Scrap Yards in Missouri

2470 Salvage, Recycling & Used Parts

6390 State Rte A

660-263-0787

Located on State Route A in Higbee, 2470 Salvage, Recycling & Used Parts combines a used parts counter with a scrap metal buying operation. It pays by the pound for scrap, takes in farm equipment and machinery as well as cars, and can pick up loads or drop a dumpster through its partner towing company.

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Advantage Metals Recycling (Manchester)

3005 Manchester Tfwy

(816) 861-2700

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:15 PM; Sat 8:00 AM-11:45 AM

Scrap yard on Manchester Trafficway that buys ferrous and non-ferrous metal from the public. Ferrous loads cross an inbound and outbound truck scale, while non-ferrous goes to a separate kiosk and buying station. Payment comes from an on-site ATM after you collect a ticket at the office.

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KC Iron & Metal

1411 E 19th St

(816) 471-2854

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:30 PM; Sat 8:00 AM-11:00 AM; Sun Closed

Family-owned non-ferrous scrap yard at 1411 E 19th St, founded in 1960 and open to individuals and businesses. Staff help unload vehicles and weigh loads on outside scales. Aluminum, insulated wire, brass, copper, radiators and stainless steel are accepted; batteries, glass and steel are not.

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KCMO Community Recycling Center, Red Bridge (South)

5200 E. Red Bridge Rd

(816) 561-1087

Wednesday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Bridging The Gap manages the Red Bridge (South) center on East Red Bridge Road, one of three KCMO community recycling drop-off centers. It takes every material accepted in Kansas City curbside recycling plus extras, and it operates Wednesday through Saturday. Red Bridge accepts cardboard, mixed paper, paperboard, paper cartons, hardcover books, glass in any color, tin cans, aluminum foil and pie plates, and plastic bottles, jugs, and tubs coded #1, #2, #4, or #5. Small electronics (phones, laptops, tablets, cameras, e-readers) and OEM toner and inkjet cartridges also go in. This site and the Deramus center take scrap metal such as fence, sheet metal, bike frames, and electrical wire, and Red Bridge alone takes packing peanuts and bubble wrap. Plastic film goes to the manager on site, and frozen food packaging stays out because metro Kansas City cannot recycle it.

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All Metal Recycling

3340 W Division St

417-862-0011

All Metal Recycling on West Division Street in Springfield is listed by the city as a drop-off for aluminum, appliances, farm machinery, small engines, and junk cars with titles. It also takes automotive and marine batteries.

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Bob's Scrap Metal

3241 W Division St

417-869-6633

Bob's Scrap Metal sits on West Division Street in Springfield and appears on the city recycling list for aluminum, appliances, junk cars with titles, farm machinery, and lawn mowers or small engines.

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Commercial Metals Co.

634 E Phelps St

417-862-0548

Commercial Metals Co. at 634 E. Phelps in Springfield takes aluminum, farm machinery, and appliances (no TVs or microwaves). The city list also names it for junk cars and good-condition bicycles, and advises calling for car details.

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McCoy Iron & Metal

321 N Fort Ave

417-866-3707

McCoy Iron & Metal on North Fort Avenue in Springfield accepts aluminum, appliances without TVs, junk cars, farm machinery, small engines, and vehicle batteries.

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Springfield Iron & Metal

1323 W Locust St

417-869-7373

Springfield Iron & Metal at 1323 W. Locust handles aluminum, appliances, junk cars, farm machinery, small engines, and automotive batteries. The city also lists it for good-condition bicycles.

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Recycle Works Central

60 Triad South Dr.

636-949-7900 ext. 4273

St. Charles County runs Recycle Works Central as one of two county drop-off sites, on Triad South Drive near Central School Road and Kisker. Appliances, scrap metal, paper and cardboard, plastics, clothing, electronics, rechargeable and car batteries, motor oil, and cooking oil are all accepted, with per-unit fees posted for TVs, monitors, microwaves, and refrigerants removed from appliances. Scrap metal, antifreeze, and fluorescent bulbs are limited to county residents. Household hazardous waste is collected from May through September, Tuesday through Friday, for residential products only. The site takes cash or check payable to the county and refuses tires, mattresses, carpet, Styrofoam, smoke detectors, and alkaline batteries.

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Brock Auto Parts & Recycling

1907 Kienlen Avenue

314-371-4818

Call for hours

Brock Auto Parts & Recycling is a family-owned business serving greater St. Louis since 1961 from Kienlen Avenue, with a parts counter and a scrap metal yard side by side. The parts side stocks new and used engine components and body parts, and the scrap side buys aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and steel and iron, from aluminum cans and copper tubing to appliances, farm machinery, and cast iron. Auto batteries are taken at certain locations. Industrial accounts get roll-off, tote, Gaylord box, and lugger containers plus heavy iron pickup, and the yard buys scrap forklifts, catalytic converters, and tungsten carbide. Employees are OSHA 30 trained and HAZCOM certified. Junk cars sell for cash on the spot with free towing.

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SA Recycling, 300 E Nagel Ave

300 E Nagel Ave

314-638-1122

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:00 PM; Sat 8:00 AM-12:00 PM; Sun Closed

Scrap yard on East Nagel Avenue in south St. Louis, open weekdays and Saturday mornings. Buys steel, aluminum, copper, tin, appliances, junk cars and cans from individuals and companies. Roll-off service is available for large commercial volumes.

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SA Recycling, 3144 N Broadway

3144 N Broadway

314-207-7432

Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-4:00 PM; Sat 7:00 AM-12:00 PM; Sun Closed

North Broadway scrap yard open weekdays from 7 AM and Saturday until noon. Buys steel, aluminum, copper, tin, appliances, junk cars and cans from individuals and companies. Roll-off service is available for large commercial volumes.

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SA Recycling, 3620 N Hall St

3620 N Hall St

314-231-6077

Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-4:00 PM; Sat 6:30 AM-12:00 PM; Sun Closed

North St. Louis scrap yard on North Hall Street with the earliest Saturday opening of the three SA Recycling yards, 6:30 AM. Buys steel, aluminum, copper, tin, appliances, junk cars and cans from individuals and companies. Roll-off service is available for large commercial volumes.

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Didion Orf Recycling

206 Didion Dr.

636-397-6060

Didion Orf Recycling has operated since 2001 as a family-owned metal and electronics recycler, with its R2v3 and RIOS certified plant on Didion Drive in St. Peters and a second yard in St. James. The St. Peters plant was the first metal recycling facility in Missouri to hold both certifications. Ferrous and non-ferrous metal moves through the yard, including copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel, and catalytic converters, and a custom in-house wire chopper strips copper from insulated cable. Cars must arrive with a title, drained fluids, and the battery and gas tank removed. Electronics come in too, with a per-item recycling charge on TVs, monitors, and printers. Payment is by cash or check only.

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University City Hall Battery and E-Scrap Drop-Off

6801 Delmar Boulevard

314-505-8560

Mon to Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A drop-off container on the third floor of University City Hall, at 6801 Delmar Boulevard, takes household batteries, small electronics, and e-scrap for the city's Public Works Department. Accepted batteries run from AA and button cells to cell phone, laptop, power tool, golf cart, and scooter packs. E-scrap covers circuit boards, cell phones, two-way radios, pagers, calculators, and ink-jet and toner cartridges. Compact fluorescent bulbs go in a separate container at City Hall and in the Centennial Commons lobby. Broken CFLs are accepted in a zip-style plastic bag, and fluorescent tubes are refused. Bulb drop-off at City Hall runs during business hours, Monday through Friday.

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