Copper

Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities

How do I go green?

Reduce

Keep electronic and household appliance purchases to a minimum. Extend the longevity of your appliances and lighting by loosely binding slack cord and ensuring no weight is placed on cords and cables.

Reuse

Polish old copper pipe tubing and reassemble it using copper fittings into racking for hanging pots and pans. Save old door knobs and locksets for future renovation projects.

Recycle

Copper wire can be recycled at a metal recycling depot without the insulation being stripped off. It can also be sold to scrap yards by the kilogram and will fetch a higher price when stripped. The facilities below will accept both insulated or stripped copper wire and other copper materials for recycling.

[See also other related Recyclopedia items – Cords, Christmas Light Strings]