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Notes from the yard
Practical writing on pricing, equipment and getting more value out of the material you already generate

What actually moves scrap metal prices
Prices move for reasons that have nothing to do with the yard you sell to. Here's what's really driving the number you're quoted.

Is a baler worth it for your site?
Balers are not for everyone. A straightforward way to work out whether yours would pay for itself, or just take up dock space.

Your old servers are a data problem before they're a metal one
Decommissioned IT hardware carries risk long after it leaves the building. What proper e-waste handling looks like.

The four things a waste audit always turns up
Four findings turn up on nearly every site we walk through, and each one has a dollar figure attached.

Ask us something we haven't covered
Most of what's here started as a question from a customer at the weighbridge.