Ekurhuleni Scrap Metal Prices - South Africa

The city of Ekurhuleni has become one of the most important manufacturing hubs in all of South Africa. Over 30% of the country's entire manufacturing happens there. This makes it a great place for buying and selling scrap metal. So if you are looking to get into the scrap metal industry then Ekurhuleni is the perfect place to be. Wherever there is manufacturing there is scrap as a result of the factories themselves and because of the high employment rate that usually follows. For those that are just getting started there are a few tips that we want you to know before heading to the scrap yard for the first time.

Number one, make sure you know the laws that control the buying and selling of scrap metal in South Africa and how the business works locally in Ekurhuleni. Below you will find some more details but this is the most important tip on our list. Second, gain as much knowledge about scrap metal as possible. The more you know, the better you will be at knowing whether something is worth your time and it has value. I have worked with people who have been in the industry for many years and most have no clue. Finally, don't get stuck doing the same thing. Find different ways of getting scrap metal and work with different people. This will give you more experience and help you make more money.

The laws that control the trade of scrap metal in South Africa have gotten much stricter over the past few years in an attempt to fight scrap metal theft. This means that scrap yards have more hoops to jump through to be able to buy materials. Firstly, always take your ID with you. It is required to buy and sell scrap metal all over South Africa. Where possible take documentation to show that the scrap material is not stolen. This can obviously be difficult and sometimes it is not needed. Visit your local scrap yard and ask them when you will need to bring documentation to sell to them. When it comes to find the best scrap yard the best thing that you can do is visit as many of the scrap yards in Ekurhuleni as possible. While the prices should be similar, some will have specialisations and different approaches to customer service. We recommend you visit as many as possible to find the best one for you.

Ekurhuleni has so many options when it comes to finding decent scrap metal. Two types of scrap that always work are house hold appliances and cars. In many cases when people buy a new household appliance they need to get rid of an old one. If you can take it off their hands then they will often give it to you for free and you can collect the scrap money. Similarly, scrapping a car is often too time consuming for many people so if you do it for them they will either agree to split the money or let you have it all. One area which is often overlooked is gold and silver. Both have huge value and can often be purchased for less than the scrap cost as people do not want to scrap it themselves. To find the most up to date scrap metal prices in Ekurhuleni see below. If you want to know the scrap metal prices for other regions of South Africa go back to the page for South Africa scrap prices.