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Prices as of 18 May 2026
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Updated: 18 May 2026
Category Material / Grade Price / kg Details
🧱 Ferrous Metals HMS 1 – Heavy Melting Steel Clean heavy steel ¼″ and over; no tinned, galvanised or coated. A$0.3001 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals HMS 2 – Heavy Melting Steel Mixed heavy steel; can include coated/painted material. A$0.2429 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Shredded Steel (Zorba) Machine-shredded light steel; clean and compact. A$0.3144 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Structural Steel Beams, girders, columns, angles and channels. A$0.2858 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Light Sheet Metal Thin-gauge sheet steel, pressed panels, appliance skins. A$0.2143 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Whitegoods / Appliance Scrap Washing machines, fridges, dryers (mixed steel). A$0.1858 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Cast Iron Engine blocks, machinery bases, manhole covers. A$0.2000 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Cast Iron Pipes Old drainage and sewer cast iron pipe. A$0.1715 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Stainless Steel 304 Most common grade; kitchen equipment, fittings. A$1.315 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Stainless Steel 316 Marine/food grade; higher nickel + molybdenum content. A$1.600 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Mixed / Unknown Stainless Unsorted stainless; graded at yard. A$0.9717 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Rebar (Reinforcement Steel) Deformed steel bar from construction / demolition. A$0.2715 All prices →
🧱 Ferrous Metals Steel Turnings / Shavings Machine shop swarf; may contain cutting fluid. A$0.1429 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Copper – Bare Bright Uncoated, unalloyed wire ≥1.6mm. Highest copper grade. A$15.40 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals #1 Copper Clean, unalloyed; includes pipe, bus bar, clippings. A$14.46 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals #2 Copper Slightly oxidised/painted; mixed grades acceptable. A$12.89 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Insulated Copper Wire (ICW) Copper wire with plastic/rubber insulation still on. A$7.859 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Copper Pipes & Tubes Plumbing-grade copper pipe, clean. A$14.15 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Copper Fittings / Bends Elbows, tees, valves; may contain solder. A$12.26 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Aluminium Extrusions – Clean Unpainted door/window frames, angle, channel. A$3.601 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Aluminium Extrusions – Painted Powdercoated or anodised extrusions. A$3.201 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Aluminium Cans (UBC) Used beverage cans; sorted and dry. A$3.401 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Cast Aluminium Engine blocks, gearbox housings, cast wheels. A$3.072 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Aluminium Sheet / Plate Clean flat sheet stock; roofing and cladding. A$3.401 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Aluminium Foil Kitchen/packaging foil; baled or loose. A$2.000 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Aluminium Radiators Clean aluminium/copper rad – value split between metals. A$2.801 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Alloy Wheels (Aluminium) Cast aluminium automotive road wheels. A$2.872 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Yellow Brass Classic brass (65-70% Cu); taps, fittings, shell casings. A$9.745 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Red Brass / Gun Metal High-copper brass (85%+); valves, fire hydrants. A$11.32 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Mixed / Dirty Brass Unsorted or contaminated brass. A$8.645 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Lead Sheet / Pipe Clean sheet lead, lead pipe, roof flashing. A$3.029 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Lead Wheel Weights Mixed metal; lead content approx 85%. A$2.301 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Zinc Die-Cast Carburetors, die-cast toys, door hardware. A$3.544 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Roofing Zinc / Galvanised Sheet Corrugated iron and galvanised steel roofing. A$2.458 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Inconel (Nickel Superalloy) High-temp aerospace/turbine alloy (Ni + Cr + Fe). A$11.72 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Monel (Nickel-Copper Alloy) Corrosion-resistant; marine and chemical plant use. A$10.15 All prices →
🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals Tin Scrap Clean tin or high-tin alloys; tinplate separated. A$35.01 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Gold Scrap – 18k (750) 75% gold content; jewellery, watch cases. A$85,736 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Gold Scrap – 14k (585) 58.5% gold content; common in North America. A$66,302 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Gold Scrap – 9k (375) 37.5% gold content; common in AU/UK jewellery. A$42,296 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Gold from Electronics (Refined) Refined gold from e-waste; typically 99%+. A$110,885 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Silver – Sterling (925) 92.5% silver; cutlery, jewellery, tableware. A$1,300 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Fine Silver / Silver Bullion 99.9% silver; coins, bars, industrial. A$1,400 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Industrial Silver Scrap X-ray film, photographic chemicals, contact points. A$1,115 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Platinum Scrap Jewellery, laboratory ware, industrial platinum. A$44,011 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Palladium Scrap Dental alloys, electronics, catalyst recovery. A$43,511 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Catalytic Converter – Petrol Contains Pt, Pd, Rh. Price per kg of unit weight. A$128.60 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Catalytic Converter – Diesel Typically Pt/Rh only; lower Pd than petrol cats. A$85.74 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Titanium Scrap Aerospace offcuts, medical implants, sporting goods. A$7.430 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Tungsten / Carbide Scrap Tooling inserts, drill bits, die-cast tungsten. A$20.72 All prices →
💎 Precious & Specialty Metals Rhodium Scrap Ultra-rare; mainly from catalytic converters. A$85,736 All prices →
🔌 Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) Circuit Boards – High Grade (Server) Server/telecom boards; high gold & silver content. A$15.00 All prices →
🔌 Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) Circuit Boards – Low Grade (Consumer) Motherboards, adapters from PCs, TVs. A$6.001 All prices →
🔌 Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) CPUs / Processors Intel, AMD processors; high gold in ceramic packages. A$26.44 All prices →
🔌 Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) RAM / Memory Modules SDRAM, DDR sticks; gold-plated contacts. A$8.859 All prices →
🔌 Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) Hard Drives (HDD) Contains aluminium platters, rare earth magnets. A$3.001 All prices →
🔌 Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) Mobile Phones (Whole) Smartphones and feature phones, unsorted. A$9.717 All prices →
🔌 Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) Laptops (Whole) Disassembled or intact; mixed metal/plastic. A$4.858 All prices →
🔌 Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) Flat-Screen TVs / Monitors LCD, LED, OLED; mostly plastic and glass. A$0.9288 All prices →
🔌 Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) Data Cables (Cat5/6, USB, HDMI) Low copper content cables. A$1.215 All prices →
🔌 Electronic Scrap (E-Waste) Power Cables & Extension Leads Heavier gauge; more copper per kg. A$2.429 All prices →
🔋 Battery Scrap Lead-Acid Batteries (Car/Truck) SLA batteries; lead + acid. Must drain before transport. A$1.500 All prices →
🔋 Battery Scrap Lithium-Ion Batteries (Consumer) Phone/laptop Li-ion packs. Strict transport rules. A$1.072 All prices →
🔋 Battery Scrap EV Battery Packs Lithium-ion EV modules; high cobalt/lithium value. A$2.000 All prices →
🔋 Battery Scrap NiMH Batteries Nickel-metal hydride; hybrid vehicle packs. A$4.573 All prices →
🔋 Battery Scrap Alkaline Batteries (Mixed) AA/AAA/C/D household alkaline; recycling levy may apply. A$0.1715 All prices →
🚗 Automotive Scrap Whole Scrap Vehicle Driveable or not; price per kg of vehicle weight. A$0.2000 All prices →
🚗 Automotive Scrap Scrap Engines (Cast Iron / Aluminium) Complete motor with ancillaries; mixed metals. A$0.3429 All prices →
🚗 Automotive Scrap Gearboxes / Transmissions Steel & aluminium construction; may contain oil. A$0.2715 All prices →
🚗 Automotive Scrap Copper/Aluminium Radiators Classic Cu/Al automotive radiator; high value. A$3.001 All prices →
🚗 Automotive Scrap Aluminium-Only Radiators Modern all-aluminium radiator cores. A$2.286 All prices →
🏗️ Construction & Demolition Scrap Building Copper Wiring House wiring stripped from walls; mix of #1 and ICW. A$14.15 All prices →
🏗️ Construction & Demolition Scrap Copper Plumbing Pipe From building strip-out; includes fittings. A$13.83 All prices →
🏗️ Construction & Demolition Scrap Aluminium Window Frames Powdercoated extrusions; glass removed. A$3.115 All prices →
🏗️ Construction & Demolition Scrap PVC Pipe Scrap Electrical conduit, drainage; clean and free of concrete. A$0.2572 All prices →
🏗️ Construction & Demolition Scrap Mixed Demolition Metals Assorted ferrous/non-ferrous; graded at yard. A$0.1715 All prices →
🧴 Plastic Scrap PET (#1) – Bottles & Packaging Clear PET bottles; caps removed. Beverage bottles. A$0.5001 All prices →
🧴 Plastic Scrap HDPE (#2) – Containers Milk jugs, detergent bottles, buckets. A$0.4287 All prices →
🧴 Plastic Scrap PVC (#3) – Pipe & Sheet Rigid PVC; window profiles, electrical conduit. A$0.2286 All prices →
🧴 Plastic Scrap LDPE (#4) – Film & Bags Plastic bags, shrink wrap, stretch film; baled. A$0.3429 All prices →
🧴 Plastic Scrap PP (#5) – Polypropylene Containers, caps, car bumpers, crates. A$0.3715 All prices →
🧴 Plastic Scrap PS (#6) – Polystyrene / EPS Foam Yoghurt cups, EPS foam packaging; low density. A$0.2000 All prices →
🧴 Plastic Scrap ABS – Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Electronics housings, LEGO, automotive trim. A$0.3144 All prices →
🧴 Plastic Scrap Nylon (PA) Scrap Engineering plastic; cable ties, gears, bearings. A$0.4573 All prices →
🧴 Plastic Scrap Polycarbonate (PC) Optical discs, safety glasses, roofing sheets. A$0.5430 All prices →
🧴 Plastic Scrap Mixed / Contaminated Plastic Unsorted mixed resins; lower value. A$0.1000 All prices →
📄 Paper & Cardboard Scrap OCC – Old Corrugated Cardboard Clean dry cardboard boxes; no wax coating. A$0.2000 All prices →
📄 Paper & Cardboard Scrap Mixed Office / Commercial Paper Unsorted office paper, magazines, junk mail. A$0.1143 All prices →
📄 Paper & Cardboard Scrap ONP – Old Newspapers Clean, dry newspaper; no glossy inserts. A$0.1429 All prices →
📄 Paper & Cardboard Scrap White Office Paper (SOP) Sorted white copier/laser paper; highest paper grade. A$0.2572 All prices →
📄 Paper & Cardboard Scrap Kraft / Brown Paper Bags, wrapping paper, kraft board. A$0.1715 All prices →
🪵 Wood Scrap Timber Pallets Standard 1200×1000mm pallets; value depends on condition. A$0.0857 All prices →
🪵 Wood Scrap Timber Offcuts (Untreated) Clean pine/hardwood offcuts; no paint, CCA or nails. A$0.0572 All prices →
🪵 Wood Scrap Treated Timber (H3/H4 CCA) Green treated posts and fence rails. Disposal cost may apply. A$0.0143 All prices →
🪵 Wood Scrap MDF / Particle Board Engineered wood; lower value due to binder resins. A$0.0286 All prices →
🧪 Rubber Scrap Whole Passenger Tyres Car/light truck tyres on or off rim. A$0.0714 All prices →
🧪 Rubber Scrap Whole Truck Tyres Large commercial or off-road tyres. A$0.0572 All prices →
🧪 Rubber Scrap Tyre Crumb Rubber Pre-processed granulated rubber; sports surfaces. A$0.3144 All prices →
🧪 Rubber Scrap Industrial Rubber Products Gaskets, seals, hose, anti-vibration mounts. A$0.1286 All prices →
🧪 Rubber Scrap Conveyor Belts Heavy rubber/steel-cord belts; sold by weight. A$0.1858 All prices →
🧵 Textile Scrap Cotton Waste / Rags Pure cotton clothing, industrial wipes. A$0.4001 All prices →
🧵 Textile Scrap Polyester Fabric Scrap Synthetic fibre clothing and upholstery. A$0.2286 All prices →
🧵 Textile Scrap Mixed Textiles Unsorted clothing and fabric; charity/export grade. A$0.1572 All prices →
🧵 Textile Scrap Industrial Cloth / Wiping Rags Workshop rags, hessian, canvas; sold for wiping use. A$0.3144 All prices →
🧵 Textile Scrap Wool Scrap / Shoddy Pure wool; higher value for fibre recovery. A$1.029 All prices →
🏭 Industrial & Foundry Scrap Aluminium Dross Aluminium melting by-product; recoverable Al content 15-40%. A$0.7859 All prices →
🏭 Industrial & Foundry Scrap Zinc Dross / Skimmings Hot-dip galvanising dross; 60-80% Zn content. A$2.286 All prices →
🏭 Industrial & Foundry Scrap Foundry Slag Non-metallic smelting residue; mainly road base use. A$0.0214 All prices →
🏭 Industrial & Foundry Scrap Mixed Metal Turnings CNC machining swarf of unknown alloy mix; dirty. A$0.1286 All prices →
🏭 Industrial & Foundry Scrap Shredder Feed (Mixed Metal) Bulk mixed metals suitable for industrial shredder. A$0.1858 All prices →
🏭 Industrial & Foundry Scrap Mixed Recyclables (Bulk) Unsorted recyclable load; priced at blended yard rate. A$0.1143 All prices →

Frequently Asked Questions – Scrap Metal Prices

Scrap metal prices are calculated based on the metal type, material grade or purity, current global commodity market rates, and your local region. Prices fluctuate daily in line with international metal exchanges such as the London Metal Exchange (LME). Our calculator reflects live market rates updated every day.

Prices are updated daily, every morning, to reflect the latest scrap metal market rates across all supported countries. The date shown at the top of the calculator confirms when prices were last refreshed so you always know you are working with current data.

Our scrap price calculator supports multiple countries and automatically adjusts the currency and unit of measurement based on your selection. You can switch between currencies such as USD, AUD, GBP, EUR, INR, and more, as well as between kilograms, pounds, and tonnes depending on your region.

You can calculate prices for a wide range of scrap metals including copper, aluminium, iron, steel, brass, stainless steel, lead, zinc, and more. Once you select a scrap type, the Material / Grade dropdown will show the available grades so you can get the most accurate price for your specific material.

Scrap metal is graded based on its purity, condition, and mix of alloys. For example, copper is graded as bare bright, #1 copper, or #2 copper — each fetching a different price. Selecting the correct grade ensures the price you see matches what a scrap dealer would actually offer for your material.

No. While global commodity markets set a baseline, actual scrap prices vary by country and city based on local demand, transportation costs, import and export regulations, and the number of active recyclers in that region. Always select your correct country in the calculator for an accurate local estimate.

Yes. Our calculator gives you a reliable daily reference price so you know the market rate before approaching a scrap dealer. While final prices may vary slightly with individual dealers, having this estimate ensures you get a fair deal and are not undersold on your materials.

The unit of measurement varies by country. Kilograms (kg) and metric tonnes are standard in Australia, India, Europe, and most of Asia. Pounds (lb) are commonly used in the United States. Our calculator lets you switch units freely so you can work in whatever measurement is most familiar to you.

Copper consistently ranks as the highest-value common scrap metal globally, followed by brass and aluminium. Precious metals such as silver and gold carry even higher prices but are less commonly traded as scrap. Iron and steel have lower per-unit prices but are typically sold in large volumes by weight.

Our platform uses daily market data to provide the most accurate regional pricing available. However, scrap prices are influenced by hyperlocal factors such as nearby smelters, dealer competition, and seasonal demand. We recommend using our prices as a strong reference point and confirming the final rate with a licensed dealer in your area.

Quick guide

How to Use the Scrap Price Calculator

Get an accurate scrap metal estimate in under two minutes. Follow these six simple steps.

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Select your scrap type

Open the Scrap Type dropdown and choose your metal category — copper, aluminium, iron, brass, steel, and more.

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Choose the material grade

The grade dropdown populates after you pick a type. Select the closest grade — such as Bare Bright Copper or HMS — for the most accurate rate.

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Set your country & currency

Select your country and the currency updates automatically. You can override the currency manually if you prefer a different one.

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Select your unit of measurement

Choose kilograms, pounds, or metric tonnes from the Unit dropdown — whichever matches how you have weighed your scrap.

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Enter your quantity

Use the + and − buttons or type directly into the quantity field to enter the total weight of your scrap metal.

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View your estimated value

The calculator instantly shows your scrap's estimated value at today's live rate. Use this as your reference before visiting a scrap dealer.

Prices refresh every day

Rates are sourced from live global commodity markets and updated each morning.

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