Every acquisition, sort, process, and sale — tracked in one place, across every metal you handle. Know your real margin on every load. Not guesses. Actual numbers.
Track any metal you buy and sell
The problem
Revenue looks fine. But after yield loss, processing time, and supplier costs — the real number is often very different.
After paying for the load, losing weight to yield, and processing time — your real profit is much lower than your head says. Most operators only find out at the end of the month. Or never.
Tax time is a scramble through photos, texts, and bank statements. There's no way to pull up what you paid for a specific load or what your supplier owed you last month.
Which suppliers give you the best material? Which metals or grades pay off best? Without data, you're guessing — and guessing costs money.
How it works
Log the weight, price, and source in 30 seconds — any metal, any supplier, even walk-ins. ScrapDesk calculates your cost-per-kg automatically.
Break the load into categories — copper, aluminum, brass, stainless, and more, each with its own grade. Assign weights to each batch.
Cable and wire get stripped and weighed, with yield % calculated automatically. Clean metals like aluminum and brass skip straight to sale — no extra step.
Log the sale, assign inventory. ScrapDesk shows the exact profit margin after cost and yield loss — on every metal, every load.
Step 01 — Acquisition
Source, weight, price per kg, payment method — even for a walk-in with no name. ScrapDesk calculates your total cost automatically and files it under that supplier's history.
Step 02 — Sort
One load can contain several materials. Split it into batches — copper, aluminum, brass, stainless, and more — each tracked separately from here on, with its own batch number.
Step 03 — Process (when it applies)
Cable and wire get stripped down to clean metal — enter the output weight and ScrapDesk calculates yield % automatically. Metals that don't need processing (aluminum, brass, stainless) skip this step entirely and go straight to inventory.
Step 04 — Sell
Pick the inventory you're selling, enter the buyer and price per kg. ScrapDesk shows your true profit after cost and yield loss — before you even hit save.
Analytics
Revenue is a vanity number if you don't know your cost. ScrapDesk shows monthly revenue, profit, spend, and material processed — in one view, no matter what mix of metals you're running.
Inventory & history
See exactly what's in stock, sorted or processed, across every metal — with the source and batch behind each line. Filter by status, search by supplier, export to CSV for your accountant.
ScrapDesk is built specifically for this workflow. Not adapted from something else.
Track exactly what percentage of input weight becomes clean, sellable metal — broken down by material type and supplier.
Monthly line charts for revenue, profit, spend, and material processed. See trends at a glance.
Start with sensible defaults, then add your own materials and grades whenever your business needs to.
Work in kg or lbs, USD or a dozen other currencies — set once in Settings, used everywhere.
Generate a clean receipt for any purchase or sale. Professional records without the paperwork.
Keep a contact book for your regular suppliers and buyers. Know who to call and when to follow up.
Who it's for
Buy wire from electricians and demo crews. Strip it down, track yield, cost, and margin per batch.
Buy and sell aluminum, brass, or stainless without ever stripping anything. Sort by grade, sell direct — no extra step.
Too small for a $500/month ERP. Too serious for a spreadsheet. ScrapDesk is built for the gap in between.
Running a recycling operation alongside other work. Fast to enter, easy to review, nothing wasted.
Pricing
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Know exactly what you're making — on every metal, every load.
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