scrap metal
grand rapids.
Behind half the garages in Walker and Wyoming there is a pile: the rusted grill, two bikes, the bed frame, a swing set and a length of pipe from a plumbing job. The Grand Rapids crew loads it all and takes it straight to a metal recycler. Because metal has value at the yard, a mostly-metal load is usually the cheapest pickup the crew offers.
- Quote
- By the load, metal loads priced lowest
- Mixed
- Metal sorted from the rest at the yard
- Heavy
- Safes, engine blocks and cast iron quoted ahead
- Splashdown
- Kent County metal recycler
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What goes on the truck.
Loads with the crew
- Grills, fire pits and patio frames
- Bed frames, filing cabinets and shelving
- Lawn mowers, snow blowers and bikes, fluids drained
- Water heaters, furnaces and ductwork
- Gutters, siding, railings and fencing
- Copper pipe, wire and brass fixtures from remodels
Stays behind, and why
- Whole vehicles, trailers and boats
- Propane and gas cylinders with any pressure left
- Items leaking oil or fuel
Before the crew arrives.
Pile the metal together and apart from the regular junk. A clean metal load gets the lowest price; a mixed load is priced as junk.
Drain anything that held fuel or oil: mowers, snowblowers, the old generator. The crew cannot take a tank with gas in it.
Pull propane tanks off grills. Tanks go back to an exchange, not on the truck.
Warn the crew about anything over a couple hundred pounds, like a safe or a cast iron tub, so they bring the right dolly.
How it is priced.
Metal in Grand Rapids is priced by the load like everything else, but a load that is all or mostly metal comes in at the bottom of the price range because the recycler pays for it on the other end. Very heavy single items, a gun safe or a cast iron radiator set, are quoted ahead of time so there are no surprises on the driveway.
Get today's numberWhere it lands.
Everything metal goes to a Kent County recycler where steel, aluminum, copper and brass are separated and sold back into manufacturing. Appliances with refrigerant go through a certified handler first. Working bikes and tools in decent shape are offered to donation partners before they are scrapped.
Mission log.
Real answers from the Grand Rapids crew. If your question is not here, the phone works.
(616) 537-2651Q 01Is scrap metal pickup in Grand Rapids free?
No, but it is the cheapest load the crew does. The truck, the crew and the fuel still cost money; the recycler's payment for the metal brings your price down, it does not erase it.
Q 02Can you take a riding mower or a snowblower?
Yes, drained of gas and oil. Michigan winters kill a lot of snowblowers and the crew hauls them all spring.
Q 03Do you remove cast iron radiators from old Grand Rapids houses?
Yes, once they are disconnected and drained. They are extremely heavy and the crew quotes them ahead based on size and the floor they are on.
Q 04What about a gun safe in a Kentwood basement?
Yes. Send the dimensions and a photo of the stairs. It is a two or three-person job with a heavy-duty dolly and is quoted as a single item.
Q 05Will you take old steel and aluminum siding?
Yes. Bundle it if you can. Siding is light for its size and loads fast.
Q 06Do you take car parts and rims?
Rims, exhaust, body panels and parts, yes. Whole vehicles, no. Anything that held fluid needs to be drained.
Q 07Can bikes go to someone instead of the scrap yard?
Rideable bikes are offered to donation partners in Kent County first. The crew will tell you which of yours are rideable.
Q 08Same day in Rockford or Sparta?
Next day is more typical north of the city. Same day happens when the truck is already headed that way.
Show the Grand Rapids crew the pile. They handle the rest.
Describe what is leaving and when you want it gone. The crew calls back with a window and a rough number, then locks the real price at your curb.
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