Electric Motor Recycling
Sydney Electric Motor Recycling Services | Urban Copper Recycling
Cash for Electric Motors all over Sydney
We buy electric motors of all sizes and conditions from all over Sydney.
Factory managers with old electric motors gathering dust, electricians wanting to offload motors from their truck, office cleaners finding a heap of old motors in the basement, and plant operators with motors from a decommissioned plant. We make electric motor recycling easy.
We collect everything from tiny workshop motors to heavy-duty industrial motors weighing hundreds of kilos. We’ll come to you, weigh the motors on our spot scales, and pay you on the spot based on the current market price of copper and scrap metals.
No funny business with our quotes. We’re straight-up from the word go.
Why Should You Recycle Electric Motors?
Electric motors are mostly copper wire (the windings), steel (motor housing), with a bit of aluminium, plastics, and occasionally precious metals thrown in for good measure.
Electric motors thrown into general landfills represent a massive loss of materials that could be recovered and reused, not to mention the environmental impact of letting all that oil and metals go to waste.
Electric motor recycling helps you:
- Earn some money — copper is still holding a good price, so those motors have value as scrap
- Reduce your carbon footprint — keep heavy metals and oils out of landfill
- Promote sustainable manufacturing practices — recycled copper is melted down and used to make new copper products
What Kinds of Electric Motors Can I Recycle?
Almost any electric motor you’d find in a typical trade, commercial, or industrial environment, we’ll happily take off your hands.
Here are a few examples:
- Electric Motors – large motors from factories, motors driving mixing machines, food processors, and other plant equipment
- Conveyor Motors – warehouse conveyors, mine hoists, sorting systems, and other conveyor motors
- Pump Motors – sewage pumps, water pumps, chemical/process fluid pumps
- Air Compressor Motors – air conditioning systems, pneumatic drills, and paint sprayers
- HVAC Motors – motors from commercial HVAC systems. Includes plant from shopping centres, office blocks, and multi-dwelling complexes
- Workshop Motors – lathe motors, mill motors, drill press motors, belt sanders, hand-held power tools, etc.
- Air Conditioner Motors – the motors that drive split system and ducted air conditioner compressors
- Commercial Refrigeration Motors – including cool room motors, freezer motors, and display refrigerator motors
- Washing Machine Motors – washing machine motors from automatic laundromats, industrial laundries, or car washes
- Fan Motors – ventilation fans and extraction fans
- Pump Motors – submersible pump motor with housing still attached
- Crane Motors
- Hoist Motors
- 3-phase induction motors – any frame size
- Servo Motors and DC Motors from CNC machines
Got a motor not listed?
Go ahead and give us a call. We’re happy to take them off your hands.
Electric Motors: Who We Recycle Motors For
Urban Copper Recycling services electric motor recyclers and removalists all across Sydney, from the Inner West, Manly, and the CBD to Parramatta, Penrith, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Sutherland Shire, Northern Beaches, and even the Hills District.
We typically work with businesses such as:
- Manufacturing facilities and factories in Western Sydney (Smithfield, Wetherill Park, Silverwater, etc.)
- Commercial Electricians
- Refrigeration & HVAC Techs looking to offload old units
- Construction teams doing demolitions or site strip-outs
- Pump installers
- Property Managers with old plant to remove
- Mechanical and Auto Electricians
- Government Agencies and Councils
How Does Electric Motor Recycling Work?
It’s really simple, which is why we love dealing with electric motors:
Contact us
Send us a message or give us a call.
No technical specs needed at this point, just a general idea (what types of motors, how much does the load weigh? or how many motors do you have?) and where you’re located (that Sydney thing we mentioned).
Get a quote
We’ll tell you the current price we’re paying per kilo based on the metal markets that day.
Pickup or drop off
If you’ve got a big load, we’ll arrange for your motors to be picked up free of charge right across Sydney.
If you’ve got a smaller load, you can always bring it in to our sheds.
Get paid
Motors are weighed on our registered scales, and you’re paid onsite via cash or bank transfer.
We can even provide bins for large commercial customers, so you never have to let motors pile up.
Plus, we can schedule pickups at a regular interval that suits your business.
Why Choose Urban Copper Recycling for Your Electric Motors?
Look, there are plenty of scrap dealers out there that’ll take your motors off your hands.
But why settle for less when you can choose to deal with the best?
Here’s why we think we’re the best electric motor recycling service in Sydney:
- We know what’s inside — lots of people aren’t aware of the significant copper content of most motors. That means most dealers will lump motors in with their ‘mixed metals’ rate. We’re a copper and motor specialist, which means we pay better prices
- No cheap tricks — free pickup across Sydney for commercial quantities, live pricing based on LME copper prices, and quick, efficient service
- We care about the planet — all our motors are recycled responsibly and never shipped overseas
- We value your time — we’ll usually book pickups within 24–48 hours, because we know you’re busy
- We’ll pay more if you’ve got the time — stripped motor copper earns a higher rate. We can pay you now, and you can strip them later
Motor Recycling: How Much We’ll Pay
As with any scrap metal you want to sell, the price we’ll pay for motors depends on a few factors:
- Weight – simply how much the motors weigh
- Condition – are they stripped, or do they contain other components (batteries, copper wires, motors, and controllers)
- Composition – bigger industrial motors contain more copper by percentage than your average small motor
- Current metal prices – we quote our customers based on the current LME copper pricing
Are Electric Motors Recycled Safely?
Electric motors often contain trace amounts of hazardous materials.
Capacitors used in some motors can contain PCBs (old motors). Others may contain residual oils.
When you sell your motors to Urban Copper Recycling, we ensure they’re processed in compliance with all relevant NSW EPA regulations.
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ASKED QUESTIONS
Electric motor prices in Sydney depend on weight, copper content, and current scrap metal rates. Larger industrial motors with more copper typically fetch higher prices per kilo compared to smaller motors.
Yes, Urban Copper Recycling offers free pickup across Sydney for commercial quantities of electric motors. For smaller loads, you can also drop them off at our yard.
Almost all electric motors can be recycled, including industrial motors, HVAC units, pump motors, and compressor motors. Even damaged or non-working motors still have scrap value due to their metal content.