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Insulated Copper Wire

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$0.82/lb

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Recent Price History

$0.90/lb Narvon, Pennsylvania 9/29/23
$0.88/lb Phoenix, Arizona 9/29/23
$0.88/lb Loda, Illinois 9/27/23
$1.06/lb Minneapolis, Minnesota 9/18/23
$0.95/lb Cullman , Alabama 9/14/23
$0.98/lb Port Huron, Michigan 9/9/23
$1.00/lb Loda, Illinois 9/5/23
$0.99/lb Hillburn, NY 9/2/23

About Insulated Copper Wire

 

Different Types of Insulated Copper Wire

Insulated copper wire and insulated copper cable are among the most common sources for scrap copper. Copper is one of the more lucrative metals to scrap; keep in mind that copper wire prices can fluctuate from day to day so be sure to look for the current Insulated Copper Wire Scrap Prices. Whether its a large construction job or a small remodel, don’t throw away the insulated copper wire or insulated copper cable. This is one time that your trash is actually very valuable.

What To Do With Insulated Copper Wire:

Take it to your scrap yard and exchange that wire or cable for some real money. Be sure investigate your local scrap yard’s policy on insulation; some will prefer that the insulation be removed first. Call your scrap yard today and find out the latest scrap copper wire prices; your wallet will thank you. See more Scrapping Videos here.

Where Can I Find Insulated Copper Wire?

There are a lot of different spots to find copper wire, here are a few to think about:

How Many Types of Copper Wire Are There?

With thousands of types of different wires it is tough to really pinpoint all of them down, but here are a few types that you can look for:

Make sure you always check with your scrap yards so you can figure out the different types of copper wire and cables that there are. You may want to send them a picture so you can give them a better idea as well and really be able to nail down the correct grading and pricing for your insulated copper wire and cable.

How To Prepare Your Insulated Copper Wire:

Many people think that all wire is the same…but that is like saying all beers are the same, it’s just not true. You have to sort out your different grades of wire when you have a lot of it so you will be able to really get the most bang for your buck when it comes to your insulated wire and cashing it in for scrap.

The best thing to do is always to sort by grading, but if you don’t have enough time you can sell it to your scrap yard mixed. Sometimes they will give you mixed pricing, but if they don’t, you will have to know that you will be making less money when you go to cash it in.

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Insulated Copper Wire

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Potomac Metals-Sterling

45655 Woodland Road Sterling, Virginia 20166

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Potomac Metals-Manassas

11900 Livingston Road Manassas, Virginia 20109

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Potomac Metals-Springfield

6619 Iron Place Springfield, Virginia 22151

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Potomac Metals-Ranson

410 16th Ave Ranson, West Virginia 25438

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Potomac Metals-Beltsville

5215 Holland Drive Beltsville, Maryland 20705

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Kirby Metal Recycling

5832 Kirby Road Clinton, Maryland 20735

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Potomac Metals-Waldorf

2 Henry Ford Circle Waldorf, Maryland 20602

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MD Core, LLC.

6519 Quad Ave Baltimore, Maryland 21205

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Midshore Recyclers Inc

6012 Shiloh Church Hurlock Rd Hurlock, Maryland 21643

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Scrapwire and Cable Corp

5702 Industry Lane Frederick, Maryland 21704

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Terrapin Recycling LLC

7600 Rolling Mill Road Baltimore, Maryland 21224

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Staiman Recycling

213 Poplar Street Hanover, Pennsylvania 17331

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