FAQ

• Ferrous: steel, cast iron, appliances, cars
• Non-Ferrous: copper, brass, stainless steel, aluminum, batteries, catalytic converters
• More details can be found on our Recycling Services Page.

• Household batteries. We only accept vehicle/industrial batteries. Undamaged lead acid vehicle batteries. Gas tanks must be drained.
• Tires (we will take metal rims)
• Unspent airbag canisters and other explosive materials
• Closed containers, paint buckets, food containers
• Garbage, rags, paper, glass, wood, dirt, concrete, and other debris
• Wet transformers
• Light ballasts, no PCBs, no capacitors or fluorescent tubes
• Freon
• All fluids must be drained from cars, appliances, etc.
• Smoke detectors
• Tanks must have both ends of tank cut out and must be dry with no residue or smell
• No radioactive/toxic materials

NC State law forbids the buying of the following items:

• Any regulated metal marked with the initials or other identification of a telephone, cable, electric, water or other public utility, or any brewery.
• Any utility access covers, street light pole or fixture, highway, street sign, road or bridge guard rail or water meter cover.
• Any metal beer keg, including any made of stainless steel that is clearly marked as being property of the beer manufacturer.
• Any traffic directional or control sign, traffic light signal.
• Any regulated metal marked with the name of a government entity, historical marker, grave marker or burial vase.
• Any property owned by a railroad and marked and otherwise identified as such.

• All personal payments are made in CASH, except as described below according to NC States Laws.

NC State Law Requires:

• Payment by check for any purchase of copper.
• All payments over $100.00 per customer per day for all non-ferrous must be made by check.
• Fingerprints when buying catalytic converters and/or air conditioning evaporators and condensers. Payments for these items will be made by check.
• Any junk car that is less than 10 years old requires a state issued title to be given to the buyer (recycler/recycling center/junkyard) before you will be paid for the car. Cars older than 10 years old may be junked without a title.

You can view current NC Scrap Metal Laws HERE.