Not all scrap aluminium is created equal, and where it comes from says a lot about how it should be handled before it's recycled. A tray of squashed drink cans, a stack of window frames pulled from a renovation, and a pallet of extrusion offcuts from a fabrication shop are all technically the same base metal, but they differ in grade, contamination, and volume. Scrap aluminium recycling in Melbourne works best when the source of the material is understood upfront, since that