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Major Materials
A$0.2800
per kg
A$0.3000
per kg
A$8.2000
per kg
A$4.5000
per kg
A$1.8500
per kg
A$1.5500
per kg
A$1.2000
per kg
A$0.0950
per kg
| Category | Material / Grade | Price / kg | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔩 Ferrous Metals | HMS 1 – Heavy Melting Steel Clean heavy steel ¼" and over; no tin, galvanised or coated material. | A$0.2800 | All prices |
| 🔩 Ferrous Metals | HMS 2 – Heavy Melting Steel Mixed heavy steel; can include coated or painted material. | A$0.2400 | All prices |
| 🔩 Ferrous Metals | Shredded Steel Machine-shredded auto and appliance steel; clean and compact. | A$0.3000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Ferrous Metals | Structural Steel Beams, girders, columns, angles and channels. | A$0.2600 | All prices |
| 🔩 Ferrous Metals | Light Iron / Sheet Metal Thin-gauge sheet steel, pressed panels, appliance skins. | A$0.2000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Ferrous Metals | Cast Iron Engine blocks, pipes, and machinery castings. | A$0.1800 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Copper Bare Bright Wire Clean, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire with no insulation. | A$8.2000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Copper #1 Clean copper tubing, bus bar and wire ≥1/16" thick. | A$7.6000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Copper #2 Copper with some solder, paint or light oxidation. | A$6.8000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Insulated Copper Cable Mixed cable with insulation; 60–70% copper recovery. | A$4.5000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Aluminium Extrusion (6063) Clean, uncoated window and door extrusions. | A$1.8500 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Aluminium Cans (UBC) Used beverage cans, baled. | A$1.5500 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Aluminium Sheet Clean aluminium sheet with no coating. | A$1.5000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Stainless Steel 304 18/8 grade stainless, mixed form. | A$1.2000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Stainless Steel 316 Marine-grade stainless, mixed form. | A$1.6000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Brass Clean yellow brass with no iron attachments. | A$5.8000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Lead Soft lead, clean, excluding battery casing. | A$1.9500 | All prices |
| 🔩 Non-Ferrous Metals | Zinc New production zinc die-cast. | A$2.7000 | All prices |
| 🔩 Plastics | PET Plastic (#1) Clear PET bottles, baled. | A$0.2800 | All prices |
| 🔩 Plastics | HDPE Plastic (#2) Natural HDPE containers, clean. | A$0.3500 | All prices |
| 🔩 Plastics | Mixed Plastic Sorted mixed post-consumer plastics. | A$0.1200 | All prices |
| 🔩 Paper & Cardboard | Cardboard (OCC) Old corrugated containers, dry, baled. | A$0.0950 | All prices |
| 🔩 Paper & Cardboard | Mixed Paper Sorted office and mixed waste paper. | A$0.0700 | All prices |
| 🔩 E-Waste | E-Waste (Mixed) Mixed electronics, circuit boards and cables, pre-sort. | A$0.4000 | All prices |
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Prices as of 8/5/2026, 6:48:17 AM
Clean heavy steel ¼" and over; no tin, galvanised or coated material.
Prices are indicative estimates. Actual yard prices vary by location, grade and condition.
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