1065 3rd Ave NW
(Old Lenoir Highway)
Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 327-4311
The following is a list of some of the metal we accept to recycle. Commercial Pick-up Service Available
Ferrous Materials:
(Magnet WILL stick to)
Automobiles:
• Must have fist sized hole in the gas tank.
• Battery must be removed from vehicle (we DO accept batteries)
• All fluids must be drained. (Including Freon)
Shredder
Material/Mixed Steel
• Lawnmowers
• Sheet Metal
• Metal Roofing
• Miscellaneous Steel
• Appliances
• Refrigerators (Freon must be removed)
• Water Heaters, Old Stoves
• Dishwashers
Cast Iron
• Bathtubs
• Old Wood Stoves
• Bare Engine Blocks
• Brake Rotors and Brake Drums
• Thick flywheels
Long Steel – Thicker than ¼ Inch , Longer than 4 feet
• I-Beams
• Long Pipes
Short Steel – 3 Feet by 18 Inches
• Bolts and Screws
• Frames that are cut to 3 feet
• Gears
• Steel Tire Rims with no lead weights or valves—tires removed
Heavy Torching
• Truck Axles
• Heavy Machinery
• Frames
• Large Tanks
• Anything heavy or too large that has to be torched
• Longer than 12 feet
*We cannot accept steel from the railroad without written consent from the railroad company*
Non-Ferrous Materials:
(Magnet WILL NOT stick to)
#1 Copper
• Tubing with no paint or solder
• Wire that has been stripped—individual strands of copper must be thicker than a pencil lead
#2 Copper
• Tubing that has any paint or solder
• Wire that has been stripped—individual strands of copper thinner than a pencil lead
Bare Bright Copper
• Wire only, bright and shiny, new
Insulated Copper
• House Wire, Romex, Drop Cords, Christmas Lights, Cat 5/6 Networking Cable
Aluminum Cans
• Crushed or uncrushed, must be empty
Old Sheet Aluminum
• Siding from a trailer
• Sheets of Aluminum
Clean Aluminum Extrusions
• Clean-no rubber coating or caulking
Irony Aluminum Extrusions
• Window Frames with screws, no glass
• Door Frames
• Ladders
Cast Aluminum
• Grill tips, empty transmission shells
Irony Aluminum
• Lawnmower Engines
• Boat Motors
• W**d eaters, Chain Saws
Painted Aluminum
• Gutters
• Awning
• Siding
Aluminum Wheels (Car Rims)
• Must Remove the Tire
Clean Yellow Brass (No Steel attachments, plastic, rubber, etc)
• Figurines
• Fittings, Valves
• Any type of grave marker must have a letter from Funeral Home in order to accept
Irony Brass
• Brass that has any type of steel or plastic or anything other than brass on it
Stainless Steel
• Sinks
• Stainless Pipe, Stainless Valves
Batteries
• Lead-Acid
• Car Batteries
• Lawnmower Batteries
Truck & Automobile Radiators
• Aluminum
• Copper with Brass Tubes
Computer Towers
• No Monitors or TV’s
*Aluminum Copper Radiators—Must have HVAC License*
