Weighed in front of you
You watch the load go on the scales and you see the reading yourself. Nothing gets weighed out the back.
What we buy
Every metal we buy, and how each is graded.
Sorted by kind, with a line on why each kind is graded the way it is. Not sure what yours is? Send a photo and we will tell you.
- Open till 6:30pm weekdays
- Weighed in front of you
- Paid on the spot
Copper, brass, aluminium and lead
The non-ferrous metals: no iron in them, they will not hold a magnet, and they pay the most per kilo. Copper pays the most, then brass, then aluminium, and within each one the grade decides as much as the metal.
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Copper
$7–$21/kg
The highest paying metal we take. Grade matters more here than anywhere else.
Pipe, tube, bright wire, busbar, offcuts
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Brass
$6–$13/kg
Fittings, taps and valves. We separate mixed brass on site so you are paid for what it actually is.
Taps, fittings, valves, hardware
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Aluminium
$1–$3.80/kg
Extrusion, sheet, cans and offcuts. Clean loads pay better than mixed ones.
Extrusion, sheet, cans, window frames
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Lead
$0.80–$2.50/kg
Sheet, flashing, weights and offcuts.
Sheet, flashing, wheel weights
More on lead
Stainless steel, steel and iron
Steel and iron hold a magnet and pay the least per kilo, which is why they are talked about by the tonne. Stainless sits between: most of it will not hold a magnet, and it is worth well above mild steel as long as it is kept out of the steel bin.
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Stainless steel
$0.40–$2.80/kg
Kitchen fit-outs, benches, tanks and pipework. Grade gets checked, not guessed.
Benches, sinks, tanks, pipework
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Steel and heavy metal
$150–$400/t
Structural offcuts, plate, beams and general heavy scrap. Bins available for jobs over a tonne.
Beams, plate, RHS, general heavy
More on steel and heavy metal
Cable, motors and radiators
Things with copper inside them. They are graded on what can be recovered rather than as clean metal, so they are worth keeping apart from both the copper and the steel.
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Cable and wire
$1.50–$21/kg
Insulated cable and wire of any size. Usually worth bringing in rather than stripping it yourself.
Insulated cable, house wire, data, armoured
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Electric motors
$0.80–$2.20/kg
Motors of any size, from workshop tools up to industrial plant.
Pumps, compressors, industrial motors
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Radiators
$1–$16/kg
Copper, brass and aluminium radiators and heat exchangers.
Car radiators, heat exchangers, aircon coils
More on radiators
Cars and car parts
Whole vehicles, collected free, and the parts that come off them. A car is valued as a car; its battery, wheels and catalytic converter are each worth something on their own.
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Car bodies
End of life vehicles and car bodies, collected from anywhere in Greater Melbourne.
Cars, utes, vans, 4WDs
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Batteries
$0.40–$0.90/kg
Lead acid batteries from cars, trucks and industrial backup systems.
Car, truck, forklift, UPS
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Alloy wheels
$1–$3.50/kg
Alloy rims with or without tyres still fitted.
Mags, alloy rims, wheel sets
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Catalytic converters
Original converters off cars, utes and vans. Bring photo ID: the law requires it for every sale.
Original, with pipe on, still on the car
More on catalytic converters
Not on the list?
Ring and ask before you rule it out.
These are the common ones, not everything we take. We do not take household appliances: washing machines, fridges, dryers or dishwashers.
Call 0452 220 422Why people use this yard
Paid on the spot
Settled the moment the weight is agreed. No invoice to wait on and nobody to chase next week.
Open till 6:30pm weekdays
Two hours after most Melbourne yards shut, 5pm on Saturday, and after hours by arrangement if you ring ahead.
No minimum at the yard
A boot load is weighed the same way as a truck load. Factories and industrial sites, we collect.
Got metal sitting there doing nothing?
Ring us and we will tell you what it is worth and whether it is worth bringing in. Takes two minutes and it costs you nothing to ask.