Materials we buy
Aluminum
Extrusion, sheet, castings and turnings kept separate by alloy family so the clean material is never buried in a mixed load.
- Weighed on
- Certified scales
- Class
- Non-ferrous
Forms we accept
What counts as aluminum
- 6061 / 6063 extrusion
- Sheet and plate offcuts
- Castings and wheels
- Turnings and borings
- Aluminum conduit and duct
- Radiators and condenser cores
Industries we collect it from
- Extrusion and window manufacturing
- Automotive and transportation
- HVAC and mechanical contracting
- Machining
How we collect it
The container decides the grade.
Material that gets mixed on the floor cannot be un-mixed at the scale. Placing the right container at the point of generation is the single highest-return change most facilities make.
Self-dumping hoppers
Forklift-handled hoppers that empty into a larger container without manual handling.
4x4 Gaylord boxes & pallets
Corrugated bulk boxes for clean, high-value non-ferrous right at the machine.
IBC totes
Contained handling for turnings, borings and fines.
55-gallon drums
Point-of-generation separation for small, high-value streams.
Specialized containers
Custom metal bins built to your footprint, weight and process. Special order.
Questions
Aluminum — the questions we get
- Does Custom Recycling buy aluminum scrap?
- Yes. We buy aluminum from industrial and commercial accounts across the Carolinas, including 6061 / 6063 extrusion, sheet and plate offcuts, castings and wheels, turnings and borings. Material is weighed on certified scales and graded before settlement.
- Which industries do you collect aluminum from?
- Most commonly extrusion and window manufacturing, automotive and transportation, hvac and mechanical contracting, machining. If your process generates it as a by-product, there is almost certainly a container configuration that captures it cleanly.
- Are aluminum turnings and borings worth collecting separately?
- Yes. Turnings mixed into solids drag the whole load down a grade. IBC totes or drums at the machine keep them separate and contained, and they are worth collecting on their own once you have the volume.
Generating aluminum? Let us look at it.
A free site visit, an honest grade, and a container plan that keeps this stream out of the mixed pile.