The phone rings..alot. Good news for most businesses, including ours. No business owner would ever say that they wish the phone would stop ringing. Though many calls start just like this “How much do you pay for scrap?”. Granted, we are in the business of buying scrap metal, and since every vendor has a different…

Copper Prices Copper prices have been on an upward trend since the downturn of the mid 2000’s. Copper prices, like a lot of raw materials is based on supply and demand. So what drives these prices up. High demand? Low output, actually both. If we go back as far as the 1960’s – 1980’s, you…

Scrap Metal Price Change Ever wonder what makes the price of scrap metal price change so often? Well, we thought we would shed some light on a few of the many reasons (going beyond inflation, wages and cost of goods) and take a look at some organic reasons every few days we see a few…

Recycling has been around for as long as I can remember, it truly was the first save the planet campaign to come to mind. The question is now, what is the future of recycling, how do we make it more cost efficient or cost worthy? Recycling is one of the most important things we can…

Water Heater Scrap Scrapping water heaters is a great way to earn extra cash. Water heater scrap, while it may not seem so initially, the scrap metal business can be very lucrative if you are willing to do a bit of work. Collecting enough scrap metal to make a decent amount of money takes time,…

Sell Scrap From A Computer Well here’s the good news, if you want to sell scrap from a computer there’s plenty of supply, computers only stay viable in their universe for about 18 months. At that point the IT staff, school principal or teenage son/daughter is complaining about an upgrade. With that, there is a…

With the spot price of copper and other metal prices still near a 5 year low, you would think the rate of scrap metal recycling would dissipate, and scrappers would find a new line of work. Wrong, that 5 year low is still better than in 2000 when copper sat at .65..now that is low….

Ever wonder what insurance companies do with totaled vehicles, or insurance scrap? The truth is, it’s cheaper to replace your car today than it is to have it repaired. Scrap metal prices are high, and so are labor cost. A highly duplicated automobile is just easier to replace.   Here are some quick need to know…

In general the word recycling could mean anything from scrap metal to dog poop. That’s quite a spectrum, but what are the recycling facts, as much as we can determine. Is recycling working, can we recycle the planets health back. Can we curb the decay of our planet from all the bad we’ve done to…

Scrap metal recycling is currently strong. The truth is, however, is that it is an opportunity to make a fiscally and environmentally financial investment, how do you make Scrap Metal Recycling a Job. People like to talk about recycling like it is a selfless act,  done out of love for mother earth. That may be the…