33 scrap yards and recycling centers in Columbus. Compare materials accepted, payment methods, hours, and ratings.
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Columbus's position as a major manufacturing and logistics hub in the Midwest has created a robust scrap metal industry with dozens of local recycling centers ready to buy ferrous and non-ferrous metals. This directory lists 33 scrap yards and recycling facilities across Columbus and surrounding areas where you can sell everything from automotive metal to copper wiring at competitive local rates. Whether you're clearing out industrial material or residential items, these facilities offer convenient drop-off locations throughout the city.
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Showing 33 of 33 yards in Columbus, OH
| Saturday | Cash | Cat. Conv. | Top Materials | ||
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| Cheers 2 Trash | 5.0 (50) | Open 24 hours | ✓ | — | SteelIronCopper+5 |
| Junk King Columbus | 4.9 | — | — | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+5 |
| We Buy Cars | 4.9 | — | — | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+5 |
| AUTOMAX AUTO PARTS AND SALVAGE | 4.9 | Closed | ✓ | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+5 |
| Columbus Metal Recycling | 4.7 (468) | 12-4PM | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| The Rumpke Recycling & Resource … | 4.7 (243) | Closed | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| Research Alloys Co. Inc. | 4.7 (69) | Closed | — | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+6 |
| Stargate Metals | 4.6 (21) | Closed | — | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+7 |
| Columbus Architectural Salvage | 4.5 (192) | 9AM-5PM | — | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+5 |
| United Alloys & Metals Inc | 4.4 (17) | Closed | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| Rumpke - Columbus District Office | 4.3 (1115) | Closed | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| New World Recycling | 4.3 (185) | 07:30-16:30 | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| Buckeye Recycling Center | 4.3 (40) | 8AM-12PM | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| Masser Metals & Recycling | 4.3 (13) | 08:00-16:00 | — | — | SteelIronCopper+4 |
| Ace Iron & Metal | 4.2 (243) | 7AM-12PM | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| Cyclemet Inc. | 4.2 (103) | 8AM-12PM | — | — | SteelIronCopper+5 |
| IHS Metal Recycling ( Ernie) | 4.2 (77) | Closed | ✓ | — | SteelIronCopper+4 |
| IHS Metal Recycling | 4.2 (50) | 8AM-12PM | ✓ | — | SteelIronCopper+4 |
| G-Cor Automotive Corporation | 4.2 (49) | Closed | — | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+5 |
| Phoenix Recycling Inc | 4.2 | — | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| Woody's Used Parts and Junk Cars | 4.1 (879) | 08:00-15:00 | — | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+6 |
| U Part It | 4.1 (555) | 09:00-17:00 | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| Mark Gray Enterprises | 4.1 (70) | 8AM-12PM | — | — | SteelIronCopper+4 |
| BB Plastic Recycling | 4.1 | — | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| Royal Paper Stock Co | 4.0 | — | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| Columbus Scrap Cars | 4.0 | — | — | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+5 |
| A-Z Recycling Inc. Scrap Yard in… | 3.7 (55) | 9AM-1:30PM | — | — | SteelIronCopper+4 |
| Pick-n-Pull | 3.7 | — | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| All City Auto Wrecking | 3.4 | — | — | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+5 |
| Aluminum Can Bank of America | 2.8 (10) | 8AM-12PM | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| CLM Pallet Recycling Inc | 2.6 | — | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
| All City Auto Recycling | 2.5 (21) | 8:30AM-2PM | — | ✓ | SteelIronCopper+5 |
| Davis Metal & Core Recycling | — | Open 24 hours | — | — | SteelIronCopper+3 |
1491 Polaris Pkwy Suite 273, Columbus, OH 43240
50 reviews
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Cheers 2 Trash provides junk removal, junk pickup, and dumpster rental services to homeowners and businesses. They also offer reusable tote rental services.
Specialties junk removal · junk pickup · dumpster rental · tote rental services
819 Phillipi Rd, Columbus, OH 43228
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3325 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202
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3047 Westerville Rd, Columbus, OH 43224
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AUTOMAX is a junkyard and auto salvage yard in Columbus, Ohio that buys junk cars of any brand, model and year, and sells used auto parts with a pick-and-pull service available.
Specialties auto recycling · junk car buying · pick-and-pull service
533 N Nelson Rd, Columbus, OH 43219
468 reviews
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Columbus Metal Recycling buys copper and aluminum scrap and provides electronic waste disposal services including TVs, CRT monitors, and IT assets.
1190 Joyce Ave, Columbus, OH 43219
243 reviews
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The Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center is a large-scale industrial recycling facility in Columbus, Ohio that processes 150,000-250,000 tons of materials annually from nearly 50 Ohio counties and supplies recycled materials to manufacturers within a 250-mile radius.
Specialties industrial recycling · municipal waste processing · education center
110 N Sylvan Ave, Columbus, OH 43204
69 reviews
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Research Alloys is a full-service metal dealer and processor that buys and sells scrap metals, precious metals, and usable metals for fabrication. They offer scrap metal recycling, equipment removal, pickup services, roll-off container rental, and alloy composition analysis using XRF metal testing.
Specialties scrap metal recycling · precious metal buying and recovery · alloy composition analysis · heavy equipment removal
3201 Alberta St, Columbus, OH 43204
21 reviews
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Research Alloys Co. Inc. (operating as Stargate Metals) is a scrap metal dealer and processor that buys and sells a wide variety of metals including ferrous and non-ferrous materials, precious metals, and e-scrap. They offer metal testing services using XRF technology, heavy equipment removal, pickup services, and roll-off containers.
Specialties scrap metal recycling · precious metal buying and recovery · heavy equipment removal · metal composition analysis
1580 Clara St, Columbus, OH 43211
192 reviews
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Columbus Architectural Salvage is an antiques and artifacts dealer specializing in salvaged architectural elements such as doors, hardware, windows, fireplace accessories, and decorative metalwork.
1177 Joyce Ave, Columbus, OH 43219
17 reviews
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United Alloys & Metals is a leading processor of titanium scrap and super alloy scrap, with stainless steel processing also available. The company operates facilities in Los Angeles, CA and Columbus, OH as part of the Cronimet group.
Specialties titanium scrap processing · super alloy scrap processing · stainless steel processing
1191 Fields Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
1115 reviews
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Rumpke's Columbus District Office is a waste management facility that began operations in 1994 and includes hauling operations, a transfer station, maintenance garage, and container storage facility.
Specialties waste management · container rental · commercial trash pickup
1079 E 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
185 reviews
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A scrap yard and recycling center in Columbus, Ohio that accepts scrap materials and offers sorting assistance.
3483 E Fulton St, Columbus, OH 43227
40 reviews
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3103 Lamb Ave, Columbus, OH 43219
13 reviews
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Masser Metals provides roll-off container service for scrap metal recycling and onsite steel processing and demolition services. They have been in business for 75 years and supply 10, 20, 30, and 40 yard containers.
Specialties roll-off container service · steel processing · demolition
2515 Groveport Rd, Columbus, OH 43207
243 reviews
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2405 Harrison Rd, Columbus, OH 43204
103 reviews
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CycleMET is a family-owned full-service scrap metal recycling center in Columbus, Ohio operating for over 35 years, accepting aluminum, steel, copper, brass, appliances, car parts, and other metals through both retail and commercial services.
Specialties full-service-recycling · retail-and-commercial · covered-drive-thru
1041 Joyce Ave, Columbus, OH 43219
77 reviews
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IHS Metal Recycling operates two Columbus, Ohio locations with paved drive-thrus and certified scales, accepting steel, iron, copper, aluminum, cable, wire, appliances, and brass from residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
Specialties commercial recycling · industrial recycling · scrap metal management
2040 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43207
50 reviews
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IHS Metal Recycling operates two scrap yards in Columbus, Ohio serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers since 1905. They accept a wide range of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and offer paved drive-thru service with certified scales and immediate cash payment.
Specialties residential recycling · commercial recycling · industrial recycling · custom scrap management
2100 Refugee Rd, Columbus, OH 43207
49 reviews
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G-Cor Automotive Corporation is a used automotive parts (cores) and transmission hard parts recycler/supplier in Columbus, Ohio. They operate ferrous and non-ferrous scrap programs including an aluminum melting operation.
Specialties auto-recycling · automotive-cores · transmission-hard-parts · aluminum-melting
659 Marion Rd, Columbus, OH 43207
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Phoenix Recycling is a post-industrial plastic recycling facility serving manufacturers, molders, and industrial suppliers in the Midwest with services including grinding, blending, baling, and material recovery.
Specialties industrial-plastic-recycling · post-industrial-scrap · full-service-processing · grinding
1988 McKinley Ave, Columbus, OH 43223
879 reviews
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Woody's Auto Salvage buys used and junk vehicles and sells used auto parts from over 12 acres of salvage inventory. The business has been operating for over 50 years and specializes in engines, transmissions, and batteries for early and late model vehicles.
Specialties auto-salvage · junk-car-buying · used-auto-parts
2338 Refugee Rd, Columbus, OH 43207
555 reviews
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U-Part-It operates an auto salvage and scrap yard in Columbus with both self-serve and full-service facilities.
464 N Highland Ave, Columbus, OH 43204
70 reviews
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Mark Gray Enterprises is a scrap metal recycling yard near downtown Columbus that accepts ferrous and non-ferrous metals including copper, brass, steel, and aluminum, as well as properly removed appliances.
Specialties state of the art system · commercial accounts
3300 Lockbourne Rd, Columbus, OH 43207
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1300 Norton Rd, Columbus, OH 43228
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Royal Paper Stock is a commercial waste and scrap recycling company that provides full-service programs for businesses, including hauling, baling equipment, and customized pickup schedules.
Specialties commercial recycling · waste management · baling equipment · container service
11 W Weber Rd D, Columbus, OH 43202
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1465 E 17th Ave, Columbus, OH 43219
55 reviews
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A-Z Recycling is an international recycling company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio that recycles metal, plastic, and electronics.
2716 Groveport Rd, Columbus, OH 43207
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1547 Joyce Ave, Columbus, OH 43219
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2405 Harrison Rd, Columbus, OH 43204
10 reviews
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4311 Janitrol Rd # 150, Columbus, OH 43228
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1547 Joyce Ave, Columbus, OH 43219
21 reviews
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226 Reeb Ave, Columbus, OH 43207
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