How to Recycle Copper Wire for Cash

I’ve always wondered if it is worth the time and effort involved in stripping copper wire bare in order to recycle it for money. Recently I noticed Allen Company the recycling center I sometimes go to here in San Diego accepts scrap metal including copper wire. I did some googling and found that copper wire scrap values fluctuate and it just so happens that right now they’re the highest they have ever been. Check out the 45-year historical value of copper here. I love a good challenge, and to be honest I was unprepared for exactly how much time and effort it would take to strip that much wire, but I carried on anyways. After spending an hour or so each evening after a little over a week, I had a reusable shopping bag with 18 pounds of bright copper in it. Watch this video to learn some wire stripping techniques and pointers (no pun intended). See how much money I made and what my hourly rate ended up being