Fly-tipping in 2019
We all know that fly-tipping is illegal… or do we? And why does it still happen with such regularity?
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Check for Valuables Before Selling your Scrap
It can be a great way to make some extra money if there’s enough of it lying around – selling scrap metal from your home may even earn you much more than you think, particularly if you have a highly valuable metal like copper in the pipes you just had removed while remodelling. But before […]
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Protecting your Business from Scrap Metal Theft
It looks like metal theft is on the rise across the UK, with common targets such as copper cables on rail lines seeing a spate of thefts. This is part of a wider issue – the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) is calling for the re-establishment of the metal theft task force to deal with […]
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Which Scrap Metal is Worth the Most in 2019?
When you come to sell your scrap metal for the second time, you might find you get less – or more! – for it than last time. Scrap metal prices change all the time – sometimes fairly dramatically from one week to the next. It’s all down to a variety of factors around supply and […]
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68% of Brits Missing Out on Scrap Metal Money
Metal recycling centre EMR carried out a survey, via YouGov, which showed only 32% of people in the UK are selling their scrap metal to merchants. Although a lot of our scrap metal here at Singleton’s comes from trade and manufacturing, there’s a huge opportunity for more members of the public to earn some extra […]
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Want to Buy or Sell Scrap Metal Online? Think Again…
What can’t you do with just a click of a mouse or a tap of your phone screen these days? Order a pizza? Sorted. Book a plumber? Easy. Watch live webcams from a Norwegian cruise ship? Glad you asked. But can you deal scrap metal online? Buying scrap metal Take a quick look at any […]
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Why Do Scrap Metal Prices Change?
All scrap metal dealers will offer different prices for your scrap metal, as the price isn’t set in stone. Some days you might come away from dropping off a van load with more in your pocket (or on your card, as we can’t pay cash!), but other times you may come away with less – […]
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Do You Want to Scrap Your Car for Cash?
It’s a lot easier than you might think to sell an old car for scrap. But you should never sell it for cash! Why? Well, selling scrap metal of any kind for cash is illegal, and has been since 2013 – so even if you’ve done it in the past, you shouldn’t do it again. […]
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Get the Best Price on Scrap Metal from Your Local Merchants
There are hundreds of scrap metal merchants and recycling yards across the UK – and indeed well over a dozen in the Greater Manchester area alone. Just about every yard will offer different prices for different kinds of scrap metal, whether you’re selling household junk, old cars, or trade waste. If you’re willing to shop […]
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How Does the Scrap Metal Drive-in Work?
At Singletons, we offer a scrap metal drive-in service. That means you can roll up in a car or van full of scrap, leave it with us, and get paid for it! Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it’s not – and it’s actually even better than it sounds. We make everything as […]
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