Automotive recycling
How to Recycle Automotive Metal Parts
Steel and aluminum car parts including bumpers, hoods, body panels, wheels, and structural components. These represent significant scrap value and are among the most successfully recycled automotive materials.
RecyclableSteel: $0.05-0.15 per pound; Aluminum: $0.50-1.50 per pound depending on market conditionsUpdated Jun 2026
Quick answer
Yes, steel, aluminum, and other automotive metal parts are valuable, endlessly recyclable scrap. Drain any fluids and separate them from plastic and rubber where you can, then take them to a scrap-metal yard or auto recycler, which often pay more for clean, sorted metal.
- Recyclable
- Yes
- Typical value
- Steel: $0.05-0.15 per pound; Aluminum: $0.50-1.50 per pound depending on market conditions
How to Prepare
- 1Remove all non-metal components (plastic, rubber, glass)
- 2Drain any fluids from parts
- 3Separate steel (magnetic) from aluminum (non-magnetic)
