypto you hold, obviously it's not a good idea to buy any stock, share or crypto while the price is too high as it has only has one direction to go and that's down.

The risky part of buying crypto currencies is if you buy from a platform or store on a wallet that is not established and also if you buy from non established crypto projects as these are just companies and crypto companies can go bust like any other company which means the currency the issue will become worthless, Coinbase will only allow you to buy and sell digital money from digital currency companies that they have researched, Knowing this gives me much more confidence to be a digital money holder at Coinbase.
If your new to Bitcoin and digital currencies and you have heared of people making millions well yes this is true but unfortunately that is a train many of us missed as the bitcoin was trading for pennies back then and since then has spiked to thousands of pounds, however I think it's still worth while to hold some digital currency as it has a lot of future potential.    


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Waste Clearance and Scrap Metal Collection Service in Milton Keynes

Waste Clearance and Scrap Metal Collection Service in Milton Keynes and surrounding areas.

We are offering and alternative to skip hire in the Milton Keynes area, fair prices single items and small collections welcome, we can clear fridges beds sofas and other household junk items, we can also collect from businesses.

We also buy non Ferrous Metals from Milton Keynes and Surrounding areas.

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Metal Scrap Yard Location in Wembley Open Weekends

We have noticed from our customer feedback that people are sometimes finding it difficult to locate us, this is due to their sat navigation systems taking them to 560 High Rd Wembley rather than 560 Market Way HA02BT which is actually directly behind  Wembley High Road, so to make things easier we have included a map which shows the exact location of our business Wembley Recycling Ltd, We hope you find the map helpful also if you like our business you can leave a review through the link on the map, that would be greatly appreciated.

If your ever wonder where can I find a Scrap Yard near me then
just remember our name Wembley Recycling Ltd we our quite proud to say we are within walking distance of one of the world best known landmarks Wembley Stadium. 

Just in case you can't bring your metals to us don't worry we can come to you, we offer a mobile scrap metal service in and around London, we weigh and do an instant bank transfer exactly the same as we do at our scrap yard in Wembley.  
Also most of the time we can do a same day collection from your business or home address.  

3 ton/hr Scrap Copper Aluminum Radiator Recycling Plant_Radiator Crushin...

How X Ray Fluorescence Works

How X Ray Fluorescence Works

Here's an interesting video on how XRF Technology works, XRF handheld devices are very useful when grading metals that are hard to identify like nickel and higher grades of stainless steel, It is also a very good tool for getting a 100 percent reading on gold, silver, platinum and other very precious metals unfortunately it can only be on a wish list of many traders as they don't come any cheaper the £10,000 for a very basic XRF device, also care needs to be taken using one of these devices as they work like an Xray machine and has similar radiation hazards.

How Are Aluminium Cans Recycled? | How Do They Do It?

Have you ever wondered how they recycle Aluminium cans well here's a great video that shows you exactly how, this video shows amazing recycling machinery in action.
The video also shows you how they turn millions of aluminium cans into a 27 tonne aluminium ingot, then the ingot is turned back into millions of aluminium cans, the scrap aluminium cans basically do a full circle back into a brand new aluminium cans.


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MOTOR RECYCLING MACHINES

Ever wondered how they take the copper out of electric motors well here's a couple of great videos showing exactly how this process is done.
As you will see in the videos even with this great machinery it's still quite a time consuming job, I don't know of any UK companies using this machinery, generally electric motors are exported from the UK and this process is done in the countries who have bought the motors. If copper prices really spiked it probably be worth while having one of these machines. 

Urban Mining Documentary mobile phone scrap

Great documentary about mobile phone scrap and how one large company is helping poor people in Africa by recycling mobile phones in bulk, I'm not aware are any companies in the Uk that offer this type of service. 

COPPER CABLE SHREDDER AND RECYCLING SYSTEM

Great video showing how copper is Shredded / Granulated then separated on a very large scale, People often ask how do they take the copper out of all that cable well this video gives you the answer.

We do our own granulating and separating but only on a very small scale nothing like what you see in the video.

Here's a like to a post with a picture of our Granules.
https://www.metalclearance.com/2016/01/copper-granules-for-sale.html


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We collect scrap metal from London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.

We collect all types of Scrap Metal, We pay good prices for Lead, Copper, Brass, Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Zinc and all Types of Cable.

We collect scrap metal from London, Middlesex, Surrey, Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.

Not only do we collect scrap metal in big vans but we also collect scrap metal in small vans, That's how we can do small jobs like buying and collecting just 1 bag of copper, all the way up to big jobs like a buying and collecting few large van loads of cable. 

We have many years experience in metal recycling and every job we do goes like clockwork, we take the stress out of turning your metals in money, the only thing you will need to worry about is what to spend it on, which is a pretty good thing in my book.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COPPER, BRASS AND BRONZE

Good video explaining the difference between copper, brass and bronze, The 2 metals brass and bronze can often be confused with each other however bronze does have a slightly higher value, If you have a fair amount of bronze some scrap yards will buy it as bronze at a higher rate but if you only have a small amount most scrap yards will just buy it as brass and throw the bronze in with their own brass, bronze is not a common metal that comes into a scrap yard, In some cases bronze can be confused for copper but once the metal has been scraped with a file the distinctive metal colouring will show wether it is copper or bronze or even brass in some cases.

Scrap Metal Yard open every Sunday

As mentioned in an older post We are open every Sunday
hours vary anywhere between 9am-7pm, We recommend calling first 07802780631.

We chose Sunday to be one of our main trading days to help building contractors and other types of tradesmen get their vehicles
empty and ready for work on a Monday morning, as having scrap metal in their way can leave less room in the van for picking up building materials for their site work. 

We also noted that most tradesman were also uncomfortable with leaving their valuable scrap metals on site over the weekend as there is more of a risk of it being stolen, so giving the option of emptying their van on a Sunday is an option that many of my customers are grateful of having.

We sometimes miss out one or two days in the week to make up for the days we done over the weekend so we always recommend that you call first so we can let you know if we are open or not. 

So don't forget every Sunday you will be able to sell your Scrap Lead, Scrap Copper, Scrap Brass and Scrap Cable to our Metal Recycling Business based in Wembley, Instant Bank transfer available proof of address and valid I.D must be provided.

You will still receive an instant payment even on a Sunday, new customers are always welcome.


Don't worry if you only have a small time slot to sell your metals to us, in most cases we will serve you straight away, we will put your metals into wheelie bins roll them on to the scales, we then write the correct weights down in kilograms, this is a very simple and fast process, which helps us turn your metals into money in a very short amount of time, our bank transfer system is also lightning quick, so you will not need to do any waiting around for a payment. 

Summary fast service fast payment open Sunday = Happy Customers.

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