SA Copper Scraps is a scrap metal recycling yard at 12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields SA 5107, in Adelaide’s northern suburbs. Bring copper, brass, aluminium, steel, stainless, lead, cable, batteries, motors and catalytic converters; every grade is weighed in front of you on certified scales and paid by bank transfer the same visit. Open Monday to Friday 7:30am–5:00pm and Saturday 7:30am–2:00pm, no booking needed.
One yard for every common scrap metal, so one trip clears the lot. Pick a metal for its grades, preparation tips and current guide rate. Not sure what you have? Bring it in and we will sort it with you.
Bright and shiny wire, #1 and #2 copper, pipe, busbar and offcuts. The highest-paying common metal.
Insulated cable and stripped wire, priced on how much copper is inside.
Window frames, extrusion, sheet, cast aluminium, cans and alloy wheels.
Sinks, benches, kitchen equipment, pipe and fabrication offcuts.
Heavy and light steel, structural offcuts, machinery and cast iron.
Lead-acid car, truck, marine and deep-cycle batteries, paid per battery.
Electric motors, starters, alternators, compressors, radiators and aircon coils, graded on their copper.
Split, ducted and window units once the refrigerant has been recovered by a licensed technician.
Priced one by one on the serial number and the metals inside.
Shed, workshop and site clean-outs with several metals in one load, sorted with you at the scales.
Recycling your scrap metal with us is paid, not charged. These are guide ranges from our current price guide; the rate for your load is confirmed at the yard after grading and weighing.
| Metal | Guide range | More detail |
|---|---|---|
| Bright and #1 copper | A$17–21/kg | Copper price |
| Brass | A$9–14/kg | Brass price |
| Insulated copper cable | A$7–15/kg | Cable scrap price |
| Aluminium extrusion | A$2.50–3.50/kg | Aluminium price |
| Lead | A$1.70–2.00/kg | Lead price |
| Stainless steel (304 and 316) | A$1.00–1.80/kg | Stainless steel price |
| Steel | A$0.10–0.25/kg | Steel price |
| Car batteries | about A$6 each | Battery prices |
Recycling scrap metal with us takes one visit. You stay with your load the whole time, and you see every reading on the scales.
Keep copper, brass and aluminium apart from steel where it is safe to do so. Mixed loads are fine; we sort them with you.
Bring your load to 12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields during opening hours. No booking needed; ring ahead for loads over about a tonne.
We grade each metal with you and weigh every grade separately on certified scales in front of you.
We record current photo ID and seller details for every sale, as South Australian law requires.
We confirm each grade’s rate and pay you by bank transfer before you leave.
Scrap metal falls into two groups. Ferrous metals contain iron: steel and cast iron, which a magnet sticks to. Non-ferrous metals don’t: copper, brass, aluminium, lead and most stainless steel. Non-ferrous metals are worth many times more per kilo, so pulling them out of a steel load is the easiest way to lift your payout.
Run a magnet over the pile, keep each non-ferrous metal in its own bag or tub, and take off steel screws, plastic and timber where you safely can. Bring insulated cable as it is; thin cable rarely pays for the time it takes to strip. Our guides on how to sort scrap metal before selling and how scrap metal is graded and paid for go into more detail.
We are a registered South Australian business trading from a fixed yard at 12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields, just off Salisbury Highway and Port Wakefield Road. Copper is our speciality, and the same team grades and pays for every other metal that comes through the gate.
Sorted metal goes into its own bins and on to smelters, refiners and steelworks as feedstock for new metal. Metals can be recycled again and again without losing their properties, so a load recycled here is metal that doesn’t need to be mined and doesn’t end up in landfill.
From a bag of copper offcuts to regular trade loads, the process and the scales are the same for everyone.
Shed and garage clean-outs, renovation leftovers, old hot water systems and appliances.
Metal recovered during strip-outs: frames, roofing, pipe and cable.
Batteries, radiators, wheels, motors, offcuts and production scrap.
A few items are a danger to you and to our team, so they have to come out of a load before it reaches the scales.
South Australia’s Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2025 brings in dealer registration, mandatory identification and record-keeping for every transaction, and a ban on paying for scrap in cash once it commences. We already work that way: we record your photo ID and the details of each sale, and we pay by bank transfer, so every sale has a clear record.
If you are bringing in a large amount of copper, cable or catalytic converters, be ready to say where it came from. It protects you, and it is what a compliant yard is required to ask. More on what the changes mean for sellers is in our frequently asked questions.
Our yard is in Green Fields, next to Parafield Gardens, Salisbury and Mawson Lakes. Customers bring metal from right across metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia.
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At SA Copper Scraps, 12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields SA 5107. We are open Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm and Saturday 7:30am to 2:00pm, and you don’t need to book. Every metal is graded with you, weighed on certified scales in front of you and paid the same visit.
We pay. Every metal we accept is bought by weight and grade (batteries and catalytic converters by the unit), and you are paid by bank transfer before you leave. There is no fee to drop off metal we buy.
Copper, copper cable and wire, brass, aluminium, stainless steel, steel and cast iron, lead, car and truck batteries, electric motors, compressors, radiators, air conditioners once degassed, alloy wheels and catalytic converters. Mixed loads are welcome.
Copper. Bright and #1 copper sit around A$17–21/kg on our current guide, followed by brass at around A$9–14/kg and insulated copper cable at around A$7–15/kg. See what scrap metal is worth the most for the full ranking.
Yes. Bring current photo ID such as a driver’s licence. We record seller details for every sale, as South Australian law requires.
By bank transfer, the same visit, once your metal has been graded and weighed. South Australia’s Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2025 bans cash payments for scrap once it commences, and we already pay every customer by transfer.
No. Drive in during opening hours. For loads over about a tonne, or very long or heavy pieces, ring 08 7225 9998 first so we can confirm the rate and where to unload.
Yes. Shed, workshop and site clean-outs with several metals are welcome. We sort them with you at the scales, though sorting before you come usually gets you a better price.
Yes. A single bag of copper offcuts or a few old taps is worth bringing in. Copper and brass are valuable enough that small amounts add up.
No. The yard is closed on Sundays. We are open Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm and Saturday 7:30am to 2:00pm.
Sort what you can, bring photo ID, and we will grade and weigh your scrap metal in front of you and pay you by bank transfer the same visit. 12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields SA 5107.
SA Copper Scraps is a scrap metal buyer and recycler at Green Fields in Adelaide’s north. Bring copper, brass, aluminium, cable, batteries and more to our yard. Every grade is weighed in front of you and paid the same visit.
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