On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:50:29 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert my surname here wrote in message
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"Dave Fawthrop" wrote in message
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I have been throwing my scrap copper and brass into a pile for some years
intending to take it to a scrap merchant sometime.

I got GPB 70 for a 32 kg of rubbish.
I probably got a good price because my neighbour who was in the trade
took
it in for me, but still GBP70 is a loot.

That sounds as though you either didn't have a lot of copper or didn't
separate it out.. Copper by itself should fetch around £2.80 - £3.00 / kg
this week. £2.20 / kg is about right for brass swarf or heavy brass
pieces.

Colin Bignell

Yes, we're very careful about sorting - except for ferrous metals which at
the moment aren't bringing a huge amount. Copper, brasses and lead are
valuable. We have a separate bucket for each, Spouse takes them down every
few months. The ferrous stuff goes more or less to get it out of the way.

I usually take the ferrous stuff to the scrap merchant at the same time and
just leave it as a present!

Old pieces of Twin&Earth etc fetched 90p per kg.
Using a scrap merchant for all one's old metal is a good way of
recycling and getting paid for it. Better than it going in landfill.
Robert