Recycling Scrap Copper
Recycling Scrap copper is believed to be the most profitable side of recycling business with current prices soaring more than $7K per metric ton this year. Copper and its alloys have been recycled since many years to make new objects from scrap metal from various old copper articles.
If you wish to recycle on a large scale you can also buy scrap copper from various sellers. You can easily find them through various online portals (like scrapbuyerseller) which have many scrap copper buying / selling leads posted every day. The key steps to recycle copper is to first collect copper form various sources. Once you have ample scrap metal analyze and grade it into no 1 (clean, unalloyed, and uncoated copper) and no 2 copper (may include oxidized or coated/plated pieces). Number 1 scrap is directly melted to purity and cast into bricks, cakes, ingots. Number 2 scrap is electrolyzed to get desired purity and final product is thin pure copper sheets. By recycling, the copper industry can always be sure that copper will always be available as it is recycled and reused.