Scrap Metal Prices

[Kid-Ae]

Alright, so a few questions..

 

I have two old car batteries, a 13" rim from a Mazda 323, an old pushbike and probably a few other pieces of metal laying around.. What kind of money would I get at a scrap metal recyclers?

 

I know they do it by the KG, but I cannot seem to find any definite prices..

[silverra23]

three tenths of f@$k all.

 

scrap prices are not great currently.

[TE278U]

Most places wouldn't waste time with less than a mixed tonne, or significant small quantities.

 

sorry bud.

 

you might get 80c for each battery, and about 200/tonne on steel. that's about 20c /kg

 

not worth driving it there...

[Clown]

according to a mate, scraps not good at the moment and everyones ditching their scrap at the moment cos price is going to get worse.

[Sam_Q]

also many places have a minimum quantity before they actually give you any cash

[ke70dave]

copper on the other hand is worth scrapping!

 

my dad is a marine electrician, and he has a drum in the workshop where he throws all the excess wire in there.

 

every few months goes down to the scrap hard, gets a few bucks, maybe $30 each trip?

 

not bad for something that you would normall throw away.

 

you should give these guys a ring

 

http://www.southerncrossmetalrecyclers.com.au/index.html

 

get some real prices! you wont find prices on websites, because the prices are variable. so id say they change each day etc.

Edited July 27, 2010 by ke70dave

[kickn5k]

  ke70dave said:

copper on the other hand is worth scrapping!

 

my dad is a marine electrician, and he has a drum in the workshop where he throws all the excess wire in there.

 

every few months goes down to the scrap hard, gets a few bucks, maybe $30 each trip?

 

Wow is that what it's gone down to? Ouch! 12-18months ago they were paying as much as $12 a kilo.

Alluminium is worth nothing now we were getting over $100 for 3 200ltr drums now it's hard to get people to even take it.

 

Stu.

[TE278U]

I did a run on Friday, got 11c a kilo for pressed steel (car bodies)

 

2.10 a kilo for insulated copper wire aand about 3.50 a kilo for plain copper (radiator and heater cores)

 

 

not worth doing. :lolcry:

[SLO-030]

I remember about 10months ago, Sims metal here in adelaide were offering me $90/tonne (9c/Kg) for a car body.

 

Went elsewhere and got something like 14.5c/Kg. 80 something bucks for about 600kg.

 

Might pay to have a look around.