Here you can find the current scrap metal prices being paid by scrap yards in Edinburgh UK. In general, scrap metal prices differ based on material and your location. We provide a range of different scrap yards for all of your different types of scrap metal across Edinburgh. We have the current scrap metal prices in Edinburgh and the UK. The most profitable and sought after scrap metals you can sell for top scrap metal prices in Edinburgh include copper, aluminium, brass, stainless steel, iron, lead, scrap cars and even copper pipes. Recycling scrap metal through metal dealers in Edinburgh can be a very good way to make a some cash and the best way to ensure you are getting good top prices for your scrap metal in Edinburgh (per kilo or per tonne) is to check listed scrap yards and metal dealers around Edinburgh on our website.
Scrap metal prices Edinburgh UK
Scrap Metal Prices vary from scrap yard to scrap yard in Edinburgh. Fact is that Edinburgh is a great city to find scrap yards that offer great scrap metal prices per kg/ton. Many of Edinburgh's half million population have got lots of scrap metals lying around and could net you quite a bit of cash when selling it to a recycle or scrap yard in Edinburgh. Scrap cars, left over copper piping and wiring, soft drink cans, and even broken appliances such as cookers and washing machines are all considered scrap metal. Scrap metal prices offer by scrap yards in Edinburgh and the UK vary daily so before you head to your local scrap yard to sell your scrap metal it could be a good idea to check the scrap metal prices by giving them a call.Types of Scrap Metal you can Sell For Top Prices per tonne/kg in Edinburgh?
All kinds of scrap metal have a price and can be sold for good prices in Edinburgh although you should take note that most scrap yards in Edinburgh will not buy electrical equipment as scrap metal as the process of removing the scrap metal is not easy. The most common scrap metals that can be recycled for the best scrap metal prices in Edinburgh and are accepted at almost all scrap metal recycling and scrap yards include:
Aluminium
Copper
Stainless Steel
Iron
Lead
Brass
Nickel
Brass
Scrap Metal Prices Per KG Edinburgh
It is good to know what prices per kg a scrap yard or scrap metal recycle company in Edinburgh is paying before you visit one. Below is a rough guide as to what scrap metal prices you should be offered in Edinburgh.
Copper (clean) - £3.25 - £4.00
Aluminium - £0.15 - £0.80
Aluminium Cans - £0.05 - £0.08
Clean Brass - £1.95 - £2.60
Lead - £0.45 - £0.72
Stainless Steel - £0.65 - £0.98
Steel Radiators - £0.98 - £2.27
Now that you understand the value of your scrap metal you should be able to figure out if the scrap metal prices localscrap yards in Edinburgh are offering are competitive or not
Scrap Metal Prices Edinburgh Scrap/Recycle Metal Info?
Recycled aluminium cans can go from your bin to another aluminium product in only 60 days? Recycling Scrap Metal helps us look after our environment by reducing the amount of raw materials being used.
All scrap yards in Edinburgh purchase non ferrous metals such as Aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin, zinc and more metals like these can be recycled time and time again and at the moment scrap yards in Edinburgh and throughout the UK are screaming out for all types of scrap metals and most are offering competitive scrap metal prices in Edinburgh.
Above and on our homepage is a scrap metal prices guide on this you can view a rough value of scrap metal. Scrap yards in Edinburgh should offer prices similar to the ones displayed on the chart so you can still use the chart to get a rough idea of the true prices you should be offered for your scrap metals.
Here is a list of Scrap Yards in Edinburgh, we recommend you phone any of them to request the scrap metal prices they are paying on the day you want to sell it.
William Waugh
Granton High Goods Yard, 12 W Harbour Rd, Edinburgh EH5 1PH
0131 552 5559
John Mcdonald Metal Recycling
15 Sauchiebank,mEdinburgh EH11 2NN
0131 337 5400
Edinburgh Auto Salvage
10, St. Margarets Farm, Edinburgh EH20 9SS
07548 716316
1st Choice Groundworks and Scrap Yard
Engine Road, Loanhead, Edinburgh EH20 9RF
0131 448 1978
Gordon's Scrap Cars
40/5 Dickson St, Edinburgh EH6 8RR
0131 554 4490
Saughton Motors Ltd
10 Longstone St, Edinburgh EH14 2BR
0131 443 7002
DALTON METAL RECYCLING
52/66 Salamander Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7LA
0131 555 4111
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Scrap Metal Recycling Prices Edinburgh
There a wide range of benefits of recycling scrap metal in Edinburgh, not only can it make you some extra cash, it also massively helps us keep the planet clean. We do not need to scour our planet for more materials if we reuse them over and over again. Scrap metal can be reused hundreds of times, saving thousands of pounds worth of energy. Not only that, but Edinburgh scrap yards also help to ensure that all of our metal using industries have the materials to keep running, without allowing all of the valuable scrap metal pieces simply ending up in a landfill.
Types Of Scrap Metal You Can Sell For Top Prices Per KG/Tonne in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh and many other cities Scrap Metal is generally broken down into various different types of subdivisions, ferrous metals and non ferrous metals. There are other types of scrap metal that will usually be accepted by scrap yards in Edinburgh, these are detailed more thoroughly below:
Types of machinery from industrial facilities.
Metallic waste produce from industrial facilities.
Non-functional motor vehicles including motorbikes, cars, vans, trucks and more.
Examples of ferrous scrap metals Edinburgh scrap yards will pay top prices for include various types of copper, lead, aluminium, iron, brass and steel. These types of metal are regularly located within ordinary Edinburgh household appliances and utensils. All in all you will find that recycling ferrous scrap will usually return substantially lower scrap metal prices than non ferrous scrap. Do not let this put you off recycling these types of metals because it is still possible to make a significant amount of money from it.
Examples of non ferrous scrap metals that Edinburgh Scrap Yards will be more than willing to buy include (these are the most popular forms) copper, aluminium, brass and more.
Many people in Edinburgh are completely unaware of the widespread availability to scrap metal vendors who are exceptionally keen to purchase scrap metal every single day. While most Edinburgh scrap yards have specific standards for each individual type of scrap metal, if you meet these then it couldn't be easier to turn your materials into a great price using our scrap metal prices above.
Some examples of the best metals to sell for top prices per tonne/kg in Edinburgh include aluminium; a number of different types of cabling, radiators, wheels, extrusion, sheets, castings and more. Similarly for copper there is cabling, coils, wires and a variety of different types of alloys too.
As you can see, determining the type of scrap that you possess can be a convoluted matter that is off putting for the majority of people. However, once you get past this step it is possible to make a lot of money by taking each piece to a scrap metal yard in Edinburgh.
