Temple Iron and Metal has recycled metal at 815 North 14th Street in Temple for over 80 years and is affiliated with M. Lipsitz & Company, a family-owned Texas metal recycler founded in 1895. The yard buys ferrous and non-ferrous metal from the public and serves industrial accounts, and it is open Monday through Friday and Saturday morning.
The buy list covers heavy iron, plate and structural steel, pipe, copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, insulated copper wire, electric motors, aluminum-copper radiators, wheels, beverage cans, lead acid batteries, electronic scrap, and automobiles. Fees apply for tires, coolant, fuel tanks, and batteries left on a car, and refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners arrive with coolant evacuated. Industrial customers get company-run trucking, roll-off boxes, ongoing scrap programs, and itemized load documentation.
Accepts: Heavy iron, Plate and structural steel, Pipe, Copper, Brass, Aluminum, Stainless steel, Insulated copper wire, Electric motors, Radiators, Wheels, Beverage cans, Lead acid batteries, Electronic scrap, Appliances with coolant evacuated, Automobiles
Services: Public scrap buying · Company-run trucking · Roll-off boxes in several sizes · Ongoing scrap programs for industrial accounts · Itemized load documentation · New and used steel sales
Does Temple Iron and Metal buy scrap from the public?
Yes. The yard buys all ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the general public and also serves industrial businesses.
Does Temple Iron and Metal take cars and appliances?
Yes. Automobiles are accepted, with fees for tires, coolant, fuel tanks, and batteries left on the car, and refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners must have coolant evacuated.