Manly is one of Sydney’s best-known seaside suburbs — a mix of ocean and harbour beaches, a busy ferry wharf, the pedestrian shopping strip of The Corso, and high-value residential streets running back from the water. That combination of tourism, hospitality and premium renovation activity generates a genuinely different mix of scrap metal to an inland suburb, and we’re set up to collect all of it, from a single household load to an ongoing hospitality or trade arrangement.
Sell Scrap Metal for Cash in Manly Today
We specialise in turning your scrap into instant cash, making the process easy and profitable for you. Whether you have copper, aluminium, steel or other metals from a beachside renovation, a cafe kitchen refit on The Corso, or a boat clean-out near the harbour, our streamlined process ensures fast, hassle-free transactions. We offer same-day or next-day pickups and immediate payment, so you don’t have to wait to get paid. Contact us for a free, no-obligation quote and let us turn your scrap into cash today.
Why Manly Locals & Businesses Choose Us
Reliable Northern Beaches pickup
Manly is a regular stop on our Northern Beaches run, so same-day or next-day collection is realistic, with a genuine time window.
Free pickup, any quantity
From a single trailer of household scrap to a full hospitality fit-out or marine clean-out, there’s no minimum load and no callout fee.
Comfortable with tourist-strip and foreshore access
We’re used to working around busy retail and hospitality precincts, ferry wharf logistics, and beachside properties with limited access.
Live market pricing
Rates are checked against current copper, brass, aluminium and steel markets rather than a fixed, outdated price list.
Paid on the spot
Your metal is weighed in front of you and paid the same day, by bank transfer or cheque.
Licensed & NSW-compliant
We operate as a licensed scrap metal dealer, ABN 82 419 348 954, so you’re dealing with a legitimate, accountable buyer.
Flexible scheduling
We can work around trading hours for cafes and restaurants, or around tenancy changeovers for renovations and rebuilds.
Scrap Metal Collection Around Manly
Manly sits around 17km north-east of the Sydney CBD, at the southern end of the Northern Beaches peninsula, with ocean beaches including Manly Beach, North Steyne, South Steyne and Shelly Beach on one side and Manly Cove and the ferry wharf on the harbour side. The Corso, a pedestrian mall linking the harbour to the ocean, is the suburb’s retail and hospitality spine, running alongside commercial strips on Sydney Road and Pittwater Road. Manly Council’s own “My Place: Manly” plan, a 15-year, roughly $26 million strategy to upgrade The Corso, laneways, Pittwater Road and Sydney Road, points to a sustained period of streetscape and building works in and around the town centre over the coming years.
What sets Manly apart for scrap metal collection is the density of hospitality and tourism-related business, combined with genuinely high-value residential and apartment renovation work. Cafes, restaurants and bars along The Corso and the beachfront regularly refit their kitchens and fit-outs, generating stainless steel benches, appliance panels and general metal offcuts. At the same time, Manly’s premium beachside homes and apartments go through frequent renovation and rebuild cycles, producing copper pipe and wiring, brass fittings and structural offcuts. And with the ferry wharf, Manly Cove and nearby marinas around Fairlight and Seaforth, there’s a steady supply of marine hardware, outboard motors, boat fittings and trailer metal as well — material most inland scrap collectors rarely see.
We collect from Manly itself and the suburbs that directly border it — Fairlight, Seaforth and Queenscliff — and further up the peninsula including Newport and Palm Beach. If you’re just outside these areas, call us anyway — this isn’t an exhaustive boundary and we cover most of the Northern Beaches and Greater Sydney from our South Granville base.
Scrap Metals We Buy in Manly
| Metal / Item | Common Manly source |
|---|---|
| Copper (bare bright, #1, #2) | Home and apartment renovations, electrical work |
| Insulated copper wire & cable | Renovation and rebuild sites — accepted as-is |
| Brass | Fittings and fixtures from beachside home renovations |
| Aluminium | Window frames, shopfronts, boat and trailer fittings |
| Stainless steel | Cafe, restaurant and hospitality kitchen fit-outs |
| Marine hardware & outboard motors | Boat owners, marinas near the harbour |
| Batteries | Households, boats and vehicles |
| Structural steel & demolition metal | Renovation and rebuild sites |
| Air conditioning units | Residential and commercial upgrades |
| Commercial appliances | Hospitality fit-outs and refits |
Preparing Your Scrap Metal for Pickup
You don’t need to do anything before we arrive, but a little preparation helps things move faster and can improve your price. Where possible, keep copper separate from brass and aluminium, group insulated wire together rather than mixing it with clean copper, and set batteries aside from general scrap. If you’re clearing a hospitality fit-out, boat or larger renovation job, let us know roughly what’s involved when you call so we can plan around foreshore or laneway access.
Indicative Scrap Metal Prices
Prices last reviewed: August 2026. Metal prices track global commodity markets and change daily — the figures below show relative value, not a quote. Call 0411 398 285 for today’s rate.
| Metal | Indicative range (per kg) |
|---|---|
| Bare bright copper | ~$9 – $13 |
| #1 copper pipe/tubing | ~$7 – $8 |
| Insulated copper wire | ~$2.20 – $3.75, grade dependent |
| Brass | ~$6 – $8 |
| Aluminium | ~$1.70 – $2.00 |
| Stainless steel | ~$0.90 – $1.50 |
Manly Scrap Metals We Buy
Copper, brass, aluminium, stainless steel, structural steel, marine hardware, outboard motors, batteries and commercial appliances — whatever you’ve got, from a single beachside renovation to a full hospitality or marine clean-out, we’ll weigh it, price it fairly, and pay you on the spot.
How It Works
Get in touch
Call 0411 398 285 or email info@copperrecyclesydney.com.au with your Manly address and a rough idea of what you have.
Get an indicative quote
We’ll give you a price range based on current market rates and what you’ve described.
We come to you
Free pickup across Manly and the Northern Beaches, usually available same-day, worked around trading hours or foreshore access if needed.
Weigh, agree, get paid
Your metal is weighed on site, the final price confirmed, and payment made on the spot via bank transfer or cheque.
Who We Work With in Manly
- Homeowners renovating or rebuilding beachside homes and apartments
- Cafes, restaurants & bars along The Corso and the beachfront refitting kitchens and fit-outs
- Boat owners & marine trades around the harbour, ferry wharf and nearby marinas
- Builders & renovators working on Manly’s high-value residential rebuilds
- Property managers & strata clearing common areas, plant rooms or old air conditioning units
- Retailers along Sydney Road and Pittwater Road refitting shopfronts
Responsible Recycling on the Northern Beaches
Every load we collect from Manly is metal diverted from landfill and returned to the supply chain instead. Recycled copper and aluminium take a fraction of the energy needed to produce virgin metal, and with Manly’s beachside environment particularly sensitive to waste and runoff, there’s real environmental value in making sure scrap metal from renovations, hospitality fit-outs and marine work is recycled properly rather than dumped. We handle collection, weighing and payment on site, so recycling responsibly costs you nothing — and often puts cash back in your pocket.
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Sell Your Scrap Metal in Manly Today
Free pickup, live market rates, and payment on the spot — anywhere in Manly, six days a week. Call 0411 398 285 or email info@copperrecyclesydney.com.au to book your collection.
Copper Recycle Sydney
South Granville, NSW 2142 (servicing Manly & the Northern Beaches)
Phone: 0411 398 285
Email: info@copperrecyclesydney.com.au
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 6am – 6pm
ABN: 82 419 348 954