The more you know…the more you’ll earn.
Round Bottom Recycling takes pride in our Retail Recycling operations. Striving to make our customer’s visit an enjoyable experience through courteous and friendly service, and assuring competitive pricing in a clean environment.
We are also about educating our retail recycling clients. We strive to educate our customers and help them to understand the value of scrap metal recycling to earn top dollar for your scrap. So here you will find resourceful information on how you can make your scrap recycling work for you.
You can also visit our FAQ page for answers to some of the most often asked questions and check our our “materials accepted” list for a detailed listing of the extensive list.
Below are tips, tricks and some advice on how you can start leveraging your scrap recycling techniques to earn more!
Making your visit pay…
4 Solid Tips and Tricks
There are lots of ways to improve your net return of scrap metal recycling. Below are some basic, yet powerful tips that will help make your efforts more rewarding
Know your metals
Understand the difference between ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Learn what metals are worth more than others.
Identify and Sort
This works well for you in keeping your more valuable metals seperate and makes the job of checking you in and out much faster and more profitable.
Around the House
By understanding what materials you can recycle, you can then take a good look around your house and property. Many would be suprised at how much recycleable material we have.
Understand the Market
The metal market changes daily based on supply and demand. Thus, so will the value of your material. Understanding the market will help assure you are getting fair market value at the time of sale.
What to look for…
The list of scrap metal items is extensive, so when you are looking around your home and property, keep in mind you more than likely have cash sitting around. Once you understand ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and the hidden treasures of precious metals, you are on your way.
Below is a list of just some of the items you can be on the lookout for…
All Around you
• Aluminum Extrusion
• Aluminum Cans
• Clip Aluminum
• Aluminum Siding and Gutters
•Painted Clip Aluminum
Automotive
• Radiators
• Alternators
• Catalytic Converter
• Aluminum/Steel wheels
• entire vehicles (must be drained of all fluids)
Household Items
• Electric Appliances Cords
• Metal Patio furniture
• Copper and Brass Fixtures
• Large Appliances
• Lawn Tools and mowers
Most people want to enhance their profit for their scrap material.
Share your ideas with others and ask other scrappers what tips and tricks they might have.
USE YOUR MAGNET
A great tool to keep handy is a good old fashioned magnet. Use it to check your scrap metal to find out it is a ferrous or non-ferrous metal.
NON-FERROUS METALS
Your non-ferrous metals will typically bring you more per pound then the ferrous metals. So sort wisely.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
* magnet
* 5 gallon buckets
* a metal file
* leather gloves
* wire cutters
SPARK TEST
Spark testing is the process of grinding your material to test what type of metal you have. Based on the characteristic of the sparks will help you determine the metal type.
