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SCRAP METAL RECYCLING SERVICES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC

At Scrap Metal Services, LLC, we have been serving customers throughout the country for more than a decade. And while we are a full serve scrap facility that offers industrial management services, we don’t only work with industrial partners; in fact, many of our best customers are members of the general public who have scrap recycling needs. If this sounds like you, please reach out to our team today for a consultation with professionals you can trust.

When visiting our facility, please adhere to the safety protocols set in place. Please read the rules on site as safety is our number one priority.

We are open to the public in two locations in the US. 

East Chicago

Public Locations

We are open to the public in these two locations:

East Chicago

415 E 151st Street,
East Chicago, IN
46312

Monday – Friday – 7AM – 4:15PM

Saturdays – 7AM – 12PM

Sundays – CLOSED

Blue Island

3000 W. 139th Street
Blue Island, IL
60406

Monday – Friday – 7AM – 4:15PM

Saturdays – 7AM – 12PM

Sundays – CLOSED

For a detailed map, click below.

Public Locations

Important: When visiting our facility, please adhere to the safety protocols set in place. Please read the rules on site as safety is our number one priority.

OUR SCRAP RECYCLING PROCESS

Once you sell your scrap to Scrap Metal Services, LLC, you can take comfort in the fact that our scrap recycling process is responsible, meets EPA guidelines, and puts worker safety and health at the top of the priority list. This process includes (but is not limited to), separation of all ferrous and nonferrous materials, processing of materials using the latest in technological innovations for the scrap industry, inventory management, blending and recipe preparation, metal recovery, baling and more.

WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU

If you want to put more cash in your pocket and clear space on your property, selling to Scrap Metal Services, LLC and utilizing our many services for the general public is recommended. When you sell to SMS, you improve your financial well being, and, more importantly, do the responsible thing for the earth.

We accept the following goods to recycle.

Appliances (White Goods)

  • Washing Machine
  • Dryer
  • Dishwasher
  • Refrigerators
  • Freezers (Commercial & Residential)
  • Air Conditioners (Commercial & Residential)
  • Window Air Conditioners
  • Air Handlers
  • Heat Pumps
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Water Heaters
Group of old refrigerators and freezers of various sizes Two outdoor residential air conditioners Old rusted water heaters two outdoor air conditioners on a steel frame

We do not accept the following goods to recycle.

  • PCBs / Capacitors
  • Closed Containers Including Unapproved Drums
  • Pressurized Containers Including Post Consumer Aerosol
  • CFCs
  • Whole Or Broken Batteries Within Ferrous Loads
  • Television Or Computer Monitors Or Microwaves
  • Scrap Materials With HAZMAT Or Radioactive Markings
  • Any Free Liquid Or Solid Waste
  • Any Combustibles, Flammable Or Explosive Materials
  • Asbestos Materials
  • Lighting Ballasts
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Mercury (Switches)
  • Firearms And Munitions Except By Prior Arrangement

Warehouse Buys

  • Copper #1
  • Copper #2
  • Yellow Brass
  • Semi Red Brass
  • Wire #1
  • Wire #2
  • Stainless Steel
  • Stainless Breakage
  • Aluminum Sheet
  • Aluminum Breakage
  • Cast Aluminum
  • Aluminum Siding
  • Rotors
  • Chrome Rims
  • Aluminum Rims
  • Brass Breakage
  • C/F Brass
  • Holiday LIghts
  • Harness Wire
  • Converters
  • Electric Motors
  • Alternators
  • A/C Compressors
  • Starters
  • Batteries
  • Lead