AMARILLO RECYCLING CO, INC Home Magnetic Scrap Non-Magnetic Scrap Roll-off Container Service Contact Us ALUMINUM Aluminum Cans Aluminum Extrusion Bare Aluminum Extrusion Painted Aluminum MLC Aluminum Painted Siding Aluminum Sheets Aluminum Casts Aluminum Dirty Aluminum Breakage Aluminum ACSR Wire Aluminum Neoprene Wire Aluminum EC Wire Aluminum Litho Sheets Aluminum Radiator Clean Aluminum Radiator Dirty Aluminum Chrome Wheels Aluminum Cans One of the most common household metals to be recycled. Must be free of tin cans, dirt, trash, and ALUMINUM FOIL Aluminum Extrusion Bare/Painted Typically found in window framing, door enclosures, thresholds and ladders. Bare material is valued more than painted. Aluminum MLC MLC is the initials for mixed low copper. This Aluminum is most often described as a shiny, sheet- like appearance, free of any foreign elements including paint. Painted Siding Aluminum siding that has been painted Aluminum Sheet This is a broad category can include but is not limited to mixed, light, thin or painted aluminum. Aluminum Cast Cast aluminum can be produced using several different casting processes that include sand, permanent mold, die, lost foam, or squeeze. Common products will be found with engine parts, transmissions as well as other not so common products. Cast can be bought as clean cast aluminum as long as all foreign material has been removed. Aluminum Dirty This category is for almost all alloys of sheet aluminum that contain a small amount of foreign element. Common material would be sheet aluminum that may have screws, nails or a small amount of plastic. Including lawn chairs, rain gutter, siding and other sheet aluminum products. Aluminum Breakage Breakage is aluminum containing more foreign material than Dirty Aluminum. This item is commonly found with aluminum engines and transmission parts but also used in other products such lawn chairs and screen doors. Aluminum Wire Variations Aluminum ACSR Wire ACSR (Aluminum Conductors Steel Reinforced) conductor is used for river crossings, overhead and ground wire installations. This wire consists of a single steel wire surrounded by aluminum wire. Variations including 6:1 and 7:1 with or without insulation. Aluminum Neoprene Wire Insulated aluminum wire similar to ACSR without the steel wire. It is produced in different sizes. Aluminum EC Wire EC (Electrical Conduction) wire is cleaned Neoprene and ACSR wire. It is Aluminum wire with no contaminates. Litho Sheets This is commonly used in printing shops or presses. Aluminum Radiators Clean/Dirty You will find an aluminum radiator in most modern cars. All fluids must be removed.These are purchased for recycling with or without the plastic ends, of course increasing the value by removing the plastic. Aluminum/Chrome Wheels The wheels found on most modern cars and trucks are aluminum. They need to be free of wheel weights and stems. Chrome wheels are of less value due to the chrome contamination. Home Magnetic Scrap Non-Magnetic Scrap Roll-off Container Service Contact Us © 2021 Amarillo Recycling Co, Inc Log In