Scrap Metal Guides
How to Sort Scrap Metal Before You Sell It
How to sort scrap metal at home before taking it to a yard – the magnet test, telling copper from brass, and why sorting decides what you’re paid.
September 28, 2026
Step-by-step guides for preparing scrap metal, cable and batteries before you bring them to our Green Fields yard, so grading is quick and you are paid the right rate.
How to sort scrap metal at home before taking it to a yard – the magnet test, telling copper from brass, and why sorting decides what you’re paid.
Your car battery has finally died. It’s sitting in the garage, it’s heavier than it looks, and you have a vague sense
The metals we buy most, with grade notes and the latest guide ranges. Final prices are confirmed at the yard after grading and weighing.
Sort what you can, bring photo ID, and we will grade and weigh your metal in front of you and pay you the same visit.
12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields SA 5107 · Mon–Fri 7:30am–5:00pm · Sat 7:30am–2:00pm
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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