Scrap Metal Recycling
Atlas has helped businesses, contractors, manufacturers, recyclers, and commercial scrap generators recover value from their recyclable metals for nearly a century. We purchase a wide range of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals and work with customers to develop solutions for everything from individual loads to ongoing, high-volume recycling programs.
Whether you have several thousand pounds, truckload quantities, recurring production scrap, or material generated across multiple locations, our team can help evaluate your material, provide competitive market-based pricing, and coordinate the logistics necessary to keep it moving.
Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals
Scrap metals generally fall into two primary categories: ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Ferrous metals contain iron and typically include materials such as steel, structural steel, plate, machinery, and other iron-bearing materials.
Non-ferrous metals include copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel, insulated wire, and various specialty alloys. These materials are generally more valuable per pound and are often generated by manufacturers, electrical contractors, plumbing and HVAC companies, automotive businesses, demolition contractors, and other industrial operations.
Not sure exactly what you have? Send us photos and information about your material. Our team can help identify it and determine whether Atlas can provide a purchasing or recycling solution.
Commercial & Industrial Scrap Recycling
Every business generates scrap differently. That’s why Atlas works with customers to develop recycling programs based on their specific operation.
We can assist with:
- One-time and recurring scrap purchases
- Commercial and industrial recycling programs
- Production and manufacturing scrap
- Construction and demolition scrap
- Automotive and transportation-related metals
- Equipment and machinery recycling
- Wholesale scrap purchasing
- Roll-off and end-dump transportation
- Flatbed, dry-van, end dump, and walking floor transportation
Whether you’re managing a demolition project, operating a manufacturing facility, running a scrap yard, or simply looking for a better outlet for your recyclable material, Atlas can help build a program around your needs.
Why Work With Atlas?
Competitive, Market-Based Pricing
Scrap markets change constantly. Our team monitors commodity markets and works to provide competitive pricing based on material grade, quantity, preparation, location, and current market conditions.
Transportation & Logistics
Moving material is often just as important as pricing it. Atlas can coordinate transportation for commercial and wholesale quantities using roll-off containers, end dumps, flatbeds, dry vans, walking floor trailers, or intermodal containers for overseas shipments.
Solutions for High-Volume Generators
For businesses generating material regularly, we can develop recurring purchasing, container, pickup, and transportation programs designed around your operation.
Deeply Rooted in Industry for Nearly 100 Years
Our roots in the Southern California scrap and recycling industry allow us to understand materials, markets, transportation, processing requirements, and the challenges businesses face when managing recyclable commodities.
One Call. Multiple Solutions.
Instead of coordinating separate buyers, trucking companies, processors, and recycling services, Atlas can help manage the process from material evaluation through transportation and recycling.