BE KIND TO YOUR SCRAP METAL RECYCLER

RECYClING GUIDELINES

 

Got scrap? Chuck it in our on-site drop-off bin anytime, or in the big yellow bin at the landfill. We also do bin service with delivery, farm cleanup, and processing. AND, we’ll pay you for it!

Additionally, here are some common requests that scrap metal dealers make of their patrons. These criteria have to do with the size and form of the metal object and the “extra” materials commonly attached to metal brought to scrap yards, which should be dealt with elsewhere. Thank you!

Silver Star Salvage & Recycling » What to Recycle

What YOU SHOULD DO

REMOVE

Remove as much non-metal material as possible, and dispose of it properly yourself, e.g. chair seats, food can labels, attached wood or plastic, tires, and mattresses. Hazardous materials need to be removed as well, such as mercury switches in vehicles, oil or fuel tanks, and ballast in light fixtures.

REALIZE

Realize that appliances have little final value, so bringing your old appliances to us will even save you landfill fees.

REMEMBER

We take 20 lb. tanks as-is. Please ensure propane tanks have been removed from barbecues. And remember, metal items are not biodegradable, so never take them to the landfill!

BE KIND

Sealed cylinders are dangerous when compacted. You can help create a safer work environment for yard employees. And, if you bring garbage or plastic, it comes out of our pocket to properly dispose of.

LIST OF ACCEPTABLE PRODUCTS

THE ABC’S OF METAL RECYCLING

 

The following items are NOT accepted:

  • Barbed Wire
  • Steel Cables/Steel Wire
  • Mattresses
  • Garbage
  • Tires
  • Most Electronics

A
Air Conditioners
ALL Appliances
ALL METAL PRODUCTS
Alternators
Aluminum
Aluminum Foil
Aluminum Pie Plates

B
Barbecues
Batteries (lead acid)
Bikes
Brake Drums
Brass

C
Cars/Car Bodies
Car/Truck Rims
Cast Iron
Combines
Copper
Cutlery

D
Deep Freezers
Die Cast
Dirty Aluminum
Diskers
Dryers
Ducting

E
Eavestroughing
Electric Motors
Engines

F
Farm Machinery
Fascia
Faucets
Freezers
Fridges
Furnaces

G
Gears
Grader Blades
Grain Augers

I
I-beams
Insulated Copper Wire
Irrigation Pipe

L
Ladders
Lawnmowers
Lead
Leaf Springs

M
Metal Screen Doors
Metal Patio Furniture
Metal Window Frames
Microwaves
Motorcycles

P
Pipe
Plate Steel
Power Tools
Pots & Pans

R
Radiators
Rails
Red Brass
Refrigerators
Rototillers
Running Boards

S
Satellite Dishes
Scrap Iron
Snow Blowers
Soffit
Stainless Steel
Steel
Stoves

T
Taps & Sinks
Tin
Tin Cans
Tractors
Trampoline Frames
Transmissions
Trucks

U
Utensils

V
Valves
Vans
Vehicles

W
Washers
Water Heaters

Y
Yellow Brass

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