1 Laws and rules that protect people who shop and spend are examples of consumerism. 2  An obsession with shopping and acquiring stuff is an example of consumerism.  the practice and policies of protecting the consumer by publicizing defective and unsafe products, misleading business practices, etc.
Lower grades of aluminum or dirty aluminum (aluminum mixed with other materials or having insulation) will command a lower value then clean heavy aluminum scrap. for example - see some example aluminum scrap prices below for mid June 2011, the price per pound. Old Sheet Aluminum $ 0.63. Extruded Aluminum $ 0.90.
PRICE: UNIT: Yellow Brass Dirty: 0.70: USD/LB: Yellow Brass: 1.20: USD/LB: Stainless Dirty: 0.15: USD/LB: Stainless Clean: 0.20: USD/LB: SHEET COPPER: 1.30: USD/LB: SEALED UNITS: 0.08: USD/LB: Scrap Aluminum: 0.45: USD/LB: Red Brass: 1.30: USD/LB: Painted Aluminum: 0.40: USD/LB: Old Sheet Aluminum: 0.35: USD/LB: Magnesium: 0.08: USD/LB: Lead Dirty: 0.20: USD/LB: Lead Clean: 0.35: USD/LB: EXTRUDED ALUMINUM: 0.45: USD/LB