Offset plate scrap and print-house waste
Do you run an offset print house or a printing plant? Aluminium offset plates are one of the cleanest and most repeatable aluminium streams on the market — thin, uniform single-grade sheet, delivery after delivery. We know this material inside out: we price against current market quotations, verify the composition with a spectrometer when needed, and on larger loads collect with our own transport and sell straight to smelters and foundries.
What we take from print houses
Print houses generate remarkably predictable aluminium: printed offset plates come off the presses in the same batch, the same grade and thickness. It’s thin single-grade aluminium sheet — material we price confidently and fast, because we know exactly what comes off the shop floor. You get paid for an offset plate as clean aluminium, not for a blended “aluminium mix”.
We serve offset print houses, printing plants and binderies — from a few pallets of plates a month to regular, larger batches. Alongside aluminium we collect production paper for recycling, so a single plant can hand over both plates and paper in one collection. Our Łódź branch runs specifically for suppliers like this — non-ferrous metals and paper handled separately.
The most common streams from the offset floor and finishing. Not sure of the grade or class? A photo is enough — we handle the rest.
Aluminium offset plates (CTP)
Printed and developed plates from offset presses — thin single-grade aluminium sheet, one of the cleanest and highest-priced streams from a print house.
Test and misprint plates
Plates rejected at inspection, from press make-ready and setup — still the same clean aluminium, settled just like production plates.
Plate offcuts and cut-offs
Waste from trimming and fitting plates to the press format — uniform aluminium with a very good yield.
Production paper for recycling
Trim from the guillotine and cutter, waste paper from run make-ready and cardboard from materials — we bale it ourselves and collect it together with the metal.
Other non-ferrous metals from the plant
Cables, copper and brass from installation swaps or machine dismantling — we classify and settle each metal separately.
How we collect material from print houses
A steady stream of plates needn’t take up your storage or your time. We agree the terms once, and then collection runs in the background of your production.
Show us the material
Call or send photos of the plates and paper on WhatsApp. The type and a rough quantity are all we need to quote a rate within one business day.
We agree pricing and collection
We price against current market quotations and check unusual material with a spectrometer. For repeat deliveries we agree terms up front and — from a few tonnes up — can send our own transport on a set date.
We weigh and settle
We weigh in front of you on authorised scales, you get the documents appropriate to the delivery and a settlement with no surprises. The material goes straight to smelters and foundries.
Related groups and knowledge
A print house is mostly aluminium offset plates and paper for recycling — but every other non-ferrous metal that comes off the plant we classify and settle separately.
Worth knowing
Print houses — frequently asked questions
Do printed offset plates lose value?
Not because of the printing itself. Developed CTP plates are thin single-grade aluminium sheet — one of the cleanest and highest-priced streams from a print house. What affects the price is the grade, the thickness and contamination, not the ink on the surface.
Do you accept plates rejected at inspection and from press make-ready?
Yes. Plates from tests, make-ready and setup are still the same clean aluminium and are settled just like plates coming off production.
Can plates and paper be handed over in one collection?
Yes. Alongside aluminium, production paper for recycling is collected — trim from the guillotine and cutter, waste paper from run make-ready and cardboard from materials — so a single plant can hand over both plates and paper in one collection. The paper is baled on Odylion’s side.
Which branch serves print houses?
The Łódź branch runs specifically for suppliers like this — non-ferrous metals and paper handled separately. Offset plates are also accepted at the other branches that buy non-ferrous metals; recovered paper is taken by selected branches — they are listed on the “Recovered paper” group page.
What about the other metals from a printing plant?
Cables, copper and brass from installation swaps or machine dismantling are accepted and classified separately — each metal is settled by its own grade rather than added in with the aluminium.
How long does pricing offset plates take?
The type of material and a rough quantity are enough to quote a rate within one business day. The fastest way to send photos of the plates and paper is via WhatsApp; unusual material is checked with a spectrometer.