Recycling has its rewards. It’s good for the environment and ensures that the metals and materials are responsibly reused or processed. But it can also be financially rewarding. Whether you’re a contractor who has left over metal from a job or a business with left over materials, you might be surprised at the value recycling can deliver to your wallet. Also worth note, clean or pure metals are always worth the most.

Copper	Brass	Aluminium
When it comes to cash value, copper is…gold. Bare copper can fetch you nearly $3.50 per lb.	Brass may not glimmer like gold, but it is worth over $2 per lb.	There’s cash in those soft-drink cans. Aluminum is worth over $.60 per lb.

Iron	Stainless Steel
While a ferrous metal, iron still has real value. When it comes to tonnage, iron is worth over $100 per.	While it doesn’t have the value of some of the others on this list, stainless steel, depending on purity, can get you between $.22 and $.66 per lb.

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