Sell insulated or stripped copper cable, from electricians’ offcuts to full drums of old power cable. We grade it on copper recovery, weigh it in front of you and pay you before you leave.
Read our guide: copper scrap grades: bare bright, #1 and #2
Read our guide: copper vs aluminium cable: how to tell them apart
Each grade goes on the scale separately, so you see every reading.
Paid as soon as grading and weighing are done.
Mon–Fri 7:30am–5:00pm, Sat 7:30am–2:00pm. No booking required.
SA business, ABN 53 643 157 019, fixed yard at Green Fields.
Two bags of cable can weigh the same and be worth very different amounts. What matters is how much of that weight is copper. Thick power and welding cable is mostly copper, while thin data and appliance cable is mostly plastic.
We sort your cable into grades with you, weigh each grade on certified scales and explain the rate before you are paid. You do not need to strip anything first, and mixed cable from a job is fine.
Bring it sorted if you can. If not, we will sort it with you at the yard.
Heavy single-core and multi-core power cable, welding cable and battery cable with a thick copper core.
TPS and flat twin-and-earth cable from renovations, rewires and fit-outs.
Thin multi-core, data, phone, appliance and extension cable where most of the weight is insulation.
Clean, shiny copper wire with the insulation removed. Paid as bare bright copper.
Cable with plugs, lugs or steel armour attached. Accepted, but graded lower until the attachments come off.
Aluminium conductor cable, graded separately from copper. Keep it in its own bag or drum.
Cable prices follow the copper market, so we confirm the exact rate at the yard. This is how the grades compare.
| Grade | Examples | Relative value |
|---|---|---|
| Stripped bright wire | Insulation removed, shiny copper | Highest |
| High grade insulated | Heavy power and welding cable | High |
| Household cable | TPS and twin-and-earth | Medium |
| Low grade insulated | Data, phone and appliance cable | Lower |
| Cable with attachments | Plugs, lugs or steel armour | Lowest until cleaned |
Cable is granulated to separate the copper from the insulation, and the plastic can be recovered too.
Heavy power cable can be mostly copper by weight, while thin data cable is mostly plastic, which is why they are graded apart.
Old cable is one of the most common trade wastes, and almost all of its copper can be reused.
Most of the value in cable comes from keeping grades apart.
Keep heavy power cable apart from thin data and appliance cable so the high grade is not averaged down.
Plugs, connectors and lugs lower the grade of a whole bundle. Snip them off where it is safe.
Stripping heavy single-core cable can be worth it. Stripping thin cable rarely is, so bring it insulated.
Aluminium cable looks similar but is priced differently. Bag it separately.
Separate it from steel, rubbish and other metals where it is safe to do so.
Optional. Ring 08 7225 9998 with the type and rough weight.
Bring it to 12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields during opening hours. No booking needed.
We grade it with you and weigh it on certified scales in front of you.
Show photo ID, then take payment before you leave.
Our yard is at 12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields, next to Parafield Gardens and Mawson Lakes and a few minutes from Salisbury, just off Salisbury Highway and Port Wakefield Road. Electricians and data technicians working across the northern suburbs bring drum ends and strip-out cable in between jobs.
Customers also come from right across Adelaide and regional South Australia.
Offcuts, drum ends and old cable from rewires, switchboard upgrades and fit-outs.
Old data, phone and coax cable from office strip-outs and upgrades.
DC cable offcuts and old wiring from system upgrades.
Cable pulled out during strip-outs, kept apart from general waste.
Machine wiring, welding leads and old power cable from maintenance.
Extension leads and old appliance cords from shed and garage clean-outs.
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Yes. We buy insulated cable as it is, so you do not need to strip it. It is graded and priced on how much copper it contains.
For thick single-core or power cable, stripping can move it into a bright copper grade and is often worth it. For thin household, data and multi-core cable, stripping usually takes far longer than the extra money is worth.
High grade cable has a thick copper core relative to its insulation, such as heavy power and welding cable. Low grade cable is thin or multi-core cable where most of the weight is plastic, such as data, phone and appliance cable.
Yes, but plugs, connectors and steel armour lower the grade. Cut them off if you can do it safely and the cable will be graded higher.
Yes. Aluminium cable is graded separately from copper, so keep it apart from your copper cable.
Yes. Bring current photo ID. We record seller details for every sale, including cable.
The same visit, once your cable has been graded and weighed.
Call the yard on 08 7225 9998. Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm, Saturday 7:30am to 2:00pm.
12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields SA 5107
Copper wire and cable comes to our Green Fields yard from all of these suburbs. Pick yours for local details and copper prices.
Sort thick from thin if you can, bring photo ID, and we will grade and weigh your cable in front of you and pay you before you leave.
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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