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Lead Scrap: Some scrap parts contain Lead, a toxic substance and 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 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—SCRAP Lead—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 pertaining to shipping with buyer prior to 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 pertaining to
shipping with buyer prior to sale. |
Rails—Lead BATTERY PLATES
Specify whether automotive, industrial
or mixed. Also whether they are groups or loose. The only other
metallic 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. Material to be dry. May be bought on an
assay basis or a flat price.
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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, May contain steel clips.
Mixed Common Babitt shall consist of
Lead bearings Shall contain a minimum 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 meting operations.
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