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Aluminum Scrap
ISRI Code : Take, Talc, Talcred,
Aluminum Used Beverage Can (UBC) is a packaging container made primarily of aluminum. It is widely used for packaging carbonated soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juice, tea, sports drinks and beer.
UBC Scrap must be free from excessive dirt, liquid, other scrap metals, lids, foil, plastic, paper, glass and other non-metallic items.
As per the latest Scrap Specifications Circular 2017 released by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the different categories of UBC are classified under the following ISRI codes.
Take: New Aluminum Can Stock
Talc: Post-Consumer Aluminum Can Scrap
Talcred: Shredded Aluminum UBC Scrap
Taldack: Densified UBC Scrap
Taldon: Baled Aluminum UBC Scrap
Taldork: Briquetued UBC Scrap
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Aluminum UBC is highly recyclable and is reprocessed into various aluminum products. In fact, UBC is the world’s most recycled packaging item.
The table below provides UBC export prices as of mid-August, 2020.
Region | Price |
North America, US East Coast | $0.46 per Lb |
US Midwest | $0.46 per Lb |
US West Coast | $0.46 per Lb |
China | CNY 10,900 per MT |
Europe | $1,250 per Tonne |
Source : ScrapMonster
Please visit our Scrap Aluminum Prices section to know about detailed scrap aluminum export prices.
For the latest price of Aluminum UBC in various scrap yards, please visit our Scrap Yard Prices Section.
Small-to-medium-sized scrap dealers accept used beverage cans from individuals or businesses. The dealers consolidate volumes of UBCs and sell them to larger scrap dealers who in turn bale and ship them to end users or brokers.
The following are some of the scrap yards in the US that accept Aluminum UBC Scrap.
You may use our ‘Scrap Yard Finder’ to search and find more scrap yards close to your location.
On our US Scrap Yard Directory, we provide a list of scrap yards in the US.
Similarly, the list of scrap yards in Canada is easily available in Scrap Yards in Canada.
The bulk quantities of Aluminum UBCs are baled and stored until truckload quantities are generated. The truckloads of baled UBCs are purchased by can sheet manufacturers and brokers.
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