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#2 Copper Wire
Miscellaneous unalloyed copper wire with solder, paint or oxidation
Certification Requirements
Required certifications, standards compliance, and verification protocols.
Secondary copper collection, sorting, processing
- Copper purity ≥95%
- Contaminant levels
- Lead content <0.5%
- Total contaminants <5%
- Independent certified lab
- Fire assay optional
Explicit: '#2 Copper Wire, Cu ≥95%, Secondary Grade, Birch'
£2–3 million (lower than premium copper)
Rejection Criteria
Conditions and thresholds that trigger immediate rejection or downgrading.
Any significant PVC/rubber/plastic insulation
FULL REJECTION (or credit for insulation removal cost)
- #2 Grade Requires Stripped Wire
- Insulated Wire Is Lower Grade
Cu <95.0%
Full rejection or reclassification
Secondary grade minimum purity threshold
Pb >0.5%
Full rejection or major credit
Secondary smelter processing limit exceeded
Combined non-copper >5%
Full rejection or reclassification
Secondary grade definition violated
Magnetic response detected; stainless identified
Full rejection
Stainless must be excluded (different metal)
>0.5% aluminum
Full rejection
Non-ferrous contamination
Any detectable
- Immediate Rejection
- Radioactive Protocol
Electronics components present
- Full Rejection
- Hazmat Protocol
Must be hand-stripped electronics
Any detectable
- Full Rejection
- Hazmat Disposal