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The material guide

More materials.
More possibilities.

From bottles and brass to appliances and bulk scrap, find the item you have and learn what to discuss with your agent.

This is an educational guide. Your agent confirms local acceptance, collection requirements and the offer for your specific item.

34 guide entries across three categories

Reference photos help identify item families. They may show items in use or at end of life. Models and material composition can vary.

7 entries

Per-kilogram materials

Separate common materials by type, then confirm the measured weight and offer with your agent.

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Used plastic bottles gathered in a metal recycling cage

Plastics

Used plastic bottles, collected for recycling.

Types and examples (5)
  • PET bottles
  • HDPE
  • LDPE
  • PP
  • ABS

Sort plastics by type. Empty containers and keep them free of food and liquid.

Ask about plastics
A close view of crushed aluminium drink cans in recycling bales

Aluminium

Crushed aluminium drink cans.

Types and examples (3)
  • Aluminium cans
  • Pots & sheets
  • Alumaco windows & doors

Keep aluminium separate from other metals. Tell your agent about sharp edges.

Ask about aluminium
Flattened cardboard and bundled paper on pallets beside a recycling facility

Paper & cartons

Flattened cardboard and bundled paper.

Types and examples (5)
  • Cartons
  • White paper
  • Coloured paper
  • Brown paper
  • Printed paper

Keep paper dry, flatten cartons and separate them from food waste.

Ask about paper & cartons
A pile of rusty steel brackets and rails separated for scrap

Iron & steel

Steel brackets and rails in a scrap pile.

Types and examples (3)
  • Iron rods
  • Bolts & machine parts
  • Steel scrap

Keep sharp scrap safely contained and ask about handling larger pieces.

Ask about iron & steel
Used lead-acid batteries stacked on a pallet for recycling

Batteries

Used lead-acid batteries, ready for recycling.

Types and examples (3)
  • Inverter batteries
  • Motorcycle batteries
  • Rechargeable batteries

Keep batteries intact. Ask about safe handling and the battery types accepted locally.

Ask about batteries
Lengths of darkened bare copper wire laid out on a light surface

Copper

Bare copper wire.

Types and examples (2)
  • Copper wires
  • Copper tubes

Keep copper separate and describe any insulation or attached parts.

Ask about copper
Brass elbows, couplings and threaded plumbing fittings laid out on a surface

Brass

Brass plumbing fittings.

Types and examples (2)
  • Taps
  • Brass fittings

Keep brass fittings separate from mixed scrap and describe what you have.

Ask about brass

18 entries

Household items

Appliances, electrical equipment and parts. Tell your agent about the model, condition and any missing components.

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A discarded upright fridge-freezer standing on a pavement

Fridges & freezers

Discarded upright fridge-freezer.

Types and examples (11)
  • Small Standing Single Door Fridge
  • Standing Double Door Fridge
  • Chest Single Door Freezer
  • Chest Double Door Freezer
  • Bed Side Fridge
  • Drinks display Fridge
  • Medium Sized Standing Fridge
  • 100 litres single door standing fridge
  • 120 litres single door standing fridge
  • 160/180 double door standing fridge
  • 120 litres single door Chest Freezer

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about fridges & freezers
A portable petrol generator in an open metal frame with an orange fuel tank

Household generators

Portable petrol generator.

Types and examples (5)
  • Small Tiger Generator
  • Small Generator
  • Medium Generator/ 2.5 to 3kv
  • Mini Big Generator 3 to 4 kv
  • Big Generator 4 to 5.5 kv

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about household generators
A black household fan with a protective grille and a round base

Fans

Household fan with a protective grille.

Types and examples (4)
  • Metal Standing Fan
  • Plastic Standing Fan
  • Ceiling Fan
  • Wall fan

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about fans
A used black fridge compressor with attached pipe connections

Compressors

Used fridge compressor.

Types and examples (3)
  • Fridge Compressor
  • AC Compressor
  • Water Dispenser compressor

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about compressors
Burnt copper windings in a motorcycle alternator stator

Generator coils

Coil example: an alternator stator.

Types and examples (1)
  • Generator coil

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about generator coils
An outdoor air-conditioning unit with its fan grille and pipe connections

Air conditioners

Outdoor AC unit.

Types and examples (3)
  • AC Outdoor
  • AC Indoor
  • AC Window

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about air conditioners
A discarded front-loading washing machine with its round door open

Washing machines

Discarded front-loading washer.

Types and examples (3)
  • Front Loader Washing Machine (Metal)
  • Top Loader Washing Machine (Plastic)
  • Student - Washing Machine (Small)

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about washing machines
A freestanding water dispenser with a blue bottle and three taps

Water dispensers

Freestanding bottle-fed dispenser.

Types and examples (1)
  • Water Dispenser

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about water dispensers
A freestanding gas cooker with burners, controls and an oven door

Standing gas cookers

Freestanding gas cooker and oven.

Types and examples (4)
  • Standing Gas Cooker 6 Face
  • Standing Gas Cooker 4 Face
  • Standing Gas Cooker 3 Face
  • Standing Gas Cooker 2 Face

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about standing gas cookers
A black tabletop gas cooker with two burners and front control knobs

Table gas cookers

Two-burner tabletop gas cooker.

Types and examples (4)
  • Table Gas Cooker 4 Face
  • Table Gas Cooker 3 Face
  • Table Gas Cooker 2 Face
  • Table Gas Cooker Single Face

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about table gas cookers
A cased voltage regulator with a ribbed front and indicator lights

Stabilizers

Cased voltage regulator and conditioner.

Types and examples (1)
  • Stabilizer

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about stabilizers
A white microwave oven with a dark door and two rotary controls

Microwaves

Microwave oven with rotary controls.

Types and examples (2)
  • Standard and Large Microwaves
  • Small Countertop Microwave

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about microwaves
A weathered electric water pump with blue motor housing and ventilation grille

Water pumps

Weathered electric water pump.

Types and examples (1)
  • Pumping Machine

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about water pumps
A white upright APC uninterruptible power supply with front status lights

UPS units

Uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

Types and examples (1)
  • UPS

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about ups units
An older laser printer with its output tray and control panel visible

Printers

Laser printer with paper output tray.

Types and examples (1)
  • Printer

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about printers
A grey CRT television with a deep casing and curved glass screen

Old televisions

Older CRT television.

Types and examples (1)
  • Old TV

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about old televisions
An intact vehicle battery with two top terminals and a blue and yellow casing

60 Ah batteries

Vehicle battery example. Confirm its Ah rating.

Types and examples (1)
  • 60 Ah vehicle batteries

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about 60 ah batteries
A vehicle alternator with a metal housing, cooling vents and belt pulley

Alternators

Vehicle alternator.

Types and examples (1)
  • Vehicle alternators

Keep the item intact. Describe its size, condition and missing parts before arranging collection.

Ask about alternators

9 entries

Bulk items

Larger equipment and vehicles need an individual discussion about collection and handling.

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A large rusted ship at a shipbreaking yard with cranes on its deck

Ships

Ship at a shipbreaking yard.

Types and examples (1)
  • Ships

Discuss size, location, access and specialist handling with the team before moving the item.

Ask about ships
A weathered red shipping container standing in grass beneath palm trees

Containers

Weathered steel shipping container.

Types and examples (1)
  • Containers

Discuss size, location, access and specialist handling with the team before moving the item.

Ask about containers
A metalworking lathe with a long bed, handwheels and chuck in a workshop

Industrial machinery

Industrial machinery example: a metalworking lathe.

Types and examples (1)
  • Industrial machinery

Discuss size, location, access and specialist handling with the team before moving the item.

Ask about industrial machinery
An abandoned tracked bulldozer with a front blade beside an old building

Construction machinery

Abandoned tracked bulldozer.

Types and examples (1)
  • Construction machinery

Discuss size, location, access and specialist handling with the team before moving the item.

Ask about construction machinery
An articulated truck with a long yellow semi-trailer near a ferry terminal

Trailers

Truck and semi-trailer example.

Types and examples (1)
  • Trailers

Discuss size, location, access and specialist handling with the team before moving the item.

Ask about trailers
An older red farm tractor with large rear tyres parked beside a stone wall

Tractors

Older farm tractor.

Types and examples (1)
  • Tractors

Discuss size, location, access and specialist handling with the team before moving the item.

Ask about tractors
A large enclosed diesel generator on a concrete base outdoors

Industrial generators

Enclosed industrial diesel generator.

Types and examples (1)
  • Industrial generators

Discuss size, location, access and specialist handling with the team before moving the item.

Ask about industrial generators
A rusted abandoned bus with missing windows in a desert landscape

Buses

Abandoned bus with a rusted body.

Types and examples (1)
  • Buses

Discuss size, location, access and specialist handling with the team before moving the item.

Ask about buses
Dismantled car bodies in a scrap yard with doors and engine parts removed

Cars

Dismantled car bodies in a scrap yard.

Types and examples (1)
  • Cars

Discuss size, location, access and specialist handling with the team before moving the item.

Ask about cars
Material names are not price quotes.

Confirm acceptance, safe handling and the offer before arranging transport or handing over items. Avoid dismantling appliances or opening batteries yourself.

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