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    DakotaRog is offline Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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    How can brass stay up when one of the main components is copper??

    My non-ferrous guy finally updated the prices on his website. Yeah, reality is here as well. The only bright spot is that Alum hasn't changed. Scrapping CRTs is looking even more unattractive now...

    Jan 12,2015
    ALUMINUM CANS-------------------.60
    ALUMINUM POP TABS--------------.48
    CLEAN ALUMINUM-------------------.40
    PAINTED ALUMINUM----------------.43
    CAST ALUMINUM-------------------.40
    CLEAN ALUMINUM WIRE-----------.53
    EXTRUDED ALUMINUM-------------.53
    THERMAL EXTRUDED---------------.40
    ALUMINUM TURNINGS-------------.20
    ALUMINUM RADIATORS-----------.40
    LITHOGRAPH-----------------------.56
    MIXED CLIP-------------------------.48
    TRUCK RIMS------------------------.50
    AUTO RIMS-------------------------.60
    ALUMINUM PISTONS----------------.25
    ALU/COPPER RADIATORS------.50/.84
    DIE CAST---------------------------.37
    Bare Bright------------------------1.80
    #1 COPPER------------------------1.70
    #2 COPPER----------------------1.50
    #3 COPPER----------------------1.40
    INSULATED COPPER ---------.45/.90
    YELLOW BRASS--------------------1.15
    HEATER CORES---------------------.90
    BRASS RADIATORS---------------.60/1.05
    ACSR-------------------------------.25
    STAINLESS STEEL-----------------.32
    EDM WIRE------------------------1.15
    MAGNESIUM -------------------.20
    ALUMINUM BREAKAGE-----------.05
    ZINC--------------------------------.37
    LEAD--------------------------------.15
    Batteries---------------------------.20
    Electric Motors---------------------.15
    Sealed Units (drained)--------------------.07
    Ballast (PCB free)------------------.07
    Alternators------------------------.28
    Automotive Starters--------------.20


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