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Scale Open · Mon–Sat 6 AM–4 PM

Your scrap.
Fair ticket.
Same morning.

Copper weighed, graded, and settled at today's live market rate. Bare bright to insulated — we take it all.

24 hrs

Settlement

$0

Hidden Fees

8+

Material Grades

Copper Recycling Yard

Drop a load.
Get paid today.

Electrical contractors, demo crews, and plant managers — bring your scrap to the scale or schedule a pickup. No appointment needed for walk-ins.

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The Problem → The Fix

That scrap bin is costing you floor space and cash.

Every week it sits is a week the price moves without you. Here's what that pile is actually worth.

Cramped job-site trailer with scrap copper wire piling up in bins, lost floor space, disorganized metal scrap heap
Before Smelt

"It's just sitting there."

  • Scrap bins overflowing — nowhere to stage new material
  • No idea what #2 insulated is trading at today
  • Demo crew leaves Friday, scrap still not moved
  • Three phone calls to three different yards, zero callbacks
After Smelt

Same load. Settlement check.

Smelt Settlement · Ticket #4471Feb 26, 2026

#1 Bare Bright

312 lbs @ $4.21/lb

$1,313.52

#2 Copper Wire

88 lbs @ $3.74/lb

$329.12

Insulated Wire

54 lbs @ $1.85/lb

$99.90

Copper Pipe

27 lbs @ $3.62/lb

$97.74
Total Settlement$1,840.28

Bins cleared by 9 AM. Check in hand by noon. Floor space back by afternoon.

Live Market Rates · Updated Daily

Today's copper prices.
No surprises at the scale.

Prices posted every morning by 6 AM. What you see here is what prints on your ticket.

Code
Grade
Price
24h Δ
BB-1
#1 Bare Bright
$4.21/lb
+$0.08
CW-2
#2 Copper Wire
$3.74/lb
+$0.05
IW-3
Insulated Wire
$1.85/lb
$0.02
CP-1
Copper Pipe
$3.62/lb
+$0.03
MT-1
Motors / Armature
$0.42/lb
BUS
Bus Bar
$3.90/lb
+$0.11
Prices in USD/lb. Based on COMEX spot + scrap premium. Updated Feb 26, 2026 · 6:00 AM
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Every Scale, Every Volume

From one bin to a full-building strip.

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The Saturday morning haul

Residential Cleanout

Homeowner renovation, basement cleanout, HVAC swap — 50 to 300 lbs of mixed copper. Pull up to the scale, get weighed, get paid. No appointment. No minimum.

Typical Engagement

50–300 lbs

Typical Load

< 15 min

Wait Time

Cash or check

Payment

Common Materials

Romex / NM-BCopper pipeHVAC coils

How It Works

1Arrive at yard or schedule pickup
2Material weighed on certified NTEP scale
3Grade assessed, ticket printed on the spot
4Settlement by check or next-day ACH

4,200+

Contractors Served

12M lbs

Copper Recycled

98.4%

Same-Day Settlement

14 yrs

Yard Operating

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1840 Smelter Rd
Columbus, OH 43207

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Sat 6–12 PM

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