What is WEEE waste?
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by ASM Metal Recycling
1w ago
Waste electrical items can have a harmful effect on the environment as well as animal and human health. The WEEE regulations aim to reduce the potential impact of waste electricals in landfill by encouraging recycling, minimising waste and incentivising the production of more environmentally friendly products. The WEEE regulations are a producer compliance scheme that makes those that generate new products responsible for the safe recycling and recovery of end-of-life waste electrical and electronic equipment. What does WEEE stand for? ‘WEEE’ is an acronym standing for ‘Waste Electrical and E ..read more
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Can iron be recycled in the UK?
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by ASM Metal Recycling
4M ago
Iron is one of the most widely recycled metals in the world, and in the UK iron is in high demand for its scrap value. Find out more below about the constituents of iron, how iron is recycled, what common items it is found in and where you can recycle iron in the UK. Is iron a ferrous or non-ferrous metal? Iron is a ferrous metal. In fact all ferrous metals contain iron of some sort. Cast iron and wrought iron are known for their tensile strength and durability. Other ferrous metals include engineering steel and carbon steel. Iron is sought after because it can be used to create other metals ..read more
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How to better understand scrap metal pricing
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by ASM Metal Recycling
8M ago
What determines the price of scrap metal? Does one price affect another? How do you know you’re getting a good deal? In this article, we learn more about metal pricing and how this affects the price you might get at a scrap metal recycling yard, such as ASM Metal Recycling. Quality and types of metals One of the most important factors that can influence metal pricing is a simple one – the quality of the metal itself. Make sure the metals are clean and sized appropriately. Rusted metal can still be recycled but the more extreme the oxidisation the lower price it will fetch. Broken items can st ..read more
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Is there a link between copper and brass prices?
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by ASM Metal Recycling
9M ago
As two of the most popular types of metal, copper and brass usually fetch good prices with scrap dealers. But are these scrap metal prices related? If demand for copper goes up, will brass prices increase too? In this article we look at what affects the price of copper and brass. Which is more expensive, copper or brass? When we talk about copper and brass, we are not really talking about two different metals. Brass is actually a copper alloy with a large zinc content, and can also contain metals like tin, iron, aluminium, lead and silicon. Brass is strong, machinable, conductive and corrosion ..read more
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How to make money from cable scrap
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by ASM Metal Recycling
10M ago
Do you have a load of old cables lying around? Selling them to a scrap metal recycling centre is a quick and easy way to make money. Copper wires are key constituents of cabling, and non-ferrous metals like copper are always in high demand. What types of metal are in cables? Household scrap metal doesn’t come much more common than cable. Every mains electrical device will have at least one cable, if not two. Most households will have built up quite a collection, from ethernet cables to HDMI cables and telephone socket cables. Instead of hoarding them in the hope that they may be of use at som ..read more
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How many different types of copper are there?
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by ASM Metal Recycling
10M ago
Copper is one of the most heavily used metals in the world because of its versatility, malleability and high conductivity. As it is used so frequently, it is one of the most recycled metals globally. Everyone needs copper, and there is plenty of it coming up for scrap. In this article we look at the types of copper that are out there, and what products you might find copper in. There are as many as 400 different types of copper and copper alloy compositions, but they can be arranged into the following broad categories: Pure Copper With the highest electrical conductivity of any commercial met ..read more
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What can I sell to a scrap metal yard?
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by ASM Metal Recycling
11M ago
If you are a tradesperson of any kind, or work in construction or engineering, chances are that you will have large amounts of scrap metal lying around. This could be old equipment, disused parts, dead batteries, cable or components. You could turn this scrap into good money quite easily by selling to a local scrap metal yard like ASM Metal Recycling. In this article we’ll see what types of metal can be sold as scrap by tradespeople and what tips we have for maximising the price you’ll get. Make a few coppers from your copper Most metals will fetch some kind of price, but there are more valua ..read more
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Preparing for the collection of scrap metal
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by ASM Metal Recycling
1y ago
Here at ASM Metal Recycling, we can help you get a competitive industry price for your scrap metal. As well as being able to receive your scrap at our yards, we also offer a collection service for businesses with large amounts of metal. There are a few things you can do before we collect it that will help us, and help you, get a better metal price. Even if you don’t have enough metal for a collection, we would advise a bit of prep before you bring it to one of our depots. What types of metals do we buy? We recycle metal that is both non-ferrous and ferrous, but non-ferrous metals are more valu ..read more
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The continued growth of scrap car recycling in the UK
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by ASM Metal Recycling
1y ago
Scrap car recycling is booming. It’s a professional, heavily regulated industry that plays a key role in the UK’s drive to environmental sustainability. The scrap car recycling company CarTakeBack recently reported that in 2021, scrap car prices reached record highs in the UK. The average price in December was £266, £73 higher year on year. The average price for the whole year was £240, a rise of 51% on 2020. So why is the current scrap car recycling market so buoyant? Demand for ferrous metals is high Like many raw materials, metal is hard to come by at the moment. We have seen how the electr ..read more
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How To Dispose of Aerosol Cans in the UK
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by ASM Metal Recycling
1y ago
Each year it’s estimated that the UK uses around 600 million aerosol cans, amounting to more than ten cans per person. Most aerosol cans (60%) are made using tin-plated steel, while the remaining 40% use high-grade aluminium, making them a highly recyclable product. Despite their recyclable properties, many people are still unsure about how to safely dispose of them, as the combination of gases and metal means they can occasionally be dangerous if they are incorrectly depressurised. What types of cans are aerosols? Any can which is designed to spray its content, is defined as an aerosol. Commo ..read more
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