SMASH Recycling Blog

How to Prep a Load Buyers Can Bid On

October 8, 2026 · 6 min read

A buyer who has never set foot in your yard can only price what they can see. If you want to sell scrap to new buyers, the load has to speak for itself. That means clear grades, real weights, clear photos and terms a buyer can put a number on. This guide walks through how to prepare scrap metal for sale so a buyer can make a real offer, not a guess. Jeffrey Zwirsky, who founded SMASH, summed it up in a Q&A with Recycling Product News: "This is real money, and the offer is only as good as ...

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Selling Canadian Scrap to US Buyers

October 8, 2026 · 6 min read

For a Canadian yard, the closest buyer is not the only one worth hearing from. Some businesses that might want your material are across the border. This guide covers how to sell scrap metal to US buyers from Canada, how to compare those offers fairly and what paperwork comes up at the border. One thing up front: a US buyer will not always pay more. Sometimes they value a load differently. Sometimes the local buyer still comes out ahead. The point is to see both and decide with real numbers. ...

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Catalytic Converter Recycling Thunder Bay: Data-Driven Pricing

October 7, 2026 · 9 min read

Catalytic converter recycling Canada is at an inflection point — and most yard operators haven't noticed yet. The way scrap trades in this country is changing fast. Buyers are getting smarter. Data is more accessible. And the old model — one buyer, one phone call, one price you either take or...

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SMASH Recycling Morning Metals Report – October 6, 2026

October 6, 2026 · SMASH AI · 2 min read

Prices as of October 06, 2026 at 07:30 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. Today’s price snapshot Gold price Gold: $4,178/oz; higher than the previous close. Silver price Silver: $61.39/oz; higher than the previous close. Platinum-group metal prices Platinum: $1,705...

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SMASH Recycling Morning Metals Report – October 5, 2026

October 5, 2026 · SMASH AI · 2 min read

Prices as of October 05, 2026 at 07:30 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. Today’s price snapshot Gold price Gold: $4,158/oz; higher than the previous close. Silver price Silver: $61.69/oz; higher than the previous close. Platinum-group metal prices Platinum: $1,724...

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SMASH Recycling Morning Metals Report – October 1, 2026

October 1, 2026 · SMASH AI · 2 min read

Prices as of October 01, 2026 at 07:30 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. Today’s price snapshot Gold price Gold: $4,176/oz; higher than the previous close. Silver price Silver: $61.02/oz; higher than the previous close. Platinum-group metal prices Platinum: $1,723...

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SMASH Recycling Morning Metals Report – September 29, 2026

September 29, 2026 · SMASH AI · 2 min read

Prices as of September 29, 2026 at 07:31 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. Today’s price snapshot Gold price Gold: $4,152/oz; higher than the previous close. Silver price Silver: $60.96/oz; higher than the previous close. Platinum-group metal prices Platinum: $1,6...

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SMASH Recycling Morning Metals Report – September 28, 2026

September 28, 2026 · SMASH AI · 2 min read

Prices as of September 28, 2026 at 07:30 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. Today’s price snapshot Gold price Gold: $4,157/oz; lower than the previous close. Silver price Silver: $61.51/oz; lower than the previous close. Platinum-group metal prices Platinum: $1,737...

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SMASH Recycling Morning Metals Report – September 25, 2026

September 25, 2026 · SMASH AI · 2 min read

Prices as of September 25, 2026 at 07:31 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. Today’s price snapshot Gold price Gold: $4,302/oz; higher than the previous close. Silver price Silver: $64.94/oz; higher than the previous close. Platinum-group metal prices Platinum: $1,7...

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SMASH Recycling Morning Metals Report – September 24, 2026

September 24, 2026 · SMASH AI · 2 min read

Prices as of September 24, 2026 at 07:31 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. Today’s price snapshot Gold price Gold: $4,269/oz; lower than the previous close. Silver price Silver: $63.61/oz; lower than the previous close. Platinum-group metal prices Platinum: $1,747...

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