Short answer: Aluminium cable is worth selling, but at the aluminium price rather than the copper price, and large service and overhead cables often use aluminium conductors, so confirm the metal before you strip anything, and sell it separately from copper cable so that it does not drag down the price of your copper.
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Aluminium cable is paid at the aluminium rate, which is much lower than copper.
Where it turns up
Service cables, overhead lines and some large power cables use aluminium.
Keep it separate
Mixing it with copper cable lowers the price of the lot.
How ScrapTrade Fits In
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