Scrap Copper Pipe
Copper pipe is bought as No. 1 or No. 2 copper, and which one depends on what is still on it. Clean pipe with nothing attached is No. 1. Solder, paint and brass fittings each take it down a grade.
Most of the difference is a few minutes with a hacksaw, and the brass you cut off is paid too.
How your pipe is graded
Clean pipe, nothing attached
No solder, paint or fittings. Light oxidation is fine.
Soldered joints, paint or heavy tarnish
Cut the soldered ends off and the clean lengths go back to No. 1.
Brass elbows, valves and unions
Cut off and kept separate, they go as mixed brass.
Getting the better grade
- 01Cut off every brass fitting and soldered joint.
- 02Pull off insulation lagging, tape and plastic coating.
- 03Keep clean pipe, soldered offcuts and brass in three separate bags.
- 04Not sure which pile something goes in? Send a photo before you sort.
Common questions
- How much is scrap copper pipe worth?
- Clean pipe goes as No. 1 Copper, one of the best-paid grades in the yard. Soldered or fitted pipe goes as No. 2. Call or WhatsApp for today’s rate.
- Is shiny copper pipe bright copper?
- No. Bright copper is a wire grade. Clean pipe, however shiny, is No. 1 Copper.
- Do I need to take the insulation off copper pipe?
- Yes, for No. 1. Lagging, tape and plastic coating count against the weight.
- How do I sell scrap copper pipe?
- Drive in with photo ID and your bank details, or send a photo first for the grade. It is weighed in front of you and paid by EFT before you leave.
Getting today’s rate
Rates follow the metal market and change through the week. Send a photo on WhatsApp or call the yard, tell us roughly how much you have, and we will tell you the grade and today’s rate.
Or drive in to 8 Noonan Rd, Ingleburn with photo ID and your bank details. It is weighed in front of you and paid by EFT before you leave.
