We Pay Cash to Recycle Your Scrap Metal
Detroit Iron & Metal Co is always looking to buy/recycle ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including:
- Steel
- Iron
- Brass
- Aluminum
- Copper
- Stainless steel
- Zinc
- Lead
- Catalytic converters
- Miscellaneous auto parts
We accept any old household metal items, including:
- Old appliances
- Cast iron sinks and tubs
- Siding
- Old pipes
- Insulated copper wire
- Car rims
- Batteries
We DO NOT accept whole automobiles or frames.
What We Buy and Don’t Buy
You must have a valid ID to sell scrap metal.
Types of Metals We Buy:
- All Grades of Non-Ferrous Metals
- All Grades of Ferrous Metals
- Industrial Scrap
Types of Ferrous Scrap Metal
Ferrous metals contain a percentage Iron, are magnetic and give little resistance to corrosion.
- Sheet iron
- Cast iron
- Baling
- P & S
- Auto cast
- Motor blocks
Types of Non-Ferrous Scrap Metal
Non-Ferrous metals do not contain iron and are not magnetic. They can include the following items:
Aluminum
- Bumpers
- Car and truck rims
- Pots and pans
- Siding
- Window frames
- Miscellaneous household aluminum
- Aluminum radiators
- Aluminum copper condensers
Brass
- Red brass
- Yellow brass
- Automobile radiators
- Hard brass castings
- Ornaments
- Valves
Copper
- Water heating pipes and tubes
- Electrical wire
- Cables and conductors
- Sheet copper
- Miscellaneous household copper
Lead
- All types of lead
- Auto batteries
Stainless Steel
- All grades of stainless steel
Zinc
- All types of zinc die cast
Miscellaneous Items
- Alternators
- Ballasts
- Carbide
- Compressors
- Computer boards
- Converters
- Electric motors
- Nickel
- Starters
- Transmissions
Catalytic Converters
- All makes and models are accepted with applicable paperwork. Please refer to our FAQ section for more information.
We Don’t Accept the Following Items
Ferrous metals contain a percentage Iron, are magnetic and give little resistance to corrosion.
- Whole cars, cut up cars, and car frames
- Appliances that have the sealed unit compressor removed, unless appliance is tagged from a licensed freon recovery specialist. (See FAQ’s)
- Safes
- Non-metallics
- Material related to a theft alerts (See FAQ’s)
Commitment to Community
As a professional and concerned business, we are proud recyclers for a greener earth. It is also our foremost priority to protect the local community and statewide utility services from an influx of theft and destruction that has occurred over the past several years.
Not only do we inspect and confirm ownership of material as it is brought in, we also require proper documentation so as to prove this. Below is a section of the City of Detroit code and State of Michigan Law that we adhere to in all respects:
It is a criminal offense to purchase or receive any article or material:
- From any person under the age of eighteen (18) years
- From any person without identification or a license
- That is the property of the government, a business or a cemetery and the person does not have a written receipts or other documentation which indicates where said person obtained the article or material
- That is the subject of a theft-alert report from any law enforcement agency or a member of the public
Michigan Public Act 99
Requirements state that any material that any restricted material exceeds a $25 threshold either for one ticket, or for one full business day, is subject to a mailed payment in the form of a check or voucher which can be redeemed on these premises.
Restricted materials include:
- All copper including wire, sheets, pipes and fittings
- Catalytic Converters
- Note: when buying from the public, we require either a copy of the title or registration from the vehicle it came off of, and the person listed on the paperwork must be the seller, unless explicit authorization is given to have someone sell on their behalf.
- Air conditioning components, including:
- Coils
- Condensers
- Compressors
- Shells
