Scrap Yards in Massachusetts

Bedford Recycling Center (BRC)

108 Carlisle Road

781-918-4000

Wed and Sat 8AM-1PM, year-round

Town recycling center on Carlisle Road for Bedford residents with a free resident sticker. It takes yard waste, glass, food waste, textiles, scrap metal, rigid plastics, books, EPS foam and a universal waste shed for bulbs and batteries.

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A Street Scrap Metals Corp.

29 A Street

A Street Scrap Metals buys non-ferrous scrap at 29 A Street in South Boston and has done so since 1972. The yard weighs each load on a digital scale and pays the same day, and customers drive in from across Metro Boston and New England. This family-owned buyer takes aluminum, brass, bronze, insulated copper wire, lead, nickel, zinc, and stainless steel.

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Chuckran Auto Parts, Inc.

1775 Old Plymouth Street

(508) 697-6319

Main Office: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat-Sun Closed. Parts Office: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, Sat 8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sun Closed.

Chuckran Auto Parts has operated a 70-acre automotive recycling facility in Bridgewater, Massachusetts since 1949 and is now run by the second and third generation of the Chuckran family. The yard recycles around 40,000 vehicles a year, making it one of the largest automotive recyclers in the region, and keeps roughly 2,000 late-model cars in its parts inventory. Chuckran also buys scrap and junk vehicles and sells pre-owned cars from its lot.

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Eco Recycling Systems, Inc

195 Mulberry St

(508) 587-4499

Mon-Fri 7:00 am-3:45 pm, Sat 8:00 am-11:45 am, Sun closed

Eco Recycling Systems is a family owned scrap metal buyer in Brockton operating since 1997. It pays cash for ferrous and non-ferrous metals and also rents roll-off containers for demolition and construction sites. It does not provide towing or sell automotive parts.

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Everett's Auto Parts

553 Thatcher St

800-772-5200

Scale House/Used Cars/Tire Center: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun Closed. Parts Sales: Mon-Fri 8AM-6PM, Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 9AM-5PM. Self-service yard closes at dark.

Everett's Auto Parts is New England's automotive salvage headquarters in Brockton, Massachusetts, spanning over 15 acres with self-service and full-service yards, a used car lot and a tire center. Everett's buys all makes and models of junk vehicles at a current scale price of $170 per net ton and recycles more than 25,000 cars a year. Nearly 90 percent of every vehicle processed is recycled or reused.

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Cambridge Recycling Center

147 Hampshire St

(617) 349-4800

Cambridge Recycling Center accepts materials excluded from curbside collection, including fluorescent bulbs, batteries, electronics, plastic bags, books, scrap metal, bulky plastics, and printer cartridges. It serves Cambridge residents and eligible local small businesses and nonprofits.

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Scrap It, Inc. (Everett)

431 Second St.

(617) 389-7213

Mon-Fri 6:00 AM-4:00 PM; Sat 6:00 AM-12:00 PM

Scrap It runs its Everett scrapyard at 431 Second St. just off Revere Beach Parkway, open to the public with no appointment needed. The yard is an approved tank disposal yard for the state of Massachusetts and offers roll-off, live load, and weigh and pay service. It closes Sundays.

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Second Street Iron & Metal Co., Inc.

285 Second Street

(617) 387-1188

Mon-Fri 6:00 AM-3:45 PM; Sat 6:00 AM-11:45 AM

Second Street Iron & Metal buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap at 285 Second Street in Everett, serving homeowners with garage appliances and contractors with large loads. The yard also takes scrapped cars and car batteries and rents scrap metal roll-off dumpsters across Greater Boston. It runs as a third-generation family business and does not sell used car parts.

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E.L. Harvey Fitchburg Facility

50 Arbor Way

508-836-3000

Mon to Fri 7 am to 4:30 pm; closed Sat and Sun

E.L. Harvey runs its Fitchburg site at 50 Arbor Way as one of two facilities with public scale services, the other in Westborough. Haulers, contractors, builders, landscapers, and the general public weigh in loads of municipal solid waste, construction and demolition material, shingles, metals, wood, cardboard, and single stream recyclables. The site opens Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and closes weekends. E.L. Harvey also runs residential and commercial collection in dozens of Massachusetts towns, plus dumpster rental, bulk pickup, and mobile shredding.

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Framingham Salvage Company

120 Waverly Street

(508) 872-4393

Framingham Salvage Company is a family-owned metal recycling yard at 120 Waverly Street in Framingham, Massachusetts, established in 1965. The yard buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap from tradesmen, demolition companies, municipalities, industrial shops, and homeowners, and it does not buy individual cars or sell car parts. Pickup is available in Boston and across Metro Massachusetts, and the yard supplies roll-off bins, self-dumping hoppers, 55-gallon drums, and scrap box trucks.

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Windfield Recycling

15 Medford St

(800) 626-1230

Windfield was founded in Lawrence in 1978 as a small precious metals operation, and the Medford Street site is now one of its three recycling centers across Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The company handles ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, electronics recycling with data destruction, precious metals refining, and commercial waste and demolition recycling for Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and private citizens. Windfield rents 10 to 40 yard dumpsters, plus box trucks and tractor trailers sized for electronics and appliances, and books them through an online logistics portal. Its ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and R2v3 certifications cover only the Atkinson, New Hampshire headquarters. The Lawrence yard opens Saturday mornings.

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LKQ - Leominster

1525 Central St

(800) 343-6122

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat-Sun Closed

LKQ operates a salvage yard location in Leominster, Massachusetts selling recycled, aftermarket and remanufactured auto parts. Inventory includes used engines, transmissions, body parts, radiators, wheels and tires. The location is part of LKQ Corporation's nationwide recycled parts network.

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J P Carroll & Co

700 Waltham St

781-861-6060

J P Carroll & Co has served the greater Boston area from Lexington, Massachusetts for 52 years, buying junk cars and selling used auto parts. The shop also sells, repairs and re-cores radiators, and guarantees every part installed or purchased for 90 days. Vehicles are hauled away as part of the junk car buying service.

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Max Levine Co. Inc. Scrap Metals

270 Tanner Street

978-454-7786

Mon to Fri 7:15 am to 4:15 pm; Sat and Sun closed

Max Levine Co. has bought scrap metal in Lowell since 1937 and counts five generations in the business. The yard at 270 Tanner Street buys copper, brass, aluminum, insulated wire, stainless steel, lead, and radiators, and pays cash. A 20 pound minimum applies, and every sale requires a valid state-issued photo ID. Sellers check in at the office before entering the steel yard. The company arranges corporate pickups for larger accounts.

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F & D Salvage

17 McCracken Rd

(508) 752-2800

This family-owned scrap yard on McCracken Road in Millbury grew out of more than four decades of demolition and salvage work in Central Massachusetts. An upgraded 8,000-square-foot non-ferrous processing building handles copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, lead, wire, electric motors, transformers, and auto transmissions and radiators, while the ferrous side takes appliances, water heaters, boilers, file cabinets, chain-link fencing, and structural steel. No minimum applies, so a single appliance and a full industrial container are both taken, with or without an appointment. F & D Salvage rents scrap containers, picks up large metal, and consults on recycling projects. Airbags, fluids, refrigerants, paint cans, fluorescent lights, tires, wood, and concrete are turned away. The yard closes Sundays.

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Newton Resource Recovery Center

115 Rumford Ave

(617) 796-1000

Mon-Sat 7:00 AM-2:30 PM (fall hours, Sep 28-Oct 31); closed Sundays and holidays

Newton's Resource Recovery Center sits at 115 Rumford Ave in Auburndale and serves Newton residents only, including homes without curbside service. It takes single stream recycling, large appliances, electronics, mattresses, and scrap metal, and hosts a seasonal latex paint exchange and a November 14, 2026 shredding and drug take-back day. Newton businesses can drop off only cardboard and single stream recycling.

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Holland Used Auto Parts

1 Winning Road

978-667-9235

Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-4:30 PM (Yard) / 7:00 AM-5:00 PM (Office), Sat 7:00 AM-2:30 PM (Yard) / 7:00 AM-3:00 PM (Office), Sun Closed

Holland Used Auto Parts is a family-owned auto recycling yard in North Billerica, Massachusetts operating since 1986. The yard pays cash for junk cars, offers pickup within 48 hours, and provides on-the-spot estimates. Holland also recycles aluminum, copper, steel and light iron scrap metal.

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Quincy DPW Yard

55 Sea St

(617) 376-1957

Mon-Fri 7:30 AM-3:00 PM; Sat 7:30 AM-2:30 PM (Apr 4-Dec 5, 2026)

Quincy's DPW Yard sits behind the administrative offices at 55 Sea St, reached from the Sea St lot next to the Police Station. Quincy residents with a valid Massachusetts driver's license drop off yard waste, single stream recycling, electronics, appliances, and all scrap metal. Refrigerators and dishwashers are excluded, and commercial plates need written approval.

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Acme Metals & Recycling Inc

64 Napier St

413-737-3112

Charles Cohen started this Springfield scrap trade with a horse and wagon. His son Myer joined in 1938, and they later opened Acme Junk Company downtown. The yard moved to 64 Napier Street in 1958. In 1966 George Sachs joined, and the firm became the second scrap processor in Massachusetts to install a 300-ton hydraulic guillotine shear. The name changed to Acme Metals & Recycling, Inc. in 1972. Automotive, aerospace, demolition, medical, manufacturing, and construction metals are taken, plus electronics with gold, silver, and copper, and paper and plastic. Containers, cranes, trucks, and trailers collect loads, or sellers deliver to Springfield. Posted grades include copper, brass, aluminum, steel, stainless, insulated wire, starters, alternators, battery lead, and catalytic converters. Hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. Saturday and Sunday are closed.

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Stoughton Recycling Center

100 Page St

781-341-1300

Saturdays 8am-4pm

The Stoughton Recycling Center at 100 Page Street is the town's Saturday drop-off for residents, open 8 AM to 4 PM with proof of Stoughton residency required. It takes metals including appliances, cardboard, paper and newspaper, plastics, aluminum cans, grass clippings, and leaves. Furniture and TVs are turned away. The center backs up the town's weekly single-stream curbside collection, which started in April 2025.

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Allied Recycling Center

1901 Main Street

(508) 668-8699

Mon-Fri 7am-3:30pm, Sat 8am-1pm

Allied Recycling Center operates a processing facility at 1901 Main Street on Route 1A in Walpole, Massachusetts. The yard buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap and junk cars from industrial and drive-in customers, and staff speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Junk vehicle pickup is available in Southern Massachusetts.

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Curbside Computers

363 Franklin Street

508-596-8060

Curbside Computers recycles unwanted, outdated, or broken electronics at 363 Franklin Street in Worcester. Computers, laptops, printers, fax machines, cellphones, batteries, and scrap metal can be dropped off at the facility or picked up from a business location. The listing states recycling is free.

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Exhausted Inc

363 Franklin St

508-791-2323

Family owned in Worcester for more than 45 years, Exhausted Inc. buys precious metals and non-ferrous scrap at 363 Franklin Street and from sellers across the country. Contractors, plumbers, electricians, machine shops, and the public bring material in. Copper includes plumbing grades, bare bright, flashing, and copper transformers. Brass includes pipe, valves, and bullet casings. Aluminum includes rims, cast, extrusion, and radiators. Lead includes wheel weights and automotive batteries. Stainless includes sinks and piping. Wire includes THHN, Romex, Cat 5, and BX, plus electric motors. Electronics purchases include computers, servers, circuit boards, hard drives, and cell phones. Free data destruction and free pickup come with circuit-board shredding. Catalytic converters, oxygen sensors, and harness wire are bought with gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium.

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