Recycling center in Oakland, CA

Standard Iron & Metal Co

Name: Standard Iron & Metal Co
Address: 4525 San Leandro St Oakland CA 94601 USA, Oakland, CA, 94601, US
Telephone: (510) 535-0222
Rating: 4.1

4525 San Leandro St Oakland CA 94601 USA

4.1 (36 reviews)

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About this center

Standard Iron & Metals has run its scrap yard on San Leandro Street in Oakland for more than thirty years, a short drive from the High Street exit off Highway 880. The yard buys non-ferrous and ferrous material: aluminum, copper, brass, stainless steel, zinc, tin products, high-temperature alloys, insulated copper and aluminum wire, electric motors, aircraft aluminum, CATV coax cable, and auto batteries, plus prepared and unprepared steel, plate, beams, pipe, angles, channel, borings, and cast iron. The company also takes on demolition and plant scrapping projects, responding to a project inquiry with an inspection and proposal. The yard is open weekdays and closes before 4 pm.

Materials accepted & services

Scrap Metal Copper Brass Aluminum Stainless Steel Steel IronInsulated Copper WireAuto BatteriesDemolition

Services offered

Ferrous and non-ferrous buying
Demolition and plant scrapping
Project inspection and proposal

Areas served

Oakland

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Prices & reviews

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Roberto Artiga

5 months ago

Review

I received a call from this company the guy Tony Geremia put me a bad review on my company and I did told him on a text that I got approved for a big project. And I did recommend a company for them to call and he still put me a bad review on my company website this not professional from him.

Chhoeub Tim

2 years ago

Review

It's the best top dollar pay price for my cans and bottles and anything that I bring to the recycling yard there and thanks for good serviced 100% good 👍 😀 👌

Lisa Renae Roberts

7 months ago

Review

Recycled there from 2019-2020 They were closed during the Covid thing....

Public records at a glance

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Visitor questions

Does Standard Iron & Metals do demolition?

Yes. The company takes part in major demolition jobs and smaller plant and industrial scrapping projects, and answers inquiries with an inspection and proposal.

Does Standard Iron & Metals buy insulated copper wire?

Yes. Insulated copper and aluminum wire are on its purchase list along with electric motors and CATV coax cable.

Is Standard Iron & Metal Co open on Saturday?

Standard Iron & Metal Co lists itself as closed on Saturdays. Hours can change around holidays, so call ahead to confirm.

Is Standard Iron & Metal Co open on Sunday?

Standard Iron & Metal Co lists itself as closed on Sundays. Hours can change around holidays, so call ahead to confirm.

Inspections & violations

Historical records do not establish current noncompliance. Missing records or reported zeros do not establish a clean history. Some entries are allegations or reporting events, rather than final findings.

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OSHA case & citation history

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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What OSHA inspection-case history is recorded for this location?

The DOL/OSHA national download dated 2026-10-30 links 1 inspection-case record to this establishment’s normalized name and physical street, city and state. Recorded cases: Case 315322396, recorded establishment STANDARD IRON & METAL, opened 2013-05-30; source type Complaint; source scope Complete; case-closed date 2013-06-19. Report: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=315322396 An inspection-case record does not itself establish a citation, accident outcome or current safety rating; some scopes can be records-only or no inspection. Historical records may concern prior operators. Checked 2026-10-31.

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Operations & reporting

Reported quantities, fleet figures and financial-assurance filings retain their source scope and dates; they do not establish current capacity, staffing, funding or coverage.

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Historical establishment size

US Department of Labor, OSHA inspection data

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What establishment employee counts appear in the historical OSHA records?

DOL’s inspection dataset defines this field as the number of employees in the establishment. Positive values in this location’s matched case records include: case 315322396, opened 2013-05-30: 47 reported establishment employees. Case: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=315322396 These are historical case-associated values in the 2026-10-30 download, not current staffing, an annual average or a company-wide headcount. The file does not supply a separate employee-count measurement date. Values are not summed or averaged and should not be used to determine legal size thresholds. Source field definition: https://data.dol.gov/datasets/10334

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