Scrap Metal in Edgware | Accepting Valuable Metals at our Scrap Yard in the Watford Area

Copper

The most valuable scrap metal in terms of raw income is copper. Scrap metal merchants and scrap metal yards purchase copper in the form of pipework, wiring, utensils and old motors to name just a few. Why is copper so valuable? Because it can be recycled infinitely and has a wide array of uses. Edgware homeowners and tradespeople who might be rewiring a property or closing a business as part of a redevelopment should keep their eyes open for scrap copper to ensure it doesn’t end up in waste disposal containers or skips.

The same goes for copper in old vehicle parts, or an entire ELV that needs to be removed and taken back to our scrap metal yard for depollution.

At Carey’s, it is always a case of “scrap cars wanted”.

Brass

It should come as no surprise that the second most valuable metal also has copper in its composition, which is combined with zinc to provide exceptional levels of resistance against corrosion. This makes brass ideal for use in things like gears, hinges and locks, which wouldn’t function properly if corrosion set in. Brass is also used to make a series of musical instruments, like trumpets.

Scrap yards and scrap metal merchants in the Edgware area pay out decent sums for mixed loads of brass, so it should definitely be set aside if you are collecting scrap metal as part of a waste disposal, perhaps in anticipation of a house move or as part of a monumental spring clean for a local business.

Aluminium

One of the reasons we are so diligent on reminding customers that we often advertise for scrap cars wanted is the increasing amount of aluminium used in the manufacture of parts such as radiators, wheels, bumpers, bonnets, doors and more. But aluminium can be found in many other locations too. These can include aluminium cans, electronic devices and kitchen utensils.

Environmentally aware customers in Edgware and the surrounding local area should consider visiting scrap yards and scrap metal merchants with their consignments of aluminium as opposed to discarding of them in a regular waste disposal. Recycling aluminium saves 90%+ of the energy used in the primary production process and keeps precious raw materials in the ground.