Recycle Household Metal for Cash: Spring Cleanup Guide
As Spring arrives in the prairies, many of us feel the urge to declutter and refresh our homes. While organizing closets and tidying up the garage, you might be surprised to discover that your home is filled with valuable metals that can be turned into cash!
In this blog we’ll explore the most common household items containing recyclable metals, and show you how easy it is to turn your unwanted items into extra spending money at Inland Steel Products.
The Benefits of Recycling Your Household Metals
Recycling metals from your home offers multiple benefits beyond just clearing space:
- Reduced Landfill Waste: When you recycle metal items instead of throwing them away, you’re significantly reducing what ends up in landfills. Metal items can take hundreds of years to break down naturally, making recycling a much better option for our environment.
- Resource Conservation: Recycling saves substantial energy compared to producing new metals from raw materials. Recycling aluminum, for example, saves 95% of the energy needed to make new aluminum from bauxite ore. Similarly, recycling steel uses 75% less energy than making new steel from iron ore and coal.
- Get Paid: You can turn your unwanted metal items into cash by recycling them at Inland Steel Products. It’s a simple way to make money while clearing out items you no longer need.
- Supporting Local Communities: Metal recycling creates jobs and supports local businesses. When you recycle with Inland Steel Products, you’re contributing to the prairie economy and helping sustain local employment.
Inland Steel Products has been a cornerstone of responsible metal recycling in the prairies for over 55 years. Our state-of-the-art facilities across Western Canada ensure that your recyclable metals are processed efficiently, contributing to a more sustainable future while putting cash in your pocket.
With convenient locations in Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Swift Current, Lloydminster and Bonnyville, we make it easy for you to recycle your scrap metal no matter where you are in the prairies.
Top Household Items You Can Recycle for Cash
You might be surprised at how many recyclable metal items you have around your home. Here’s a comprehensive list of common household items accepted by Inland Steel Products :
- Kitchen Items: Stainless steel appliances (refrigerators, freezers, stoves), aluminum cookware, metal utensils, kitchen sinks, faucets
- Plumbing Materials: Copper pipes and fittings, brass valves and fixtures, water heaters
- Outdoor and Seasonal Items: Patio furniture, BBQs, garden tools, metal fencing, metal planters, trampoline frames, irrigation pipe, Christmas lights
- Automotive Components: Car parts, alternators, bumpers, brake drums, exhaust pipes, engines, mufflers, radiators, rims, transmissions, batteries and catalytic converters
- Metal Building Materials: Siding, soffits, flashing, I-beams, pipe, plate steel, tin sheds, steel beams
- Garage and Workshop Items: Power tools, hand tools, lawn mowers, metal storage containers
- Home and Office Items: Metal furniture frames, metal bed frames, appliances like washers and dryers, insulated copper wire
How To Increase Your Metal Recycling Returns
To get the most cash for your scrap metal, consider these tips:
- Sort Your Metals: Different metals have different values. Sorting your metals before bringing them in ensures you’ll get the maximum value. Non-ferrous metals like copper, brass, and aluminum are typically worth more than ferrous metals like steel and iron. A simple magnet test can help – if the magnet sticks, it’s likely ferrous metal.
- Know the High-Value Metals: Copper, brass, aluminum, and stainless steel are all considered high-value recyclable metals. Items containing these materials can be particularly worthwhile to collect and recycle, so keep an eye out for these metals during your Spring cleaning.
- Separate Components: Many household items contain a mixture of materials. It’s important to separate the valuable metals from plastic, rubber, or other non-metal components.
The Inland Steel Products Recycling Process
Recycling your scrap metal with Inland Steel Products is straightforward:
- Arrival and Check-In: Drive your vehicle with your scrap metal to one of our seven locations across Western Canada.
- Weighing Process: Your vehicle will be weighed on our drive-in scale with the scrap metal, then weighed again after you’ve unloaded, giving us the precise weight of your materials.
- Metal Evaluation: Our trained staff will evaluate your scrap metal, categorizing it by type and quality.
- Payment: You’ll receive payment on the spot, with your choice of cash or cheque.
For larger quantities of scrap metal, we also offer a convenient bin service.
Our facilities in Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Swift Current, Lloydminster and Bonnyville make recycling convenient for residents across the prairies.
RECYCLE YOUR SCRAP METAL FOR CASH
If you have scrap metal you’d like to recycle for cash contact our team today! We are open Monday to Friday and have seven locations across Western Canada with convenient drive-in and drop-off facilities.
