
Modern life is unimaginable without copper which is found in almost everything, from pipes, to cars, to telephones, refrigerators, televisions and other household appliances. And that in the years to come, one of the most important metals on the planet will become even more important, experts assure, pointing to the need to increase the rate of copper recycling.
One of the advantages of copper is that it does not lose its properties and that it can be modified as needed.
Copper waste:
Class I
Copper pipes with wall thickness over 1.0 mm
Copper bars
Stripped copper rope made of wire over 1.0 mm in diameter
Copper sheets and strips over 1.0 mm thick
Copper rails over 2.0 mm thick
Copper granules over 1.0 mm
Copper face braid
Press remains, industrial punch over 1.0 m thick
Class II
Copper pipes with a wall thickness below 1.0 mm
Stripped copper rope made of wire with a diameter of less than 1.0 mm
Copper sheets and strips under 1.0 mm thick
Copper granules up to 1.0 mm
Press scraps, industrial punches less than 1.0 mm thick
Class III
Lacquer wire
Facial wire / Winkler wire
Tin, nickel, zinc coated wire, regardless of dimension
Copper veneer with max 0.5% oil, moisture, emulsion.