Do You Have Scrap Metal?

Bill VanLoo MS(fp) Sr Extension Educator
Cornell University CE SL County

Scrap metal is worth money. Removing it will help make our environment cleaner and safer. The Farmland Protection Board of St Lawrence County has identified that a clean up would put money in your pocket as well as beautify the countryside, attract tourism and increase property values.

If you have scrap metal sitting around now would be a good time to consider a clean up. The price will depend on the region, How far does it need to travel to get to market?; form of the metal, Is it crushed?; purity, Is it sorted?; quantity, Does it fill a load?; and of course current market conditions.

Prices are quite high and I have listed the prices as seen on Monday, August 21, 2006.
These prices are what are being offered on the metal exchange at Globalscrap exchange. Prices change as they do on any exchange. http://www.globalscrap.com/MetalPrices/PrimaryMetals/tabid/150/default.aspx

Scrap Metal Table

If we convert these values on a ton basis the price for copper is at $6,770 per ton. Aluminum is at $2,248. Iron is at $212 per ton. You must recognize that these prices are what is being offered for specific forms and quantity as well as being pure. If we relate these prices to the value as delivered to a scrap dealer we could expect about half of these values The metals would however need to be sorted and pure.

Following are some scrap dealers that you can contact. This is by no means a full listing.
Massena Metals Inc. 315-769-3846 Massena
Waste Stream 315-265-3860 Potsdam
Vance Savage 315-389-4005 Brasher Falls, Winthrop
J&E Enterprises 315-465-3323 Pierrepont Manor
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp 613-933-1119 Cornwall
Kimco CDN Scrap 613-267-0912 Kingston

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call us at 379-9192 extension 233.

Questions? Contact Bill VanLoo.