Soft lead scrap price in Ontario
Flashing, pipe, sheet. Clean, no solder.
Typical Ontario yard price, checked October 27, 2026
$0.82/lb
Range $0.72 – $0.92/lb
What counts as soft lead
Flashing, pipe, sheet. Clean, no solder. Flashing, pipe, cable sheathing and sheet. Keep it dry and separate from batteries and wheel weights.
How the price is set
This grade tracks the London Metal Exchange price for lead (2026-10-26), converted at the Bank of Canada rate of 1.4038 CAD per USD. Ontario yards typically pay about 70% of the exchange price for it; the rest covers sorting, freight and the yard's margin.
Other grades
| Wheel weights | $0.17/lb |
| Car batteries | $0.34/lb |