Metal List with Glossary of Common Scrap Metals

Current Scrap Metal Prices
Scrap Metal	Scrap Price	Updated Price Date
Copper National Average	$3.36/lb	Updated 01/23/2025
Steel National Average	$163.75/ton	Updated 01/23/2025
Aluminum National Average	$0.53/lb	Updated 01/23/2025
Catalytic Converter Average	$75.93/each	Updated 01/23/2025

Aluminum recyclables with greater than 8% of foreign attachments but less than 40%

No plastic/foam/steel attached.

Free of foil/tin/plastic/liquid/ garbage/etc. Can be crushed or whole.

Clean cutoff 6061 material.

Free of steel, rubber, plastic, generally from air conditioning units.

Free of brass/iron/plastic.

The fuel tanks off of diesel trucks, make sure that there is a hole cut in it and that it was drained correctly.

From cars, trucks, other vehicles, make sure that they are free of oil and remove plastic attachments.

No paper/plastic/ink or other contaminants.

Auto radiators free of steel/plastic/liquid.

Free of rubber tire/dirt/attachments. Free of Lead Wheel Weights.

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