Scrap Price Calculator — South Africa
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Prices as of 19 May 2026
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Scrap Metal & Recycling Prices — South Africa (ZAR)
| Category | Material / Grade | Price / kg | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | HMS 1 – Heavy Melting Steel Clean heavy steel ¼″ and over; no tinned, galvanised or coated. | R3.385 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | HMS 2 – Heavy Melting Steel Mixed heavy steel; can include coated/painted material. | R2.708 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Shredded Steel (Zorba) Machine-shredded light steel; clean and compact. | R3.554 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Structural Steel Beams, girders, columns, angles and channels. | R3.216 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Light Sheet Metal Thin-gauge sheet steel, pressed panels, appliance skins. | R2.370 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Whitegoods / Appliance Scrap Washing machines, fridges, dryers (mixed steel). | R2.031 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Cast Iron Engine blocks, machinery bases, manhole covers. | R2.200 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Cast Iron Pipes Old drainage and sewer cast iron pipe. | R1.862 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Stainless Steel 304 Most common grade; kitchen equipment, fittings. | R16.08 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Stainless Steel 316 Marine/food grade; higher nickel + molybdenum content. | R19.46 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Mixed / Unknown Stainless Unsorted stainless; graded at yard. | R11.00 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Rebar (Reinforcement Steel) Deformed steel bar from construction / demolition. | R3.047 | All prices → |
| Ferrous Metals ▼ | Steel Turnings / Shavings Machine shop swarf; may contain cutting fluid. | R1.523 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Copper – Bare Bright Uncoated, unalloyed wire ≥1.6mm. Highest copper grade. | R174.16 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | #1 Copper Clean, unalloyed; includes pipe, bus bar, clippings. | R163.50 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | #2 Copper Slightly oxidised/painted; mixed grades acceptable. | R145.73 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Insulated Copper Wire (ICW) Copper wire with plastic/rubber insulation still on. | R88.86 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Copper Pipes & Tubes Plumbing-grade copper pipe, clean. | R159.95 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Copper Fittings / Bends Elbows, tees, valves; may contain solder. | R138.62 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Aluminium Extrusions – Clean Unpainted door/window frames, angle, channel. | R39.61 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Aluminium Extrusions – Painted Powdercoated or anodised extrusions. | R35.21 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Aluminium Cans (UBC) Used beverage cans; sorted and dry. | R37.41 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Cast Aluminium Engine blocks, gearbox housings, cast wheels. | R33.85 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Aluminium Sheet / Plate Clean flat sheet stock; roofing and cladding. | R37.41 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Aluminium Foil Kitchen/packaging foil; baled or loose. | R22.00 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Aluminium Radiators Clean aluminium/copper rad – value split between metals. | R30.80 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Alloy Wheels (Aluminium) Cast aluminium automotive road wheels. | R31.65 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Yellow Brass Classic brass (65-70% Cu); taps, fittings, shell casings. | R110.19 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Red Brass / Gun Metal High-copper brass (85%+); valves, fire hydrants. | R127.96 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Mixed / Dirty Brass Unsorted or contaminated brass. | R97.83 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Lead Sheet / Pipe Clean sheet lead, lead pipe, roof flashing. | R34.19 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Lead Wheel Weights Mixed metal; lead content approx 85%. | R26.07 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Zinc Die-Cast Carburetors, die-cast toys, door hardware. | R40.62 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Roofing Zinc / Galvanised Sheet Corrugated iron and galvanised steel roofing. | R27.93 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Inconel (Nickel Superalloy) High-temp aerospace/turbine alloy (Ni + Cr + Fe). | R143.87 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Monel (Nickel-Copper Alloy) Corrosion-resistant; marine and chemical plant use. | R121.86 | All prices → |
| Non-Ferrous Metals ▼ | Tin Scrap Clean tin or high-tin alloys; tinplate separated. | R372.36 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Gold Scrap – 18k (750) 75% gold content; jewellery, watch cases. | R744,409 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Gold Scrap – 14k (585) 58.5% gold content; common in North America. | R443,113 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Gold Scrap – 9k (375) 37.5% gold content; common in AU/UK jewellery. | R181,189 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Gold from Electronics (Refined) Refined gold from e-waste; typically 99%+. | R1,266,798 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Silver – Sterling (925) 92.5% silver; cutlery, jewellery, tableware. | R14,184 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Fine Silver / Silver Bullion 99.9% silver; coins, bars, industrial. | R16,519 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Industrial Silver Scrap X-ray film, photographic chemicals, contact points. | R13,134 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Platinum Scrap Jewellery, laboratory ware, industrial platinum. | R476,626 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Palladium Scrap Dental alloys, electronics, catalyst recovery. | R471,209 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Catalytic Converter – Petrol Contains Pt, Pd, Rh. Price per kg of unit weight. | R1,523 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Catalytic Converter – Diesel Typically Pt/Rh only; lower Pd than petrol cats. | R1,016 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Titanium Scrap Aerospace offcuts, medical implants, sporting goods. | R88.01 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Tungsten / Carbide Scrap Tooling inserts, drill bits, die-cast tungsten. | R245.42 | All prices → |
| Precious & Specialty Metals ▼ | Rhodium Scrap Ultra-rare; mainly from catalytic converters. | R1,015,537 | All prices → |
| Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) ▼ | Circuit Boards – High Grade (Server) Server/telecom boards; high gold & silver content. | R177.72 | All prices → |
| Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) ▼ | Circuit Boards – Low Grade (Consumer) Motherboards, adapters from PCs, TVs. | R71.09 | All prices → |
| Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) ▼ | CPUs / Processors Intel, AMD processors; high gold in ceramic packages. | R304.66 | All prices → |
| Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) ▼ | RAM / Memory Modules SDRAM, DDR sticks; gold-plated contacts. | R104.94 | All prices → |
| Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) ▼ | Hard Drives (HDD) Contains aluminium platters, rare earth magnets. | R35.54 | All prices → |
| Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) ▼ | Mobile Phones (Whole) Smartphones and feature phones, unsorted. | R115.09 | All prices → |
| Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) ▼ | Laptops (Whole) Disassembled or intact; mixed metal/plastic. | R57.55 | All prices → |
| Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) ▼ | Flat-Screen TVs / Monitors LCD, LED, OLED; mostly plastic and glass. | R11.00 | All prices → |
| Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) ▼ | Data Cables (Cat5/6, USB, HDMI) Low copper content cables. | R14.39 | All prices → |
| Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) ▼ | Power Cables & Extension Leads Heavier gauge; more copper per kg. | R29.62 | All prices → |
| Battery Scrap ▼ | Lead-Acid Batteries (Car/Truck) SLA batteries; lead + acid. Must drain before transport. | R17.77 | All prices → |
| Battery Scrap ▼ | Lithium-Ion Batteries (Consumer) Phone/laptop Li-ion packs. Strict transport rules. | R12.69 | All prices → |
| Battery Scrap ▼ | EV Battery Packs Lithium-ion EV modules; high cobalt/lithium value. | R23.70 | All prices → |
| Battery Scrap ▼ | NiMH Batteries Nickel-metal hydride; hybrid vehicle packs. | R54.16 | All prices → |
| Battery Scrap ▼ | Alkaline Batteries (Mixed) AA/AAA/C/D household alkaline; recycling levy may apply. | R2.031 | All prices → |
| Automotive Scrap ▼ | Whole Scrap Vehicle Driveable or not; price per kg of vehicle weight. | R2.370 | All prices → |
| Automotive Scrap ▼ | Scrap Engines (Cast Iron / Aluminium) Complete motor with ancillaries; mixed metals. | R4.062 | All prices → |
| Automotive Scrap ▼ | Gearboxes / Transmissions Steel & aluminium construction; may contain oil. | R3.216 | All prices → |
| Automotive Scrap ▼ | Copper/Aluminium Radiators Classic Cu/Al automotive radiator; high value. | R35.54 | All prices → |
| Automotive Scrap ▼ | Aluminium-Only Radiators Modern all-aluminium radiator cores. | R26.23 | All prices → |
| Construction & Demolition Scrap ▼ | Building Copper Wiring House wiring stripped from walls; mix of #1 and ICW. | R159.95 | All prices → |
| Construction & Demolition Scrap ▼ | Copper Plumbing Pipe From building strip-out; includes fittings. | R154.02 | All prices → |
| Construction & Demolition Scrap ▼ | Aluminium Window Frames Powdercoated extrusions; glass removed. | R34.70 | All prices → |
| Construction & Demolition Scrap ▼ | PVC Pipe Scrap Electrical conduit, drainage; clean and free of concrete. | R3.047 | All prices → |
| Construction & Demolition Scrap ▼ | Mixed Demolition Metals Assorted ferrous/non-ferrous; graded at yard. | R2.031 | All prices → |
| Plastic Scrap ▼ | PET (#1) – Bottles & Packaging Clear PET bottles; caps removed. Beverage bottles. | R5.924 | All prices → |
| Plastic Scrap ▼ | HDPE (#2) – Containers Milk jugs, detergent bottles, buckets. | R5.078 | All prices → |
| Plastic Scrap ▼ | PVC (#3) – Pipe & Sheet Rigid PVC; window profiles, electrical conduit. | R2.708 | All prices → |
| Plastic Scrap ▼ | LDPE (#4) – Film & Bags Plastic bags, shrink wrap, stretch film; baled. | R4.062 | All prices → |
| Plastic Scrap ▼ | PP (#5) – Polypropylene Containers, caps, car bumpers, crates. | R4.401 | All prices → |
| Plastic Scrap ▼ | PS (#6) – Polystyrene / EPS Foam Yoghurt cups, EPS foam packaging; low density. | R2.370 | All prices → |
| Plastic Scrap ▼ | ABS – Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Electronics housings, LEGO, automotive trim. | R3.724 | All prices → |
| Plastic Scrap ▼ | Nylon (PA) Scrap Engineering plastic; cable ties, gears, bearings. | R5.416 | All prices → |
| Plastic Scrap ▼ | Polycarbonate (PC) Optical discs, safety glasses, roofing sheets. | R6.432 | All prices → |
| Plastic Scrap ▼ | Mixed / Contaminated Plastic Unsorted mixed resins; lower value. | R1.185 | All prices → |
| Paper & Cardboard Scrap ▼ | OCC – Old Corrugated Cardboard Clean dry cardboard boxes; no wax coating. | R2.539 | All prices → |
| Paper & Cardboard Scrap ▼ | Mixed Office / Commercial Paper Unsorted office paper, magazines, junk mail. | R1.354 | All prices → |
| Paper & Cardboard Scrap ▼ | ONP – Old Newspapers Clean, dry newspaper; no glossy inserts. | R1.693 | All prices → |
| Paper & Cardboard Scrap ▼ | White Office Paper (SOP) Sorted white copier/laser paper; highest paper grade. | R3.047 | All prices → |
| Paper & Cardboard Scrap ▼ | Kraft / Brown Paper Bags, wrapping paper, kraft board. | R2.031 | All prices → |
| Wood Scrap ▼ | Timber Pallets Standard 1200×1000mm pallets; value depends on condition. | R1.016 | All prices → |
| Wood Scrap ▼ | Timber Offcuts (Untreated) Clean pine/hardwood offcuts; no paint, CCA or nails. | R0.6770 | All prices → |
| Wood Scrap ▼ | Treated Timber (H3/H4 CCA) Green treated posts and fence rails. Disposal cost may apply. | R0.1693 | All prices → |
| Wood Scrap ▼ | MDF / Particle Board Engineered wood; lower value due to binder resins. | R0.3385 | All prices → |
| Rubber Scrap ▼ | Whole Passenger Tyres Car/light truck tyres on or off rim. | R0.8463 | All prices → |
| Rubber Scrap ▼ | Whole Truck Tyres Large commercial or off-road tyres. | R0.6770 | All prices → |
| Rubber Scrap ▼ | Tyre Crumb Rubber Pre-processed granulated rubber; sports surfaces. | R3.724 | All prices → |
| Rubber Scrap ▼ | Industrial Rubber Products Gaskets, seals, hose, anti-vibration mounts. | R1.523 | All prices → |
| Rubber Scrap ▼ | Conveyor Belts Heavy rubber/steel-cord belts; sold by weight. | R2.370 | All prices → |
| Textile Scrap ▼ | Cotton Waste / Rags Pure cotton clothing, industrial wipes. | R4.739 | All prices → |
| Textile Scrap ▼ | Polyester Fabric Scrap Synthetic fibre clothing and upholstery. | R2.708 | All prices → |
| Textile Scrap ▼ | Mixed Textiles Unsorted clothing and fabric; charity/export grade. | R1.862 | All prices → |
| Textile Scrap ▼ | Industrial Cloth / Wiping Rags Workshop rags, hessian, canvas; sold for wiping use. | R3.724 | All prices → |
| Textile Scrap ▼ | Wool Scrap / Shoddy Pure wool; higher value for fibre recovery. | R12.19 | All prices → |
| Industrial & Foundry Scrap ▼ | Aluminium Dross Aluminium melting by-product; recoverable Al content 15-40%. | R9.309 | All prices → |
| Industrial & Foundry Scrap ▼ | Zinc Dross / Skimmings Hot-dip galvanising dross; 60-80% Zn content. | R27.08 | All prices → |
| Industrial & Foundry Scrap ▼ | Foundry Slag Non-metallic smelting residue; mainly road base use. | R0.2539 | All prices → |
| Industrial & Foundry Scrap ▼ | Mixed Metal Turnings CNC machining swarf of unknown alloy mix; dirty. | R1.523 | All prices → |
| Industrial & Foundry Scrap ▼ | Shredder Feed (Mixed Metal) Bulk mixed metals suitable for industrial shredder. | R2.200 | All prices → |
| Industrial & Foundry Scrap ▼ | Mixed Recyclables (Bulk) Unsorted recyclable load; priced at blended yard rate. | R1.354 | All prices → |