Wire, Cable & Conductor Manufacturing worked example
Scrap Recovery at 68% target scrap recovery rate: a worked example
This worked example runs the scrap recovery numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 68% target scrap recovery rate instead of the typical 95%. Scrap Recovery tells you what share of the copper and insulation scrap your line generates actually gets recovered and credited back, instead of leaving as loss.
The inputs for this scenario
- Recovered copper scrap weight: 8 units (held at the documented default)
- Total copper scrap generated: 250 units (held at the documented default)
- Target scrap recovery rate: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Scrap Recovery rate = affected amount รท total amount.
- Rate works out to 3.2 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Gap to target works out to 64.8 points at these inputs.
- Affected count works out to 8 count at these inputs.
- Total count works out to 250 count at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where target scrap recovery rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
- Use it in copper reconciliation, waste-reduction reviews, or when auditing how much scrap value your recovery process actually captures. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.
Results at a glance
- Rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
- Gap to target: 64.8 points
- Affected count: 8 count
- Total count: 250 count
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Scrap Recovery calculator, set target scrap recovery rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.