Copper Scrap

Benefits of the Copper Scrap

Copper is one of the most important materials in our everyday life, and copper scrap material represents a strategic source of this crucial base metal. It is 100% recyclable, and for the most part retains its wide variety of beneficial properties when it is reused. Scrap metal recycling benefits the environment in many ways, such as by reducing energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and landfill waste.

Copper scrap material — also known as secondary copper — can be divided into two main categories: new scrap and old scrap. New scrap is copper metal discarded in fabrication and manufacturing processes and is typically considered higher-grade material than old scrap. Old scrap refers to copper wire, copper tubing, roofing copper or copper pipe from post-consumer products that can be converted to refined metal and alloys.