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This Week’s Scrap Metal Prices & Market News

Get Price Updates Emailed To You SUBSCRIBE HERE After Continuous Climbs, Steel Drops ALSO: Copper Is Steady…Still. Report Date: 3/29/23 Hey Scrappers! Another week for scrap and another week of small movements- just the way we like it going into the rest of the week. Looking at the market, we started to look beyond some […]

2022 Fourth Quarter & Where Scrap Prices Are Heading

  Reports Sent To Your Inbox SUBSCRIBE HERE Don’t Get Too Excited About 2023 ALSO: Elections Will Affect Scrap Prices Report Date: 10/19/22 Going into the fourth quarter, we’ll see a lot of questions, primarily until the midterm elections are sorted out. On top of that, everyone continues to talk about recession, recession, recession, and […]

Where Are Scrap Prices After First Half of 2022?

The First Half of 2022 is Over! That means it’s time for our team to summarize where the markets have been and where we think they are heading for the second half of 2022. Aluminum Scrap Prices in 2022 The darling of the first quarter has dropped down by over 35% this year overall. We […]

How Does the Scrap Metal Recycling Industry Work?

Scrap metal recycling is the process of recovering and processing scrap metal from end-of-life items or structures, as well as manufacturing scrap, to use it as a raw material in the manufacture of new goods. It may be recycled many times without losing any of its properties. It provides the raw material for new goods while […]

This Old House: Top 100 Best New Home Products Selection

iScrap App Selected as Top 100 Best New Home Products of the Year by This Old House: October 17, 2012 Rockaway, NJ The editors of This Old House had thousands of submissions to search through for the perfect candidates for their 2012 Top 100 Best New Home Products. The iScrap App, was lucky enough to […]

5 Items To Scrap This Summer

Scrapping is a full year job

This summer you will be able to relax and scrap with ease of knowing that there are several HOT items for scrap this summer. With the warm weather fast approaching here are some guaranteed items that will be popping up all summer long. Beat the Heat. Scrap the Rest. A/C Units: While these may seem […]

Weekly What’s Update – Holiday Edition

Copper wire comes in all grades

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! In a special edition of What’s Up?!?!? We want to thank you first and foremost for the interactions, ideas, pictures and scrap talk this year. In the last week copper has seen a nice 7-8 cent jump and that is great for last minute shopping. Maine scrap yards might be […]

How Your Clothes Are Exactly Like Scrap Metals

It is funny because we always talk about different types of scrap metals and how to dress while scrapping, but we wanted to combine the two for a fun comparison, so let’s see how it works. Pants or Steel Pants are one of the first things that you put on in the morning, and because […]

Beginner’s Guide: Scrapping 101

Getting started with scrapping and recycling metals can be an overwhelming task for someone that isn’t familiar with the scrap industry. It is also difficult to find information that is good for beginners that can clarify exactly where to get started. The iScrap App team has years of experience in the scrap industry and lives […]

4 Tips For Scrapping Faster & More Efficiently

Tips on quick scrapping

From one of our most recent Scrapper Tips Emails we put together some great quick tips that would allow you to quickly make the most from your scrap if you were in a rush. See some of the great tips we have below and be sure to sign up for our Scrapper Tips Emails. Sign […]

Metal Monday: Types of Nails & Screws

Recycling brass screws and nails for scrap metal

Many people have asked us about nail and screw recycling and we think that this is a great place to talk about it. Many times whether it is garage clean outs or just extra inventory from job sites it may seem tough to get rid of these nails…and it can be. Most nails/screws are generally […]

How Long Can COVID-19 Live On Scrap Metal?

You’re safe and health is most important to the Team at iScrap App. One of the most common questions we have received lately from scrappers is about the COVID-19 and how it’s affecting scrap yards, scrap prices, and the industry. One thing that may not be getting attention is the effect that the virus itself […]