We learned something new at the scrap yard yesterday that has really helped us.
Since we deal only in E-scrap we produce quite a bit of wire and most of it is not worth the hassle and time for us to strip. So we have just been throwing it all in a barrel and then taking it in every now and again.
We have never really paid attention to what was going on but now we have learned that we are getting what is called "Refinery Copper" pricing for the mixed wire. At this time the price is sitting at $1.87 a pound and we generate about 400 pounds every few days, so needless to say we are pleased.
It is funny when you consider the fact that the first yard we were working with only wanted to give us .30 per pound for the wire.
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