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Updated: 8/5/2026

Major Materials

CategoryMaterial / GradePrice / kgDetails
🔩 Ferrous MetalsHMS 1 – Heavy Melting Steel

Clean heavy steel ¼" and over; no tin, galvanised or coated material.

A$0.2800All prices
🔩 Ferrous MetalsHMS 2 – Heavy Melting Steel

Mixed heavy steel; can include coated or painted material.

A$0.2400All prices
🔩 Ferrous MetalsShredded Steel

Machine-shredded auto and appliance steel; clean and compact.

A$0.3000All prices
🔩 Ferrous MetalsStructural Steel

Beams, girders, columns, angles and channels.

A$0.2600All prices
🔩 Ferrous MetalsLight Iron / Sheet Metal

Thin-gauge sheet steel, pressed panels, appliance skins.

A$0.2000All prices
🔩 Ferrous MetalsCast Iron

Engine blocks, pipes, and machinery castings.

A$0.1800All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsCopper Bare Bright Wire

Clean, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire with no insulation.

A$8.2000All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsCopper #1

Clean copper tubing, bus bar and wire ≥1/16" thick.

A$7.6000All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsCopper #2

Copper with some solder, paint or light oxidation.

A$6.8000All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsInsulated Copper Cable

Mixed cable with insulation; 60–70% copper recovery.

A$4.5000All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsAluminium Extrusion (6063)

Clean, uncoated window and door extrusions.

A$1.8500All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsAluminium Cans (UBC)

Used beverage cans, baled.

A$1.5500All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsAluminium Sheet

Clean aluminium sheet with no coating.

A$1.5000All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsStainless Steel 304

18/8 grade stainless, mixed form.

A$1.2000All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsStainless Steel 316

Marine-grade stainless, mixed form.

A$1.6000All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsBrass

Clean yellow brass with no iron attachments.

A$5.8000All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsLead

Soft lead, clean, excluding battery casing.

A$1.9500All prices
🔩 Non-Ferrous MetalsZinc

New production zinc die-cast.

A$2.7000All prices
🔩 PlasticsPET Plastic (#1)

Clear PET bottles, baled.

A$0.2800All prices
🔩 PlasticsHDPE Plastic (#2)

Natural HDPE containers, clean.

A$0.3500All prices
🔩 PlasticsMixed Plastic

Sorted mixed post-consumer plastics.

A$0.1200All prices
🔩 Paper & CardboardCardboard (OCC)

Old corrugated containers, dry, baled.

A$0.0950All prices
🔩 Paper & CardboardMixed Paper

Sorted office and mixed waste paper.

A$0.0700All prices
🔩 E-WasteE-Waste (Mixed)

Mixed electronics, circuit boards and cables, pre-sort.

A$0.4000All 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.

kg
📌 Unit Price per kgA$0.2800
Estimated ValueA$0.2800

Prices are indicative estimates. Actual yard prices vary by location, grade and condition.

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