What Are the Most Valuable Sources of Scrap Metal?
For many manufacturing and industrial businesses, recycling can be little more than a necessary evil — a final task to minimize expenses before closing out jobs. That said, not all scrap metal is created equal, and knowing what to keep an eye out for can help you maximize your profit when it comes time to recycle your manufacturing and industrial metal waste. Particularly if you don’t have the time or manpower to recycle all your scrap metal, knowing which ones are most valuable can help you determine how to best use your time. What Are the Most Valuable Scrap Metals? Knowing what the most valuable scrap metals are will help you focus on what items will get you the most value at a scrap yard. While the cost of scrap metals is always in flux depending on your location and on national availability, certain metals as a rule are more valuable than others. Ferrous metals (those that contain iron) are recycled in greater quantities, but non-ferrous ones tend to s...