Materials We Buy
What can you recycle with Alton Materials?
Alton Materials is a full-service ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling company that purchases the following materials from commercial and industrial businesses, as well as the general public.
Materials We Buy
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Ferrous:
- Automobiles
- Busheling/Clips/Stampings
- Plate & structural (P&S)
- Heavy melt steel (HMS)
- Rail & OTM
- Cast iron (all grades)
- Heavy cast machinery
- Sheet iron & appliances
- Motor blocks
- Demolition scrap
- Tool steel & carbide
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Non-Ferrous:
- Copper/Brass (all grades)
- Aluminum (all grades)
- Stainless steel
- Insulated Wire - copper, aluminum, lead
- Lead (all grades)
- Electric motors
- High-temperature alloys
- Zinc (all grades)
- Titanium (all grades)
- Nickel (all grades)
- Catalytic converters
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Materials we don’t buy
While we try to accommodate all of our customers needs, Alton Materials does not accept the following materials for purchase:
- Computer or electronics scrap such as TVs, microwaves, monitors, keyboards, etc.
- Paper, plastic, cardboard, or glass
- Liquids or fluids of any kind
- Hazardous waste or chemicals
- Radioactive materials
- Flammable materials – no ammunition or explosives
- Closed containers such as fuels/gas tanks, beer kegs, enclosed drums or tanks with no 2' x 2' hole
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