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Container piled with compressed bales of aluminum cans
Photo: “DillingenAluminiumSchrott” by Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Angle grinder with a cut-off disc slicing through a steel bar clamped in a vise, throwing sparks
Photo: “Let the Sparks Fly - Makita 9557NB Angle Grinder (4071725314)” by Mark Hunter, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Tightly packed bale of mixed insulated wire
Photo: “Scrap Electric Wire_3624” by Barta IV, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr, cropped.
New aftermarket catalytic converter built into a section of exhaust pipe
Photo: “Magnaflow catalytic converter” by Kim2480, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Close-up of the stamp on a used BMW catalytic converter: BMW logo, part number 7 564 948, the supplier name Boysen, and Made in Germany
Photo: “Bmw-catalytic-converters” by Amazoniano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Polished brass valves and flanged fittings on an old boiler, with copper pipe running between them
Photo: “Couplings couplings fittings and more couplings.” by Les Chatfield, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr, cropped.
Cut end of a three-core power cable: copper conductors in colored insulation inside a white outer jacket
Photo: “Electric guide 3×2.5 mm” by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
White Cat 5e network cable with a clear RJ45 plug showing the colored twisted pairs
Photo: “Cat 5e cable - 2” by Mx. Granger, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Used catalytic converter with exhaust pipe stubs, lying on pavement
Photo: “Catalytic converter 20230510” by Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Central air conditioner condenser unit on a pad beside a brick house
Photo: “Condenser unit for central air conditioning” by H Padleckas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Shredded circuit boards and electronic parts in a recycling bin
Photo: “Recycled Electronics - Circuit Boards (48659415958)” by Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Cutaway catalytic converter showing the ceramic honeycomb inside the steel shell
Photo: “Catalytic converter (4293629922)” by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Part number stamped into the steel shell of a used catalytic converter
Photo: “Showmeyourcats-catalytic-converter-code” by Amazoniano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Bale of scrap copper tubing, mostly tarnished, with some fittings mixed in
Photo: “Scrap Tubing_3623” by Barta IV, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr, cropped.
Coiled yellow outdoor extension cord with a lighted three-outlet end
Photo: “Extension cord” by Taylor Cedarmas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Three gold rings set with large red stones
Photo: “Soviet Gold Rings with Synthetic Rubies” by Earthsphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Hard disk drive with the cover removed, showing the platter, read/write arm, and magnet assembly
Photo: “Open hard-drive” by Zzubnik, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
A single lead wheel weight lying on asphalt
Photo: “Lead wheel weight and dust” by CharlesMJames, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Rusty vehicle leaf springs and heavy steel parts in a scrap yard pile
Photo: “Leaf springs in a scrap yard” by Spielvogel, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Microwave oven with the outer case removed, showing the magnetron, transformer, capacitor, and wiring
Photo: “SilverCrest SMW 800 D4 - case opened-2375” by Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Microwave oven transformer: a laminated steel core with copper windings and wire leads
Photo: “Caso SMG20 - MD Microwave Oven Manufacturing MD-801EMR-1-0190” by Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Heap of mixed scrap metal at a recycling yard
Photo: “Scrap Metal” by MarkBuckawicki, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Small electric motor taken apart into its wound stator, rotor, and aluminum end housing
Photo: “Yauza 209-1 (motor) - 04 - motor disassembled” by Retired electrician, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Inside a motor stator: copper windings packed into the slots of the steel core
Photo: “Yauza 209-1 (motor) - 06 - stator inside” by Retired electrician, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Yellow NM-B (Romex) cable with the outer jacket stripped back to show black, white, and bare copper conductors
Photo: “Romex cable.agr” by ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Worker beside a trailer loaded with salvaged metal siding outside a damaged house
Photo: “SLow9SalvageSiding2” by Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Aerial view of a large scrap metal recycling yard with sorted piles and heavy equipment
Photo: “Scrap metal recycling facility in Longview, Washington’s industrial zone” by Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Front of a metal recycling office with an Outbound Scale sign by the door
Photo: “Northern Metal Recycling - North Minneapolis (28908138684)” by Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Two stacks of half dollars: silver coins with silver-white edges, and clad coins with a copper stripe on the edge
Photo: “Two stacks of half dollars, one silver, one clad - effects of the Coinage Act 1965” by BrayLockBoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Stainless steel sink with water running from a single-lever tap
Photo: “Single lever tap with stainless steel sink” by Benreis, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Back of an ornate sterling silver spoon handle stamped with the maker’s marks and the word STERLING
Photo: “Gorham Sterling Silver Spoons-4” by twintiger007, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr, cropped.
Four ornate sterling silver spoons laid side by side on a grey background
Photo: “Gorham Sterling Silver Spoons-1” by twintiger007, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr, cropped.
White van parked beside a large pile of mixed scrap metal and appliances
Photo: “2017 scrap metal” by Joxemai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Old top-load washing machine at the roadside with a handwritten FREE sign taped to the front
Photo: “Free As In Old Washing Machine” by Alan Levine, CC0, via Flickr, cropped.
Washing machine drive motor removed from the machine
Photo: “Waschmaschinen-Motor” by Realp22, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Old electric water heater loaded into the back of a work van
Photo: “The old water heater” by Nancy Spaid, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr, cropped.
Window air conditioner mounted through an exterior wall, its finned condenser coil facing outdoors
Photo: “Frigidaire Window Air Conditioner - exterior” by FanFan61618, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.