Heavy melting steel scrap rates currently range between $220 and $340 per gross ton ($0.10 to $0.15 per pound) for #1 HMS, while lower-grade #2 HMS fetches......
Stripping Insulated Copper Wire (ICW) into Bare Bright Copper typically yields an extra $1.50 to $2.20 per pound in net profit margin over raw wire sales.......