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SCRAP METAL: A VALUABLE METAL

A broken bike, an old metal fence post, or unused plumbing fixtures might seem like garbage, but they're not. They're scrap metal, a valuable material.

Scrap metal isn't garbage - it can be recycled to create new products.

Disposal Information

There are many scrap metal yards through the Twin Cities metro area that accept scrap metal for recycling and will pay money for items dropped off. Refer to your local telephone directory for a scrap metal yard near you.

Some county drop-off facilities also accept scrap metal for recycling. The following county drop-off facilities accept scrap metal for recycling free of charge. All non-metal parts must be removed prior to drop-off.



For residents in Anoka, Ramsey and Washington Counties, contact your county solid waste management office.

Scrap metal is also accepted for recycling at many municipal recycling centers and collection events. Contact your city or town for more information.


Some landfills and transfer stations accept scrap metal for recycling, many free of charge. See below to find one near you.

disposal & drop-off sitesdisposal & drop-off sites

B & E Recycling Station Inc

Lead-acid battery drop-off center

Accepts TVs, computers, and any consumer electronics.

Drop off and pick up options available.


Accepts appliances, electronics, recyclables (cans only) and scrap metal.Limited redemption; ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal (fees apply); accepts appliances, batteries and fluorescent lamps
16501 Hwy 10 NW
Elk River
p: 763-441-7211

Burnsville Landfill/Waste Management

Treated wood waste disposal facility

Accepts TV's, computers, and any consumer electronics.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

Drop off only.

No fee on Sony products. Drive by the scale house. You won't go into the landfill.

No data destruction.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.


2650 West Cliff Road
Burnsville
p: 952-890-3248

Elk River Landfill Inc- Waste Management

By appt only.

Landscaping & Tree Waste materials accepted: brush/branches, logs, stumps, Christmas trees, leaves, grass clippings. Debagging required. Tinsel must be removed from Christmas Trees.

Treated wood waste disposal facility

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics. Drop off option available. No fee on Sony products. Data destruction not available.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.

 


22460 Highway 169
Elk River
p: 763-441-2464

Hennepin County Recycling Center and Transfer Station - Bloomington Location

Resident Materials Notes

Electronics

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee: Free IconNo fee for residents.

Data destruction: No

Collection Methods: Drop-off

Notes: Search for Electronics in our A-Z How-To-Get-Rid-Of-It Guide for a complete list of electronics accepted (see Online Services in the right navigation).  Photocopiers are not accepted at drop-off facilities. There is a limit to the amount of electronics that a household can drop off at our facilities per 12 month period:

  • Five each of the same type of electronic per household (for example, 5 TV's, 5 monitors, 5 CPU's, 5 printers, etc.)
1400 W 96th Street
Bloomington
p: 612-348-3777

Hennepin County Recycling Center and Transfer Station - Brooklyn Park Location

Resident Materials Notes

Electronics

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee: Free IconNo fee for residents.

Data destruction: No

Collection Methods: Drop-off

Notes: Search for Electronics in our A-Z How-To-Get-Rid-Of-It Guide for a complete list of electronics accepted (see Online Services in the right navigation).  Photocopiers are not accepted at drop-off facilities. There is a limit to the amount of electronics that a household can drop off at our facilities per 12 month period:

  • Five each of the same type of electronic per household (for example, 5 TV's, 5 monitors, 5 CPU's, 5 printers, etc.)
8100 Jefferson Hwy
Brooklyn Park
p: 612-348-3777

J&J Recycling

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.

No refrigeration units accepted.


607 Barge Channel Rd
St. Paul
p: 651-227-4457

Maple Grove Transfer Station/Waste Management

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics. Drop off only. Data destruction available for no additional fee.


Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, scrap metal, tires & treated wood (no railroad ties).


10633 89th Ave. N
Maple Grove
p: 763-425-3736

Recyco Transfer Station

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics. Drop off only. No data destruction.


Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.


1691 91st Ave. NE
Blaine
p: 763-784-4772

South Metro Resource Recovery

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.
3230 W. 130th St.
Shakopee
p: 952-746-5676

Vasko Disposal Solutions/ Veolia ES Solid Waste

Services the counties of: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington

Accepts boxboard. Appliance recycling pick-up; roll off boxes available; desk side collection boxes and recycling training materials available

Accepts boxboard. Accepts appliances, construction/demo waste, electronics, cell phones, ink jet and toner cartridges, eyeglasses, lead-acid and rechargeable batteries, tires, tree branches and stumps

Lead-acid battery drop-off center.

Accepts ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, empty aerosol cans, aluminum cans, paint cans, steel cans, lead acid batteries, silver, and lead

No redemption for cans; free scrap metal drop-off

Landscaping & Tree Waste materials accepted: brush/branches, logs, stumps, Christmas trees, leaves

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics.

Drop off and pick up options available.

No data destruction.

Check in at the yard office.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.


309 Como Ave
St. Paul
p: 651-487-8546
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