scrap metal
kalamazoo.
Behind the garages of Milwood and Edison there is always a pile: the grill that rusted through, two bikes with flat tires, a bed frame, a swing set and some pipe from a plumbing job. The Kalamazoo crew loads it and takes it straight to a metal recycler, and because the yard pays for metal, a mostly-metal load is the cheapest pickup on the list.
- Quote
- By the load, metal loads lowest
- Mixed
- Sorted at the yard
- Heavy
- Safes, radiators, engine blocks quoted ahead
- Splashdown
- Kalamazoo 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 separately from regular junk for the lowest price.
Drain gas and oil from mowers, snowblowers and generators.
Pull propane tanks off grills; tanks go to an exchange.
Flag anything over a couple hundred pounds so the crew brings the right dolly.
How it is priced.
Metal in Kalamazoo is priced by the load, and an all-metal load lands at the bottom of the range because the recycler pays on the other end. Very heavy single items such as a gun safe or a set of cast iron radiators are quoted ahead so there are no surprises in the driveway.
Get today's numberWhere it lands.
Everything metal goes to a Kalamazoo recycler where steel, aluminum, copper and brass are separated and sold back into manufacturing. Fridges and air conditioners in the pile go to a certified refrigerant handler before the yard. Rideable bikes and working tools are offered to a reuse partner before they are scrapped.
Mission log.
The Kalamazoo crew answers these on the phone every day. Here they are in writing.
(269) 788-1199Q 01Is scrap pickup free in Kalamazoo?
No, though it sits at the bottom of the price list. The recycler's payment lowers your price; it does not erase the truck and crew.
Q 02Will you take riding mowers and snowblowers in Kalamazoo?
Yes, as long as the gas and oil are drained first. Kalamazoo winters retire a lot of snowblowers and the crew hauls them to the metal yard all spring.
Q 03Cast iron radiators from an old Stuart neighborhood house?
Yes, once disconnected and drained. They are quoted ahead by size and floor.
Q 04A gun safe in a Portage basement?
Yes. Send dimensions and a photo of the stairs. Two or three movers with a heavy dolly, quoted as a single item.
Q 05Do you haul old aluminum siding in Kalamazoo?
Yes. Bundle the pieces with twine or tape if you can; siding is light for its size and a bundled stack loads in minutes.
Q 06Do you take car parts and rims in Kalamazoo?
Rims, exhaust, body panels and parts, yes, drained of any fluids. Whole vehicles are not something the crew hauls; a scrap yard with a tow truck handles those.
Q 07Can a bike go to someone in Kalamazoo instead of the scrap yard?
Rideable bikes are offered to a reuse partner in Kalamazoo County before anything is scrapped. The crew will tell you which of your bikes are rideable and which are only good for the yard.
Q 08Same day in Richland or Plainwell?
Next day is more typical outside the city. Same day works out when the truck is already pointed that direction.
Point the Kalamazoo crew at it. Consider it handled.
Say what needs to go and roughly when. You get a call back with a window and a ballpark, and the firm price happens at your door.
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