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.
The price of scrap aluminum varies, sometimes on a daily basis. Check with your local recyclers for up-to-the-minute quotes. Current prices of scrap metal prices for copper vary depending on grade (bare brite, #1, #2 etc.). No.1 heavy scrap copper is around $3.25 per lb whereas No.1 Bare Brite coppe â¦ r wire is around $3.33 per lb. (as of May 31, 2008) Updates Mid June 2011 - current copper prices are based upon Comex, LME and spot market prices which in turn are based on economic conditions.