Western Metals Recycling - Salt Lake City

Let me share that their drive through scale is not accurate by at least 150 pounds. Had 53 #1 copper at 5.5 feet per piece. Have a six foot bed and only 2" was showing between the tailgate and the copper so I just called it at 5.5'. the manufacturer spec is 2.70 pound per foot. I guessed it at 2.60 because I removed the thin jacket. The math does not lie. Should have been in the neighborhood of 758.9 pounds and they gave me 600 pounds on my ticket. No way the manufacturer spec of this cable is off by 158 pounds. 158 pounds x $3.50 is a lot to rip some one off especially when they probably make at least 40% more than they give you for it.

Terrible service. The lady claimed at weigh out that I dropped off steel instead of aluminum. I offered to show her what I dropped off but she declined. I installed aluminum gutters soffit and fascia for a living. I don’t install anything that is steel. She treated me like a liar and then told me that what I dropped off was no joke “stainless aluminum” and laughed at me when I told her that’s not even a type of metal asserting her authority because she works at a scrap yard. She finally gave me aluminum pricing while giving me a tone like I was a liar. Aside from the classless uneducated treatment the whole process took about 5 times as long as any other scrap yard I’ve gone to.

Avoid this place Manager woulnt do anything Cash machine notworking. Didnt Show me thé ticket Screwed me on alum wheels price Checker didnt mention i would loose 40.00. 2 valve stems made dirty.