How much money can you get from recycling copper wire?

Copper is a high-value metal widely used in the power, cable, construction and electronics industries. With resources becoming increasingly scarce, recycling copper wire has become a lucrative business. However, different recycling methods will directly affect the final profit. There are two main methods for recycling copper wire: manual wire stripping and using a copper wire crushing and recycling machine.

1. The cost and benefits of manual wire stripping recycling

Manual wire stripping is a traditional recycling method that mainly relies on manual use of wire strippers or cutters to remove the plastic insulation layer on the outer layer of the copper wire. But there are some disadvantages to manual wire stripping recycling.

First, manual wire stripping is slow, and it takes a lot of manpower to process a large amount of waste copper wire, which increases labor costs. Secondly, the copper wire is easily damaged during the stripping process, and only copper wires with larger diameters can be processed. It is difficult to process thin copper wires or mixed wire bundles.

Finally and most importantly, the copper wire stripped by hand may have residual plastic, the purity is not high, and the selling price is lower than that of mechanically recycled copper.

2. The profit advantage of using a copper wire crushing and recycling machine

The copper wire crushing and recycling machine is an efficient recycling equipment that extracts high-purity copper from waste wires through crushing, separation and screening technology.

The copper wire crushing and recycling machine can automatically process a large amount of waste copper wire, and can remove the insulation layer to obtain copper with a purity of more than 99%, which is sold at a higher price in the market. Whether it is thin copper wire, network cable, communication cable or mixed wire harness, the copper wire crushing and recycling machine can process it efficiently.

The copper wire crushing and recycling machine is easy to operate, and only 1-2 people are needed to complete large-scale recycling operations.

3. Benefit comparison summary

Taking a small and medium-sized copper wire crushing and recycling machine as an example, 1-2 tons of waste copper wire can be processed every day. The price of copper wire waste on the market is about US$4,000 per ton, while the market price of recycled high-purity copper is about US$7,000-8,000 per ton. The gross profit of processing one ton of copper wire can reach US$3,000-4,000. Even after deducting operating costs such as electricity bills and equipment depreciation, each ton can still bring a net profit of more than US$2,000.

Overall, whether it is from the quality, convenience or recycling benefits of recycled copper, the best way to recycle copper wire is to use a copper wire crushing and recycling machine. Hengju Machinery is a factory with more than 30 years of experience in the production of copper wire crushing and recycling machines. The copper wire crushing and recycling machines produced by Hengju Machinery can achieve a separation rate of more than 99% for copper and plastic, and can handle copper wires of various specifications.

If you are also interested in recycling copper wire and copper wire crushing and recycling machines, please feel free to contact Hengju Machinery. Our professional engineers will answer your questions.