No.1 Copper Wire Needs Scrapping?

No1 Copper Wire is a thick, high-quality form of un-alloyed copper containing plastic insulation. 

Granulated copper is refined copper, usually wire, which has been shredded into tiny pieces. This usually presents a higher grade of copper without any impurities or waste. 

Lead washed braziery are copper radiators dipped in lead which are sought after and bought by most scrap yards in the UK.

Often recognised for its dirty appearance, no. 2 copper is made up of a mixture of unalloyed wire, pipe or solid metal, tarnished with coatings

Copper tubes can be found in central heating systems. For scrap copper tube to be “new” it needs to be clean and not contaminated.

Heavy copper is a grade of scrap copper which is typically copper piping which has no fittings and no metallics attached to it.