Current Scrap Metal Prices
Scrap Metal Scrap Price Updated Price Date
Copper National Average $3.37/lb Updated 02/10/2025
Steel National Average $169.91/ton Updated 02/10/2025
Aluminum National Average $0.52/lb Updated 02/10/2025
Catalytic Converter Average $75.93/each Updated 02/10/2025

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Scrap Metal Industry Leading Resources

If you are looking to get some more information from resources in the scrap metal industry, we have the best places for you to get information, no matter what you’re looking for. From regulations, to laws, to news, to scrap yard listings, to scrap equipment, we have it all. Whether you are a scrapper, a […]

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The Best Apps for Scrapping

The smartphone has revolutionized everything in the world of retail, technology, finance, and products. While we always are able to give you good products to protect your phone, it’s also important to have the right apps on your phone. Whether you have your own junk pick-up service, or you just casually hunt for scrap metal on […]

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Gold Recovery Instructions & Video for RAM Boards

Our friend Mike the Scrapper  has published some great videos about gold refining. He decided to share the written instructions so you could follow along and see the procedure in action. As Mike states in the video, please do NOT attempt this at home. These are serious chemicals and could cause a lot of damage to […]

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4 Things To Avoid At Your Scrap Yard

When traveling to the scrap yard, the last thing you want to worry about is a flat tire, broken exhaust, or other costly damage to your vehicle. If you’re like other scrappers, you rely heavily on the quality of your truck or car to bring you back and forth to work or the scrap yard. The […]

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6 Steps to Starting Your Own Scrapping Business

Many scrappers ask us for instructions on starting their own scrapping business or how to expand to get larger jobs and clients. We have the basic steps below to help you get your scrap business going on a larger scale. Each category has a linked article with more helpful details. Toward the end, we will guide […]

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Difference Between Scrap Metal & Garbage Pickups

Homeowners and some companies don’t know the difference between scrap metal pickups and garbage or junk removal. So, to help the general population and bring light to the benefits of scrap metal recycling, we’ve discussed the differences and details of the two services. Scrap Metal vs. Garbage? Who ya gonna call? Scrapper or Junker? If […]

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Scrapping in the Cold Weather: What You Need

  Most areas in the US and Canada begin to grip for winter and colder months once September comes around yearly. While scrapping during the colder months, especially for regions under freezing temperatures most of the winter, it’s crucial to think warm. There are some essential steps and tips to use while preparing to scrap […]

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How To Deal With Upset Scrap Customers

One of the hardest things to do is to lose business…and while you try to do so many things not to, it is inevitable that you will. When I have had to deal with upset scrap customers it has proven to be a challenge. Many times we are working with peddlers who do not understand our […]

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Motivating Yourself to Scrap Better

Like any job, scrapping can be slow and difficult at times. Keeping your eyes set on the reward is what is important. Knowing that a slow day out on the streets, a drop in prices, can quickly be followed by a great large job lead or a quick jump in the market. Don’t Throw In […]

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$12 Could Save Your Life: DIY First Aid Kit

Cuts and bruises are pretty typical in the scrap industry. Even if you are following the safety procedures and preventative ways to protect yourself, accidents happen. So the iScrap App Team is here to save the day, not you. So don’t rely on us for professional medical advice, just take what we have to say […]

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What Not To Do…While Scrapping

While you are recycling your scrap metal with the local yards, you want to be sure you are following the right ways of doing things according to your yard and the local authorities. Many people associate crooks and thieves with the scrap industry, so this is your opportunity to rise above the critics and show why scrapping […]

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How To Pack Your Truck For The Scrap Yard

We all know that when scrapping it is always important to maximize any and all space that you can. Whether it is material that you are packing in your truck to sell to the scrap yards…or the bins and tools that you are carrying with you to use to help organize and pack. How you […]

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