Sell scrap copper in Brisbane

Brisbane scrap copper buyers who collect from your site

Copper is one of the most valuable non-ferrous scrap metals, so sell it rather than bin it. Forge Recyclers buys scrap copper from electricians, plumbers, air-conditioning techs, builders and workshops across Brisbane, and we collect it from your site. Send photos of your copper and we reply with a quote.

Types of scrap copper we buy

• Bare copper wire

  Clean, stripped wire with no coating, solder or tarnish. This is the top copper grade.

• Copper pipe and tube

  Plumbing and air-conditioning pipe. Clean pipe is worth more than pipe with solder, paint or fittings.

• Mixed and coated copper

  Copper with solder, paint or a light coating, and loads that mix copper items.

• Insulated copper cable

  Power, building and data cable, priced on the copper inside.

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• Copper cylinders

  Copper hot water cylinders from plumbing jobs and renovations.

• Motors and compressors

  Electric motors and sealed compressors with copper windings.

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• Busbar and offcuts

  Busbar, sheet and offcuts from switchboards and fabrication.

Why sell your scrap copper to Forge Recyclers

• We collect from the job or the depot. Cable offcuts, pipe and cylinders go straight from your site, with no trip to a yard.
• Graded on how clean it is. Bare wire, clean pipe and mixed copper are graded apart, so sorted copper is priced as sorted copper.
• A quote before the pick-up. Send photos and see the quote before we collect anything.
• One trip for the lot. Add the brass, cable and steel from the same jobs.

Scrap copper prices in Brisbane: what your copper is worth

We price copper by grade and weight, and the grade comes down to how clean it is. Bare, bright wire earns the most. Solder, paint, brass fittings and plastic all pull the grade down. The copper price moves with the world market every day, so a price list goes out of date fast. Send photos instead and we quote today's price for your load.

A few minutes of sorting can lift what your copper is worth:

• Keep copper apart from brass and steel.
• Cut off brass fittings and steel clamps when it is quick and safe to do.
• Keep insulated cable apart from bare copper.
• Never burn cable to strip it.

Who sells us scrap copper

Electricians sell us cable offcuts and old switchboards. Plumbers have pipe, cylinders and brass fittings. Air-conditioning and refrigeration techs have pipe and compressors. Builders and demolition crews pull copper out in strip-outs, and manufacturers build up offcuts and busbar. Our page for tradies explains how a regular pick-up works.

Copper recycling that pays

Copper can be recycled again and again without losing its performance, so your offcuts go back into new wire, pipe and fittings. Recycling copper also takes far less energy than mining and refining new metal: about 85% less, according to the recycling industry's figures. For your business, it turns a bin of waste into income and keeps copper out of landfill and general waste skips.

Scrap copper pick-up from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast

We collect copper from job sites, workshops and businesses from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast. Most loads are mixed, so add the brass, cable and steel to the same pick-up. The process is the same every time: photos, a quote, then the pick-up. See how a scrap metal pick-up works.