Aluminium shavings is a mixed byproduct of a manufacturing process.
Its also covered in oily coolant.
The company that does the manufacturing owns the shavings and its unlikely that its going to turn up (legally) in the hands of a random person.
The company also knows what its worth, and produces other more valuable metal shavings too.
I guess that's why they expect and want to deal with a registered company.
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