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Lonsdale & the south

Commercial scrap collection in Lonsdale and the south.

Lonsdale is the industrial anchor for southern Adelaide, and around it sits a long run of trade businesses working the southern suburbs. Collection down here is a distance question more than anything else, so it works best on a scheduled run.

  • Industrial bins
  • Scheduled southern run
  • Trade cages
  • Site clear-outs
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Being honest about geography: Lonsdale is a long way from Holden Hill. That does not make it a problem, it makes it a scheduling question. A collection run south works well when there is enough on it, which is why a standing arrangement beats a one-off call for a single pallet.

What the southern zone generates

  • Manufacturing and engineering. Offcuts, swarf, plate drops, dead machinery.
  • Automotive and marine trades. Radiators, alternators, batteries, alloy, boat fittings.
  • Electrical and plumbing contractors. Cable, copper pipe, brass, hot water units.
  • Builders and renovators. Roofing iron, window frames, structural offcuts.
  • Warehousing. Racking, strapping, damaged steel stock.

Rates

MetalPrice per kg
Copper (clean/bare)$14.00 to $18.00
Brass$7.50 to $12.00
Insulated / wire & cable$4.60 to $9.50
Aluminium$0.90 to $3.00
Stainless steel$0.45 to $0.90
Electric motors$1.20 to $1.50
Compressors (black)$1.00 to $1.20
Radiators (copper & brass)$7.00 to $9.00

Indicative rates, the same ones on the home page. Metal markets move every week, so ring 0435 805 124 for the exact figure before you load up.

How distance affects this

  • A worthwhile load gets collected. We will tell you on the phone whether what you have justifies the trip, rather than booking it and renegotiating on the day.
  • A schedule beats calls. If you generate steadily, a fixed run is more reliable and makes the economics work for both of us.
  • Bigger bins, fewer trips. Down here it is usually better to take a larger container and fill it than to have a small one collected often.

Getting on the run

  1. Ring with the site address and what you generate.
  2. We tell you straight whether it suits a scheduled run or a one-off clear-out.
  3. Container sized for the distance, usually larger than a metro-central site.
  4. Weighed by grade on site.
  5. Paid by EFT to the business.

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Questions we get asked

Is there a minimum load for the south?

Within metro Adelaide we will usually make it work, and we will say so on the phone if a load is too small to justify the trip.

Can we be on a fixed schedule?

Yes, and in the south that is the arrangement that works best.

How far south do you go?

Through the southern metro suburbs. Past that it becomes a regional trip with a minimum load, and we will tell you what it is.

Business in Lonsdale or the southern suburbs?

Ring with the site and what you generate. We will tell you honestly what suits and get you on a run.

Call 0435 805 124