Materials We Accept
Scrap Management Industries accepts and processes a comprehensive variety of ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals across our 9 regional and community yards. Select a material category below to learn about grades, accepted items, and current pricing.
FerrousIndustrial Scrap
By-products from manufacturing, cutting, stamping, or fabrication processes. Includes leftover production metal, turnings, punchings, and plate drops.
Steel plate drops & skeletons
Sheet metal clippings
Machining turnings & borings
Structural steel beams & channels
Pipe cutoffs & rebar
Factory stamping scrap
DemolitionDemolition Scrap
Generated during demolition, decommissioning, or site tear-down projects. Includes structural steel, I-beams, heavy machinery, piping, and rebar.
Structural I-beams & columns
Reinforcing bar (rebar)
Heavy equipment & plant machinery
Steel decking, siding, and roofing
Demolition plate & pipe
Unprepared structural steel
AutomotiveJunk Car Scrap
Turn unwanted, broken, or end-of-life vehicles into fast cash. Our high-capacity shredder recovers up to 97% of recyclable vehicle metal.
Complete automobiles & trucks
SUVs and vans
Wrecked or non-running vehicles
Auto body shells & sheet metal
Auto frames & axles
Fleet vehicle disposals
FerrousPublic – Household Scrap
Everyday household scrap items, appliances, lawn equipment, and yard metals turned into instant cash for the general public.
Major appliances (washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers)
Water heaters & radiators
Lawnmowers, grills, and patio furniture
Bicycles, swing sets, and metal fences
Metal roofing, gutters, and siding
Miscellaneous home renovation metal
NonferrousAluminum Scrap
All grades of aluminum scrap purchased at top market rates. From cans and siding to extruded profiles, rims, and industrial castings.
Aluminum beverage cans (UBC)
Extruded aluminum (clean & painted window frames)
Cast aluminum & engine components
Aluminum alloy wheels & rims
Sheet aluminum, siding, and gutters
Wire & cable (ACSR, bare aluminum wire)
NonferrousCopper Scrap
One of the most valuable recyclable metals. We purchase bare bright wire, insulated wire, plumbing tubing, bus bars, and copper alloys.
#1 Bare Bright copper wire
#1 & #2 Copper tubing and pipe
Insulated copper wire (THHN, Romex, industrial cable)
Copper bus bars & electrical switchgear
Brass plumbing fixtures & valves
Copper radiators and heat exchangers
SpecialtyStainless Steel Scrap
Commercial, industrial, and food-grade stainless steels including 304, 316, and exotic nickel/chrome alloys.
304 & 316 Stainless steel sheet & plate
Commercial kitchen equipment & sinks
Food & dairy processing tanks and piping
Stainless steel turnings & solids
High-nickel alloys (Inconel, Monel, Hastelloy)
Exhaust manifolds & industrial fasteners
AutomotiveCatalytic Converter Scrap
We purchase automotive and industrial catalytic converters, recovering valuable platinum, palladium, and rhodium.
OEM catalytic converters (domestic & foreign)
Aftermarket catalytic converters
Heavy-duty diesel particulate filters (DPFs)
Industrial catalytic units
Exotics and pre-converters
Have Questions About What You Can Bring In?
Our friendly yard staff is always available to answer your material grading and pricing questions. Check out what we don’t accept, or contact us today!