More than just Light Iron

[WHIscrapping]

I have just started taking scrap to the yard on the day's I don't have work. So far I have made two trips. The first was a bunch of copper and misc stuff, I got $1k. The second trip I had mostly aluminum from storm windows and doors, I got $430. My problem is that some of the misc stuff I had I thought wouldn't be Light Iron.

What kind of things should I expect to get more from than just the Light Iron prices? Should I separate more of the ferrous into similar types?

I have a bunch of galvanized steel pipe I'm going to cut into 2.5' sections. The guy at the yard said I'd get more that way. So if it's the size that matters..hehe..then why doesn't some of the smaller hunks of metal I have in 5gal buckets count?

[Mick]

It's the THICKNESS of the metal:

General guidelines for taking scrap metal for sale to a scrap yard

Ferrous (magnetic)
#1 iron ( prepared) iron or steel scrap ¼" or thicker and 2’ x 5’ or less
#1 iron (unprepared) same as above except over 5’ to 18’
#2 iron (prepared) 1/8 inch to ¼" and 2’ x 5’ or less
#2 iron (unprepared) 1/8" and 5’ to 18’
Torch material is any iron over 18’ long and 10’ wide
Cast-iron is the same as Breakable Iron. Guidelines are that they should be 2’ x 2‘6” or under and weigh less than 150 pounds.

Light iron is less than 1/8". Examples include sheet-metal and bicycle frames.


Your yard may vary in some stuff, so check with them.