Scrap metal pickup for piles you can't haul alone

Scrap metal pickup typically starts around $65. Your final price depends on how much metal you have, what type it is, and whether you book curbside or in-home pickup. A small pile of pipes or sheet metal costs less than a full garage cleanout with mixed heavy material. Access factors like stairs, a long carry from a backyard shed, or a tight workspace get factored in too. Your price is locked in upfront before you confirm, so there are no surprises at pickup.

Your Loaders can pick up a wide range of detached ferrous and non-ferrous metal, including metal shelving, pipes, gutters, radiators, fencing sections, sheet metal, cast iron pieces, metal furniture frames, and farm or yard metal. The key requirement is that items need to be detached and free of hazardous contents before your Loaders arrive. Metal still bolted to a structure or connected to wiring isn't something they can remove on-site.

No, you don't have to drag anything to the curb first. With in-home pickup, your Loaders will collect the metal from your garage, workshop, yard, or shed, wherever it currently sits. If you'd rather not be home, curbside pickup works too, just leave the metal in an accessible outdoor spot beforehand.

No. LoadUp is a removal service, not a scrap-buying service, so you're not paid or credited for the value of the metal. You're paying for the convenience of having your Loaders come to your property, lift and load the metal, and haul it away without you renting a truck or making trips to a scrap yard yourself.

Your Loaders sort scrap metal for recycling when local options are available. Metal is one of the most recoverable materials out there, so recycling is the priority, but disposal decisions depend on what facilities exist locally at the time of pickup. Outcomes can vary by location, so a specific recycling result can't be guaranteed.

Yes. Your Loaders can't take pressurized or propane tanks, fuel tanks with residual fluids, chemical or hazardous drums, or any metal still bolted to a structure or requiring electrical disconnection to remove. Metal roofing panels or structural beams still attached to a building fall outside what they can handle too. The general rule: it needs to be fully detached and free of hazardous contents before pickup.

That's a completely reasonable option if you have a way to transport it and don't mind the trip. Scrap yards do pay by weight and metal type, so if the value is significant and you can move it yourself, that route can put some cash back in your pocket. This service exists for the more common situation: metal that's too heavy, too much volume, or too inconvenient to haul yourself, where the value of the scrap doesn't offset the hassle of moving it.

Ferrous metal contains iron, like steel and cast iron, and is magnetic. Non-ferrous metal, like aluminum, copper, and brass, doesn't contain iron and isn't magnetic. The distinction matters mainly for recycling and pricing, since non-ferrous metals are generally worth more by weight at a scrap yard than ferrous ones.

Larger appliances like washers, dryers, and stoves tend to have more scrap value since they contain a decent amount of steel, but the value is usually modest once you account for the effort of hauling them yourself. Appliances with copper components, like older air conditioners or water heaters, often carry a bit more value because copper is worth more than steel. For most households, the time and effort of scrapping an appliance solo doesn't outweigh what it's worth, which is why bundling it into a removal pickup is usually the more practical choice.