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scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered metals, and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling.

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  1. I

    Cleaning scrap?

    Evening all I was just wondering do you guys clean your scrap ie cut the soldered joints out and compression joints out or just bung it all in together as Ive got a fair bit of it collected and I'm wondering if it's worth doing it or not? thanks
  2. M

    Scrap copper

    What price is everyone getting for scrap copper? I havnt got rid of any in ages so dont really know the going rate at the moment.
  3. jtsplumbing

    Getting rid of scrap

    Hi mate of mine went into local scrap yard couple of days ago, (Plymouth) was told as from July that anyone getting rid of any scrap will have to show 3 kinds of ID !! Is this the same in your area's ??
  4. marvoni

    Recycling plumbing scrap

    When I extended my house a few years ago we had to remove all the plumbing installation and start again from scratch. A good friend of mine also gave me all the plumbing scrap items from when he refitted one of his rental properties so we had a fair amount of stuff in our scrap pile. Toward the...
  5. S

    scrap price

    I have a day off today and when to see my mate John the scrap yard owner and to have a cup of coffee .....to realise copper price has got a bit bitter this days £3.3 and it will go DOWN , if you can store your scrap DO if you cant must as well do what he did ! Load it all up on his lory and of...
  6. L

    scrap copper: what do you do with yours?

    my mate seems to think i would get a lot more money for my scrap copper if i removed all the brass fittings and olives and cut out all the solder joints and just had a pure copper pile.is this true? it seems like a lot of work (especially as it builds up) but is it worth doing? he even said to...
  7. M

    I'm not ready for the scrap heap yet!

    Just been to a job, no HW but CH ok. Custard had plumber around three times, first time put cleaner in, no difference. Second time, power flushed system, no difference. Third time, took cylinder out and flushed through. Still didn't work so plumber gave up. I popped round, looked in airing...
  8. GQuigley67

    scrap

    took some crap down the scrappies today, I had a small cylinder and a copper back boiler, the back boiler felt like double the weight of the cylinder but they both came up at 7kg ?
  9. E

    Sorting scrap metal

    When i take scrap in I usually obviously sort lead from copper, but most of the copper and even brass goes together. Does anyone sort copper / brass and get more money that way? I was told that even cutting joints off and having 100% copper or lead commands a much higher price? Whats the best...
  10. D

    There goes my scrap money

    Doubt im gonna be seeing anymore of my scrap money now the missus has gone and decided that she wants to get married in augest and foolishly i agreed :mad2:. Oh well there goes all my goodie money
  11. P

    scrap copper

    got about 5.5kgs of copper and fittings.. is it gona be worth out, if i take to scrappy's. thanks men
  12. R

    Scrappie!

    Does anyone know of a good scrap yard in the West Sussex area? I've got a small collection of scrap (mainly brass) that I could do with weighing in. It's mainly old brass ball valves and gate valves with a bit of copper thrown in too.
  13. S

    scrap

    just watched the news ,they are on about making selling scrap for cash illegal !!! not happy i am speaking of plumbers again earning extra without paying tax
  14. P

    scrap men strike again

    Just reported,block of flats in north london woke up cold this morning as scrap thieves ripped outside copper gas pipe work out.leaving several supplies still on !!
  15. P

    special scrap collection van !

    Thieves cut out bottom of van to allow them to park over man hole and nick cover without getting out van http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2074958/Scrap-metal-thieves-clever-Gang-cuts-hole-van-floor-make-easy-swipe-manhole-covers.html over 2000 scrap thefts recorded in Manchester with...
  16. J

    Waste Carriers Question

    I am going to finally register with the EA (Enviromental Agency) as a waste carrier, but I am confused by the upper and lower tier system them are using, as a plumber (with oil disposal too) what tier am I meant to register for? Has anyone done this already? As I am aware baths etc come under...
  17. J

    Scrap!

    hello all, i am about to make my first trip to a scrap yard so im just sorting through my copper collection, my mate says you should seperate into different bags i.e clean copper and mixed copper, is copper which has old paint on classed as clean or mixed? thanks all
  18. W

    Scrap Copper Prices.

    Anybody know what they're at around now? Got some to get rid of, as don't have much room in my garage.
  19. B

    New scrap rules ????????????

    Does anyone know what the new scrap yard rules will entail, & how they will affect the likes of us, using scrapyards only occasionally. I am led to believe I would not be able to use the scrapyard without several different licences for this, that & the other but that maybe wrong. Anyone know...
  20. S

    15 Gallon (68 Ltr) Galvanised Steel Tank Weight

    Hi I am hoping someone can tell me the weight of an empty (15 gallon (68 Ltr)) galvanised steel cold water storage tank. Thanks in anticipation!

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