what items are considered scrap metal?
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Scrap metal includes copper, steel, brass, and iron. These metals can actually be recycled and sold for profit. You come across these metals in your everyday life yet they are often tossed into garbage as unwanted and non-usable waste.
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Ferrous metal is not worth very much when you bring it to the scrap yard, but the scrap yard will accept it and make sure it is recycled properly. ... Many common metals — like copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel, and bronze — are categorized as non-ferrous metals.
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['Paper. This is one of the oldest and easiest materials to recycle. ... ', 'Cans and bottles. Recycling these materials is more complicated than recycling paper. ... ', 'Toner cartridges. These items are easy to recycle because most manufacturers will take back these commodities. ... ', 'Electronic waste. ... ', 'Fluorescent lights. ... ', 'Batteries.']
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non-ferrous metals are worth a lot more per pound than ferrous metals, and are often worth separating. How much is scrap metal actually worth? Currently the closest scrap yard to me pays $195 per ton, or per 2,000 pounds for ferrous metals. This breaks down to approximately $10 per 100 pounds of metal.
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['Stainless steel.', 'Titanium.', 'Tantalum.', 'Platinium.', 'Palladium.']
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In addition to gold, other metals like lead and copper are common in electronic waste. The cathode ray tubes in older televisions and computer monitors contain lead, barium, and strontium. ... Copper is found along the tracks of printed circuit boards, while gold is popular in connectors due to its conductive properties.
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['Ammunition, Explosives or Firearms.', 'Battery or Fuel- Powered.', 'Food or Alcohol Transportation.', 'Personal Care & Medical Items.', 'Robotic, Machine, Household Items & Other.', 'Sporting & Leisure Goods.', 'Tobacco, E-Cigarettes, Marijuana.', 'Other Items.']
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[' Appliances (Excludes: refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and all electronics. ... ', ' Carpets and Linoleum.', ' Furniture.', ' Mattresses and box springs.', ' Metal.']
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It's fairly easy to determine the value of scrap steel at local recycling yards. Prices of around $150 per ton are common, so your average car is usually worth around $300 to a scrapyard.
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['Stainless Steel.', 'Enamel.', 'Cast Iron.', 'Composite.', 'Acrylic.', 'Fireclay.', 'Copper (and other metals)']
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Recycle metal cans, lids, and foil only. Your coffee cans follow the rule, but the nails, screws, and bolts don't. ... Depending on the program, you may be limited to recycling bulky scrap metal items, versus small things like your nails, screws, and bolts.
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You may find your local curbside program doesn't collect unusual materials like pots and pans, but don't fret. Most scrap yards that accept metal will be happy to take your old nonstick pans, which they will recycle along with other scrap metal.
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['Explosive and incendiary materials.', 'Flammable items.', 'Gasses and pressure containers.', 'Matches.', 'Oxidizers and organic peroxides.', 'Poisons.', 'Infectious materials.', 'Corrosives.']
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['Plastic Bags – Shopping, grocery, garbage bags.', 'Styrofoam – Packing materials, cups, containers.', 'Clothing – Any form of clothing, including shoes.', 'Paper Food Storage – Pizza boxes, takeout food containers, potato chip bags, candy wrappers, bread bags.', 'Outside Materials – Logs, stumps, sticks, rocks, dirt.']
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['Aluminum Cans. Aluminum cans are easy to recycle and doing so makes a big impact. ... ', 'PET Plastic. Plastic bottles like water bottles, soda bottles and juice bottles are typically made with PET plastic. ... ', 'Paper Products. The EPA reports that one third of municipal waste is made up of paper. ... ', 'Steel.']
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['old china plates.', 'tea cups.', 'seashells.', 'beads.', 'ceramic pieces and figurines.', 'household tiles, used and stripped from walls or floors.', 'scrap glass.', 'broken mirror.']
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['Scandium.', 'Titanium.', 'Vanadium.', 'Chromium.', 'Manganese.', 'Iron.', 'Cobalt.', 'Nickel.']