Short answer: A hot water or laundry upgrade produces the old hot water tank, which is mostly steel with some copper and brass fittings, a copper cylinder if it is an older system, a stainless or steel tub and washing machine or dryer, and copper and brass pipework, so the cylinder and pipework are the high-value items, while the tank and machines are bulk steel.
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Steel tanks are bulk metal, whereas copper cylinders are worth much more.
Machines
Washing machines and dryers are mostly steel with a motor that contains copper.
Pipework
Copper and brass fittings should be kept separate.
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