| Since the economy is as unpredictable as the | | | | is because the scrap dealers have certain |
| weather, many of us tend to be financially | | | | technology to strip off the insulators quickly and |
| constrained. Our daily 9 to 5 job simply could not | | | | safely. Some people might want to burn off the |
| support our daily living and thus, we have to | | | | insulators leaving behind the copper wires only. |
| resort to side incomes to back up our finance. | | | | However, this act is strongly prohibited as it |
| Well have you ever thought of turning scrap | | | | damages the environment by releasing harmful |
| copper wire into cash? | | | | chemicals. Moreover, it is also strongly condemned |
| Yes, the wires that you sometimes throw away | | | | by Environmental Agencies and if a person is |
| or see others throwing away are actually worth | | | | caught red-handed; he or she would be fined |
| something. However before you think of cashing | | | | heavily. |
| in on these 'scraps', you must first know some | | | | Since scrap copper wire is priced according to |
| basic guidelines before getting started. | | | | weight, you should then keep a close eye on the |
| To ease the workload of scrap dealers, you can | | | | weighing instruments used by the scrap dealers. |
| help by separating high-voltage electrical cables | | | | This is because some of them might not calibrate |
| from low-voltage electrical cables. This is so that | | | | their weighing scales, leaving behind zero errors. If |
| the dealer can weigh and grade the scrap wires | | | | it is a positive zero error, it will definitely benefit |
| easily. If not, then there would be plenty of | | | | you. However, unscrupulous scrap dealers will |
| guesswork in determining the grade of the scrap | | | | ensure that they profit. Thus, the presence of |
| wires. | | | | negative zero error will determine this profit |
| Besides that, you should not strip the insulator | | | | factor which is of course your loss. Once you are |
| from the wires. If you do strip it off, it will not | | | | satisfied with the scrap dealer, you can then start |
| increase the value of the scrap copper wires. This | | | | cashing in on these 'scraps. |