Eastern Cape is South Africa's second largest province with a population of almost 7 million people. It is home to Port Elizabeth and seen much economic growth over the past few decades. The scrap metal industry has seen a huge amount of growth and it has become a great place for buying and selling scrap metal. Before you start selling scrap metal in Eastern Cape make sure that you know the laws that control the buying and selling of scrap metal in the area. South Africa has seen changes in the law to combat the growing threat of scrap metal theft. Make sure to always take ID with you to the scrap yard otherwise you will not be able to sell anything. Also, when possible take a receipt for you to sell scrap metal, even if it a hand written one. All sale must have a receipt.
The best way to learn the laws in your area is to speak to local scrap yards they will know the best insider information and all the thing you will need to bring for a successful sale. The next important factor is having knowledge of scrap metal prices before you go to sell. This will help you understand if you are getting a fair price. No matter whether you are selling titanium, steel or gold make sure you have a good understanding of the price per kilogram of your scrap metal. Eastern Cape is how too many great scrap yards. While some are better than others, we recommend that you try each of them and find the scrap yard that best fits your needs. Some scrap yards are better for raw materials, other are more specialized dealing mainly in one type of scrap. Car scrap yards are an example of specialist dealers. If you are not sure how to find valuable scrap then the following tips will help. Go for higher valued material. The price of scrap copper is higher than the price of scrap steel for example. However, finding large amounts of scrap steel is much easier than scrap copper. Copper is most commonly found in wiring and old industrial equipment. As you can imagine scrap gold has one the highest prices of all materials but isn't found easily. Scrap gold can be use make consistent money by buying old jewelry at below the scrap value and once you have collected it scrap it for a small profit. Whatever scrap you are going for make sure that you are 100% sure that you can legally take it. Scrap theft is a serious offence and can get you in a lot of trouble. Below you will find guide prices for all things scrap metal in Eastern Cape, South Africa. For more tips and prices list all around the cities and provinces of South Africa click here.
Metal | Price Per Kilo |
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Aluminium | R30.41 |
Aluminium Alloy | R29.08 |
Copper | R121.46 |
Brass | R94.08 |
Lead | R31.00 |
Nickel | R268.99 |
Tin | R374.53 |
Zinc | R40.92 |
Steel Scrap | R6.12 |
Steel Rebar | R8.89 |
Last Updated On 2021-02-13
Metal | Price Per Kilogram |
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Scrap #1 Bare Bright Copper Wire | 33 |
Scrap #1 Copper Tubing | 49 |
Scrap #1 Flashing Copper | 53 |
Scrap #2 Copper Tubing | 59 |
Scrap #2/3 Mix Copper | 53 |
Scrap #3 Copper with Tar | 64 |
Scrap #3 Roofing Copper | 30 |
Scrap Aluminium Cans | 54 |
Scrap Aluminium Copper Radiators | 47 |
Scrap Aluminium Siding | 34 |
Scrap Aluminium Extrusion | 57 |
Scrap Aluminium Extrusion w/ Attachments | 64 |
Scrap Aluminium Thermopane | 61 |
Scrap Aluminium Copper Cutoffs | 63 |
Scrap Aluminium 6061 | 59 |
Scrap Aluminium 6063 | 50 |
Scrap Aluminium New Cast | 54 |
Scrap Aluminium Old Cast | 56 |
Scrap Aluminium Old Sheet | 53 |
Scrap Aluminium Wheels Clean | 30 |
Scrap Aluminium Wheels w/ Attachments | 66 |
Scrap Aluminium Turnings | 53 |
Scrap Aluminium Breakage | 58 |
Scrap Aluminium Shavings | 58 |
Scrap Aluminium Boat | 70 |
Scrap Aluminium Bumpers | 43 |
Scrap Aluminium Clips | 68 |
Scrap Aluminium Copper Coil | 53 |
Scrap Aluminium Diesel Tank | 61 |
Scrap Aluminium Engine Block | 33 |
Scrap Aluminium Litho | 39 |
Scrap Aluminium Radiators | 67 |
Scrap Aluminium Rims | 66 |
Scrap Aluminium Wire | 70 |
Scrap Aluminium Transformers | 34 |
Scrap Ballasts | 40 |
Scrap Brass (Red) | 49 |
Scrap Brass (Yellow) | 56 |
Scrap Brass Rod | 32 |
Scrap Brass Hair Wire | 55 |
Scrap Brass Pipe | 34 |
Scrap Brass Radiators | 48 |
Scrap Brass Shells | 63 |
Scrap Brass Turnings | 60 |
Scrap Bronze | 67 |
Scrap Bronze Turnings | 65 |
Scrap Car/Truck Batteries | 59 |
Scrap Catalytic Converters | 46 |
Scrap Christmas Lights | 33 |
Scrap Cast Aluminium | 43 |
Scrap Carbide | 35 |
Scrap CATV Wire | 47 |
Scrap Circuit Breakers | 39 |
Scrap Cobalt | 30 |
Scrap Communications Wire | 30 |
Scrap Compressors | 38 |
Scrap Clean ACR | 32 |
Scrap Clean Aluminium Wire | 65 |
Scrap Dirty ACR | 48 |
Scrap Dirty Aluminium Extrusion | 60 |
Scrap Dirty Aluminium Radiators | 33 |
Scrap Dirty Aluminium Turnings | 69 |
Scrap Dirty Brass | 36 |
Scrap Dirty Brass Radiators | 37 |
Scrap Dirty Roofing Copper | 33 |
Scrap Double Insulated Cable | 54 |
Scrap EC Wire | 42 |
Scrap Electric Motors - Aluminium | 37 |
Scrap Electric Motors - Copper | 56 |
Scrap Elevator Wire | 48 |
Scrap Enameled Copper | 58 |
Scrap Forktruck Battery | 32 |
Scrap F 75 | 40 |
Scrap Fire Wire | 55 |
Scrap Gold | 55 |
Scrap Hastelloy Solids | 65 |
Scrap Hastelloy Turnings | 68 |
Scrap Heliax Wire | 33 |
Scrap Inconel | 42 |
Scrap Inconel 792 | 46 |
Scrap Inconel 800 | 67 |
Scrap Inconel 825 | 38 |
Scrap Insulated Aluminium Wire | 54 |
Scrap Insulated Copper Wire | 34 |
Scrap Insulated Steel BX | 49 |
Scrap Lead Batteries | 60 |
Scrap Lead Coated Copper | 49 |
Scrap Lead Shot | 64 |
Scrap Lead Wheel Weights | 70 |
Scrap MarM247 | 68 |
Scrap Monel | 40 |
Scrap Nickel | 34 |
Scrap Non Magnetic Stainless Steel | 59 |
Scrap Painted Aluminium | 33 |
Scrap Plumbers Brass | 40 |
Scrap Prepared Aluminium | 35 |
Scrap Pewter | 58 |
Scrap Platinum | 38 |
Scrap Romex Wire | 49 |
Scrap Sealed Units | 43 |
Scrap Silver Plated Copper | 31 |
Scrap Semi-Red Brass | 64 |
Scrap Silver | 64 |
Scrap Solid Core Heliax | 57 |
Scrap Stainless Steel | 50 |
Scrap Stainless Steel Heatsinks | 60 |
Scrap Stainless Steel Sinks | 62 |
Scrap Stainless Turnings | 44 |
Scrap Starters | 61 |
Scrap Steel Case Batteries | 54 |
Scrap THHN Wire | 65 |
Scrap Tin Coated Copper | 48 |
Scrap Tin Insulated Copper Wire | 42 |
Scrap Titanium 6-4 Clips | 52 |
Scrap T-1,4,5,15 | 67 |
Scrap Tantalum (Air-Vac melt) | 65 |
Scrap Tungsten | 58 |
Scrap Tungsten Carbide | 53 |
Scrap Wiring Harness | 33 |
Metal | Price Per Kilogram |
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Scrap #1 Prepared | 66 |
Scrap #2 Prepared | 62 |
Scrap #1 Unprepared | 50 |
Scrap #2 Unprepared | 38 |
Scrap Auto Slabs Whole | 63 |
Scrap Busheling | 65 |
Scrap Cast Iron | 56 |
Scrap Dishwashers | 55 |
Scrap Dryers | 65 |
Scrap Oversize Torch | 46 |
Scrap Rebar | 47 |
Scrap Washing Machines | 54 |
Scrap Water Heaters | 68 |
Electronics | Price Per Kilogram |
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Scrap Back Panels | Contact local scrap yard |
Scrap Cellphones | |
Scrap Computer Wire | |
Scrap CPU Chips | |
Scrap CRT Monitors | |
Scrap Empty PC Servers | |
Scrap Graphics Cards | |
Scrap Hard Drives | Contact local scrap yard |
Scrap Hard Drive Boards | |
Scrap Laptops | |
Scrap LCD Monitors | |
Scrap Low Grade Boards | |
Scrap Mainframes | |
Scrap Memory | |
Scrap Mice | |
Scrap Motherboards | Contact local scrap yard |
Scrap Non-Green PC Boards | |
Scrap PC Boards | |
Scrap PC Tower | |
Scrap Power Supplies | |
Scrap Printers/Fax Machines | |
Scrap Servers | |
Scrap Speakers | |
Scrap Telecom Equipment | Contact local scrap yard |