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Selling Scrap in Leicester

Leicester is the largest and most populated city in the East Midlands. Home to over half a million people it has seen huge growth in the past decade and has a thriving scrap metal Industry. Leicester has a booming engineering industry too. With world class manufacturers and foundries. These types of businesses are the foundation of the scrap metal sector, offering the scrap yards consistent material allowing for the average scrapper to get fair prices for their scrap metal.

We have worked with people from all over the world to help them get into the scrap industry to earn some extra cash, some of whom made a career from it.

If you are a new scrapper in the East Midlands or Leicester then you have come to the best place to find out everything thing that you need to know before you head to the scrap yard for the first time. Below we have detail break down of all the laws that you need to be aware of when buying and selling scrap within the UK along with some tips of getting your hands on scrap metal. Also below can be found the latest scrap metal prices in the Leicester area. The finally bit of information that you need is the best scrap yards in Leicester.

We have conducted the research to bring you our top picks for the best scrap yards in the area. Our picks are Griffin Stringer LTD and Attock Metal and LPG. These two scrap yards offer the best customer service and most consistent prices.

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Scrap Metal Prices per Kilogram

MetalPrice Per Kilo
Aluminium£2.04
Aluminium Alloy£1.77
Copper£7.05
Brass£5.45
Lead£1.54
Nickel£12.36
Tin£22.62
Zinc£2.33

Last Updated On 2024-11-20

Scrap Aluminium Prices per Kilogram

MetalPrice Per Kilo
Aluminium 1100£1.41
Aluminium 3003£1.41
Aluminium 356 Wheels (clean)£1.41
Aluminium 356 Wheels (dirty)£1.00
Aluminium 5052 Scrap£1.90
Aluminium 6061 Extrusions£1.25
Aluminium 6063 Extrusions£1.65
Aluminium 6063 Extrusions/Fe£1.20
Aluminium/Cu Radiators£3.31
Aluminium/Cu/Fe Radiators£3.06
Aluminium Radiators£0.80
Aluminium/Fe Radiators£0.59
Transformers£0.35
Breakage 50% Recovery£0.45
Chrome Wheels£1.33
E.C. Wire£2.19
Litho Sheets£1.41
Mixed Turnings £0.82
MLC Clips£1.39
Aluminium Old Cast£1.35
Aluminium Old Sheet£1.33
Painted Siding£1.31
UBC£1.39
Zorba 90% NF£1.33
Aluminium Cans (clean)£1.02
Aluminium Cans (dirty)£0.51

Scrap Brass Prices per Kilogram

MetalPrice Per Kilo
Red Brass£3.70
Yellow Brass£3.49
Brass Rod£3.40
Brass Hair Wire£3.65
Brass Pipe£3.32
Brass Radiators£2.82
Brass Shells£3.14
Brass Turnings£3.20
Bronze£3.82
Bronze Turnings£1.99
Dirty Brass£1.66
Dirty Brass Radiators£1.66
Plumbers Brass£3.32
Semi-Red Brass£3.37

Scrap Copper Prices per Kilogram

MetalPrice Per Kilo
#1 Bare Bright Copper Wire£6.18
#1 Copper Tubing£5.77
#1 Flashing Copper£5.77
#2 Copper Tubing£5.44
#2/3 Mix Copper£5.27
#3 Copper with Tar£4.94
#3 Roofing Copper£5.11
Dirty Roofing Copper£4.78
Electric Motors - Copper£4.28
Enameled Copper£4.86
Insulated Copper Wire£4.94
Lead Coated Copper£4.17
Silver Plated Copper£5.27
Tin Coated Copper£4.61
Tin Insulated Copper Wire£4.61

Scrap Lead Prices per Kilogram

MetalPrice Per Kilo
Lead Batteries£0.32
Lead Shot£0.73
Lead Wheel Weights£0.46
Solid Lead£0.97
Soft Lead£1.00

Scrap Zinc Prices per Kilogram

MetalPrice Per Kilo
New Zinc Die Cast£1.44
Old Zinc Die Cast£1.24

Scrap Gold Prices

MetalPrice per GramPrice per Troy Ounce
9ct Gold£24.28£755.13
14ct Gold£37.87£1,178.01
18ct Gold£48.56£1,510.29
22ct Gold£59.30£1,844.56
24ct Gold£64.74£2,013.51

In the table above you'll find today's scrap gold price for the different purities of gold. Scrap gold prices (as well as scrap prices for other precious metals) are usually set in troy ounces.
One troy ounce (Oz) is equal to around 31.1 grams.

Scrap Prices for other Precious Metals

MetalPrice per GramPrice per Troy Ounce
Palladium£19.13£594.85
Platinum£18.01£560.20
Silver£0.66£20.38

Above are today's scrap prices for silver, palladium and platinum.

Scrap Prices for Steel per Kilogram

MetalPrice Per Kilo
#1 Bundle£0.17
#1 Busheling£0.17
#1 HMS£0.12
HMS 80/20£0.10
Sheet Metal£0.10
Shredded Auto Scrap£0.13
Structural Steel£0.12

Scrap Prices for Stainless Steel per Kilogram

MetalPrice Per Kilo
201 SS£0.50
301 SS£0.75
304 SS Solid£1.07
304 SS Turning£0.92
309 SS£1.39
310 SS£2.11
316 SS Solid£1.39
330 SS£3.45

Above are today's prices for stainless steel. Stainless steel is very much in demand currently due to it's use in construction.

Scrap Prices for other Ferrous Metals per Kilogram

MetalPrice Per Kilo
Scrap #1 Prepared£0.13
Scrap #2 Prepared£0.15
Scrap #1 Unprepared£0.10
Scrap #2 Unprepared£0.11
Scrap Auto Slabs Whole£0.12
Scrap Cast Iron£0.18
Scrap Dishwashers£0.12
Scrap Dryers£0.12
Scrap Oversize Torch£0.16
Scrap Rebar£0.35
Scrap Washing Machines£0.12
Scrap Water Heaters£0.12

Scrap Electronics Prices per Kilogram

ElectronicsPrice Per Kilo
Scrap Back PanelsContact local scrap yard
Scrap Cellphones
Scrap Computer Wire
Scrap CPU Chips
Scrap CRT Monitors
Scrap Empty PC Servers
Scrap Graphics Cards
Scrap Hard DrivesContact local scrap yard
Scrap Hard Drive Boards
Scrap Laptops
Scrap LCD Monitors
Scrap Low Grade Boards
Scrap Mainframes
Scrap Memory
Scrap Mice
Scrap MotherboardsContact 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 EquipmentContact local scrap yard