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What we buy

Six streams, graded on what they actually are.

A mixed container pays like the cheapest thing inside it. Everything below exists because separating at the source is where the money is — and because the grade on a ticket should match the metal in the box.

Ferrous scrap staged in the yard at Custom Recycling in York, South Carolina

Steel & Iron Scrap

Ferrous scrap from fabrication, stamping, structural work and plant teardowns - graded, weighed on certified scales and settled against published indices.

Metal fabricationStamping and machiningConstruction and demolition
What we accept
Stainless steel sheet and plate offcuts separated for grading

Stainless Steel

Grade-separated stainless - 304, 316 and the rest - verified on site with a handheld analyzer so you are paid for what you actually generated.

Food and beverage processingPharmaceutical and biotechChemical processing
What we accept
Aluminum extrusion and sheet scrap sorted by alloy family

Aluminum

Extrusion, sheet, castings and turnings kept separate by alloy family so the clean material is never buried in a mixed load.

Extrusion and window manufacturingAutomotive and transportationHVAC and mechanical contracting
What we accept
Insulated copper wire prepared for processing

Copper & Brass

The highest-value stream on most plant floors - and the one most worth securing. We place lidded and sealed containers so it leaves with you, not without you.

Electrical contractingHVAC and plumbingMotor rebuilding
What we accept
Alloy turnings staged for analysis before grading

High-Nickel & Specialty Alloys

Inconel, Monel, Hastelloy, titanium and tool steels. Mis-grading these is expensive, so every load is analyzed and documented before it moves.

Aerospace and defensePower generationChemical and petrochemical
What we accept
Mixed industrial material received at the Custom Recycling yard

Batteries

All types of batteries, from sealed lead-acid strings pulled from cell tower sites to industrial and consumer batteries, handled under proper containment with the documentation your compliance team needs.

Telecom carriers and tower ownersWireless infrastructure contractorsData centers
What we accept

Not sure which grade you are sitting on?

Bring us a sample or let an account rep run the analyzer at your facility. Knowing what you have is the difference between a commodity price and the right price.