Description

Lead Cable Scrap

Lead Cable Scrap: Some scrap parts contain Lead, a toxic substance and a potential pollutant. Scrap catalytic converters contain platinum, a valuable, recyclable metal. Managing scrap metal safely will help prevent pollution at your salvage yard. Lead wheel, weights, and battery cable ends are common sources of Lead. Lead is also found in radiators, heater cores, steering columns, soldered parts (circuit boards), and electronic components. Lead can be obtained from the following scrap.

Cable Stripping
Cables
Battery Scrap
Battery Plates
Radio – Mixed hard/soft Lead Scrap
Racks – Lead Scrap – Soft
Relay – Lead-covered copper cables
Racks— Lead SCRAP —SOFT
Shall consist of clean soft scrap Lead, free of other materials such as drosses, battery plates, Lead covered cable, hard Lead, collapsible tubes, foil, type metals, aluminum, zinc, iron, and brass fittings, dirty chemical Lead, and radioactive materials. Review packaging specifications and regulatory status about shipping with the buyer before sale.
Radio—MIXED HARD/SOFT SCRAP Lead
Shall consist of clean Lead solids, free of other materials, such as drosses, battery plates, Lead covered cable, collapsible tubes, type metals, aluminum, zinc, iron, and brass fittings, dirty chemical Lead, and radioactive materials. Review packaging specifications and regulatory status about shipping with the buyer before sale.
Rails—Lead BATTERY PLATES
Specify whether automotive, industrial, or mixed. Also, whether they are groups or loose. The only other metal that might be included could be Lead connectors. To be free of non-metallic, i.e., plastic or rubber, with the exception that separators may be included. The material needs to be dry. May be bought on an assay basis or at a flat price.
Rents—Lead DROSS
Should be clean and reasonably free of other materials such as iron, dirt, harmful chemicals, or other metals. To be free of radioactive materials, aluminum, and zinc.

Battery Plates shall consist of clean, sorted Lead/Lead oxide battery plates and may not contain foreign materials such as plastic or glass.

Battery Lugs shall consist of solid Lead recovered from used batteries or battery production, must be free of oxide material, and may not contain foreign materials such as plastic or glass.

Lead Wheel Weights shall consist of Lead wheel balancing weights, which may contain steel clips.

Mixed Common Babitt shall consist of Lead bearings shall contain a minimum of 8 % tin.

Lead-covered copper Cable shall consist of soft lead-covered insulated or insinuated copper wire.

Lead-covered cable Joints shall consist of soft lead-covered insulated or insinuated copper wire joints.

Lead Dross shall consist of slag, dross, skimming, or spilling from Lead melting operations.