Street lamp head

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Scrap street lamp heads are a common type of junk. Scrap street lamp heads typically contain a variety of recyclable materials with value, including:
1. Metal: The main structure, bracket, and lampshade of street lamp heads are usually made of metal, with aluminum being the most common, followed by stainless steel or other metals. Aluminum lampshades are highly valuable recyclable materials due to their light weight, corrosion resistance, and low energy consumption during recycling. After being crushed, lampshades have almost no impurities and can be used as crushed primary aluminum, with the only difference being that aluminum street lampshades often have a painted side.

Crushed lampshade, almost equivalent to crushed primary aluminum

Plastic: Some street lamp heads may contain plastic parts, such as lampshades or decorative elements. These plastic parts can be classified and recycled according to their material type (e.g., polycarbonate, acrylic, etc.).
Electronic components: Modern street lamp heads may contain LED modules, electronic ballasts, circuit boards, sensors, or intelligent control systems, which may contain copper and precious metals like gold and silver, making them high-quality electronic waste.
Wire: Copper is the main metal in wire, with high recycling value.
Light source: Old street lamps may use mercury lamps or high-pressure sodium lamps, which may contain small amounts of valuable metals but also hazardous substances, requiring careful handling. LED street lamps, on the other hand, contain valuable semiconductor materials.

Common Classification

Scrap street lamp heads are divided into two types: complete, un-disassembled scrap street lamp heads and disassembled street lampshades. Single scrap street lampshades, except for aluminum lampshades, have no other high-value materials, and the price is usually lower.

Common Sources

The most common source is road engineering, such as road reconstruction, old street lamp upgrades, etc., such as the recent large-scale replacement of incandescent lamps and halogen lamps with more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly LED lamps. The second is damage and scrapping, with relatively small output.

Value Points

Complete street lamp heads contain approximately 30% aluminum, 1% wire, and 7-10% copper.

This street lamp head has few electronic components, and its value is limited to the aluminum lampshade

Yellow circle: Electronic components and wire Red circle: Aluminum inner shell Blue circle: Aluminum outer shell

Processing Methods

Scrap street lamp heads are generally processed by manual disassembly, separating the lampshade and internal electronic components, lamp sockets, etc., and then classifying them. The lampshade can be sorted and crushed separately to become crushed aluminum street lampshades for sale.

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Matching Direction

Street lamps are mainly disassembled manually, suitable for areas with low labor costs. Disassembled copper and circuit boards are suitable for countries like Thailand and Malaysia, where copper prices are relatively high. Therefore, scrap street lamps are suitable for sale to disassembly factories in Thailand and Malaysia.

Special Attention

The price of scrap street lamps varies greatly depending on the product, and detailed pictures are required from suppliers to quote prices. Street lamps with circuit boards and copper wires are more valuable than those without, while single street lampshades are less valuable than those with impurities. This should be noted during transactions.

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