Accepted categories

Scrap Materials We Handle

Every material is assessed by type, grade, condition and quantity before it is quoted. Here is the full range we accept and what actually separates one grade from the next.
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Scrap is not one commodity. A load described as "iron" might contain heavy structural steel, thin rusted sheet, cast iron and a few kilograms of copper winding — four different materials at four different rates. The single most valuable thing you can do before selling is separate them, because a mixed load is graded at the level of its weakest component.

Broadly, everything we take falls into nine categories: ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, precious and high-value scrap, paper and packaging, plastic, e-waste, batteries, commercial and industrial lots, and other recyclables like glass, rubber and furniture. Each category is graded on different things — thickness for steel, purity for copper, colour for plastic, board class for electronics.

The catalog below has a page for every material with its grades, what we accept, what we cannot take, what moves the rate and how to prepare it. If you are not sure which category something falls into, send a photo and we will identify it.

Metal

The bulk of what we buy, and where grade separation makes the biggest difference to what you are paid.

Ferrous — iron and steel

Mild steel, cast iron, stainless steel, structural sections, sheet cuttings and machining swarf. Graded mainly on thickness, rust and what non-metal is still attached. Anything a magnet sticks to.

Non-ferrous — copper, aluminium, brass

Copper wire and tube, aluminium sections and castings, brass fittings, bronze bushes, lead and zinc. Worth many times ferrous per kilogram, and graded strictly on purity, so never sell it inside an iron load.

Precious and high-value

Silver contacts, brazing alloy, plated industrial parts and precious-metal-bearing electronic scrap. Assessed individually on recoverable metal rather than a board rate, with ID and ownership proof required.

Paper, plastic and packaging

High volume, low value per kilogram — handling and dryness decide whether a load is worth collecting.

Paper and cardboard

Newspaper, magazines, office and record-room paper, corrugated cartons and packing waste. Dry, bundled and sorted paper always earns more; one rain shower can write off a week's collection.

Plastic

PET bottles, HDPE drums and crates, PVC pipe and clean factory moulding waste. Bought by polymer and colour — clear PET and natural HDPE are the top grades, mixed and food-soiled plastic the weakest.

Glass and rubber

Bottles, jars and sheet glass in bulk, plus tyres, conveyor belting and industrial rubber. Both are heavy and low value, so quantity is what decides whether collection is viable.

Electronics and regulated material

Categories where the disposal route matters as much as the price.

E-waste

Computers, laptops, servers, monitors, cables, printers and appliances. Priced on board grade and copper content, with data destruction and authorised recycling handled as part of the job.

Batteries

Car, inverter, UPS and industrial lead-acid batteries, plus lithium-ion packs when declared in advance. Collected whole and never broken, then routed only through authorised recyclers.

Commercial and industrial lots

Machinery, plant surplus, obsolete stock, end-of-life vehicles and complete clearances. Quoted after a site visit rather than on a per-kilogram rate.

What raises the grade on almost any material

None of this is required — we sort at the yard either way — but each one moves a load up a grade.

  • Separate metals by type before pickup, especially copper and brass out of an iron load.
  • Strip attached non-metal where it comes away easily: wood, rubber, glass, concrete, plastic.
  • Keep paper and cardboard dry and under cover, flattened and bundled.
  • Drain oil and coolant from machining swarf, and keep one bin per alloy.
  • Never burn cable insulation — it is illegal, and the copper is downgraded anyway.
  • Empty and rinse any container, and tell us what it held.

Common questions

Is there anything you do not accept?
Sealed drums and cylinders that held fuel, gas or chemicals; asbestos material; medical and biohazard waste; radioactive-marked items; and anything whose ownership cannot be confirmed. Each catalog page lists the specific exclusions for that material.
Do I have to sort the material myself?
No. We sort and grade at collection and show you what fell into each grade. Sorting beforehand simply means more of your load lands in the higher grades.
What if my load is a mixture of everything?
That is normal, especially for household and clearance work. We separate it on site and weigh each grade individually rather than paying one blended rate for the lot.
How do I know which category my material is?
Send a photo on WhatsApp. Identifying material is routine for us, and it costs you nothing to ask before deciding whether to sell.

Need a current quote?

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