Brass Scrap in Canberra
Looking to turn your brass scrap into instant cash? ScrapX offers premium rates and free mobile scrap metal pickup across Canberra. Whether you have old plumbing fittings, taps, or valves, we make recycling effortless with transparent on-site weighing and instant payouts. Get the best value for your brass scrap today!
How to Spot It, Keep It Clean and Sell It
At ScrapX, we believe recycling your brass scrap should be fast, rewarding, and completely hassle-free. Your brass is easiest to price when clean and properly sorted. Simply remove any steel, rubber, or plastic attachments where possible, keep brass separated from copper, and send us a quick photo with an estimated quantity. ScrapX offers competitive rates from $6.50 to $12.00 per kg, bringing industrial-grade accuracy right to your doorstep. Got unused brass scrap in Canberra? From vintage taps to plumbing fittings and heavy-duty valves, your scrap holds real value.
What brass scrap in Canberra is worth
ScrapX lists brass at $6.50 to $12.00 per kg for clean brass fittings, taps, gunmetal and 70/30 brass, free from steel and rubber. Because brass is dense, a small bucket can bring in a substantial payout:
Clean Mixed Brass (10 kg)
Old taps, valves, and plumbing fittings from renovations
$65 – $120
Clean Plumbing Brass (50 kg)
Plumber offcuts, stripped brass fittings, clean pipe unions
$325 – $600
Commercial Brass Load (100 kg)
Decommissioned commercial valves, meters, and industrial fixtures
$650 – $1,200
Gunmetal & High-Copper Brass
High purity bronze/gunmetal castings and heavy water meters
$7.50 – $12.00 /kg
Chrome-Plated Brass
Plated bathroom and kitchen tapware (scratch to test yellow core)
$6.00 – $9.50 /kg
Please note that scrap metal prices fluctuate regularly, so the rates listed here serve as a general guide and are subject to change without notice. For a firm quote based on your material's quality, quantity, and frequency, please contact us via email or call the phone number on our homepage.
How to spot brass: easy identification tests
Brass is a yellow-gold alloy made mostly from copper and zinc. These quick checks help you identify genuine brass scrap:
Chrome-plated taps and fittings are often solid brass underneath! The shiny chrome plating hides the yellow colour, so scratch an unseen spot with a file or screwdriver to verify.
- Colour: Distinctive yellow or gold hue, though aged pieces can look dull brown.
- Weight: Feels noticeably heavy and dense for its size.
- Magnet test: Brass is non-magnetic—a magnet will not stick. This helps identify steel screws or spindles.
- Scratch test: A quick scratch reveals bright yellow underneath for brass (or reddish-orange for pure copper).
Keep it clean to maximize your payout
The top rate applies to clean brass free from steel, plastic, and rubber. Look for:
Keep brass in its own pile, away from copper. Copper scrap has a higher rate of its own, so keeping them segregated ensures you get the full market rate for both!
Old taps, valves and fittings from bathroom and kitchen renovations are the most common source.
- Steel spindles, screws and nuts that unscrew easily.
- Rubber washers, o-rings, and internal seals.
- Plastic handles, bezels, and decorative covers.
- Any other ferrous metal that pulls away quickly.
If a handle unscrews in a minute, take it off. If you would spend an hour to change the value by a few dollars, leave it and tell our team what is attached.
Photos and a rough quantity for brass
A few clear photos help ScrapX evaluate your metal and plan the pickup:
- One wide shot of the whole pile
- A close-up of pipe ends, fittings, paint or plating
- A close-up of the cable, showing how thick it is and what it is covered in.
- A separate shot of anything attached to the metal, such as motors, brass taps or steel.
How ScrapX works
For scrap metal pickup in Canberra, ScrapX comes to you. The team arrives with certified, industrial-grade mobile scales, weighs your metal on site, and pays you on the spot. You do not have to load, drive or queue at a scrap yard.
- Free same-day pickup: Fyshwick, Belconnen, Gungahlin, Tuggeranong, Woden and the Inner North.
- Regional areas: Queanbeyan and surrounds (free for loads over $100), Yass and Murrumbateman (free for loads over $150), and Goulburn by appointment.
- Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.
From photo to paid pickup
Send photos
Show the whole pile, close-ups of attachments and the likely metal grade.
Get a clear quote
Ask how the rate, grade and pickup threshold will be worked out.
Weigh on site
ScrapX arrives with mobile scales and checks the material in front of you.
Get paid
Once the weight and grade are agreed, payment is made on the spot.
Sell your brass scrap without loading the ute
Sort your brass, take off the easy extras, and photograph the pile. Submit your request to ScrapX for certified on-site weighing and instant payment.
