Recycle Management • Shenandoah Valley
What We Buy: Scrap Metal, Vehicles & Equipment
Recycle Management purchases ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal from homeowners, tradespeople, farms, businesses, manufacturers, municipalities, contractors, salvage dealers, and industrial producers throughout Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
Find Your Material
Use these categories as a guide. Final grading and acceptance are determined after inspection. Materials accepted and preparation requirements may vary by location, so please call before bringing unusually large, regulated, sealed, or fluid-containing items.
Scrap Metal Grades We Buy
Clean, separated material generally grades differently from mixed, painted, insulated, attached, oily, or contaminated material. Our scale team will inspect and classify each load.
Steel, Iron & Ferrous Scrap
- Light iron, light gauge steel, tin, and sheet metal
- Prepared and unprepared heavy melt steel
- Plate and structural steel, I-beams, H-beams, channel, and angle iron
- Rebar, pipe, tubing, fencing, gates, and steel cable
- Cast iron, machinery castings, brake rotors, and brake drums
- Farm equipment, industrial machinery, and demolition steel
- Stampings, punchings, clips, production scrap, and offcuts
- Steel turnings and borings, subject to condition and inspection
Copper & Insulated Copper Wire
- Bare bright copper wire
- No. 1 copper tubing, pipe, bus bar, and clean copper solids
- No. 2 copper, soldered copper, painted copper, and mixed copper
- High-grade insulated copper wire and cable
- THHN building wire, Romex, house wire, and service cable
- Communication wire, data cable, telephone wire, and coaxial cable
- Extension cords, appliance cords, welding cable, and power cable
- Automotive wiring harnesses and mixed insulated wire
- Copper-bearing electric motors, transformers, alternators, and starters
- Copper radiators and copper-aluminum radiators
Brass, Bronze & Plumbing Metals
- Yellow brass and mixed brass
- Red brass and semi-red brass
- Brass plumbing fittings, valves, faucets, and fixtures
- Water meters, backflow devices, manifolds, and pump parts
- Brass radiators and heat-exchanger components
- Bronze bearings, bushings, gears, and marine hardware
- Clean brass turnings and borings, subject to inspection
- Spent brass shell casings with no live ammunition
Aluminum Scrap
- Aluminum beverage cans
- Clean and painted aluminum siding
- Aluminum gutters, downspouts, and sheet metal
- Clean and painted aluminum extrusions
- Aluminum window and door frames
- Cast aluminum, cookware, housings, and machinery parts
- Aluminum wheels and rims
- Aluminum wire, cable, and EC wire
- Aluminum radiators and aluminum-copper radiators
- Automotive aluminum, transmissions, cylinder heads, and engine components
Stainless & Other Non-Ferrous Metals
- Stainless steel sheet, pipe, tanks, sinks, equipment, and cutoffs
- 300-series and 400-series stainless, subject to testing
- Lead, clean soft lead, wheel weights, and lead-acid batteries
- Zinc, die cast, and zinc-bearing scrap
- Nickel-bearing alloys and high-temperature alloys
- Carbide tooling, inserts, and wear parts
- Electric motors, sealed units, compressors, and transformers
- Electronic scrap and metal-containing devices, by location and grade
Vehicles & Automotive Scrap
- Complete and incomplete cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs
- Vehicle bodies, frames, axles, suspension, and driveline components
- Engines, transmissions, transfer cases, and differentials
- Steel and aluminum wheels
- Automotive batteries, alternators, starters, and wiring harnesses
- Radiators, condensers, heater cores, and AC components
- Catalytic converters only with required identification and lawful ownership documentation
- Vehicle purchases require VIN and ownership documentation as required by law
WE RECYCLE WHAT WE SHREDShredding is the processing step. Recycling is the result.
Our shredder breaks down metal-containing vehicles, equipment, appliances, and other products. We then use advanced separation systems to recover ferrous and non-ferrous metals and return those metals to productive use as recycled commodities.
Items and Equipment We Shred for Recycling
If an item is primarily metal or contains recoverable metal, there is a good chance we can process and recycle it. Call ahead for oversized equipment, closed tanks, cylinders, transformers, refrigerant-containing equipment, or machinery that may contain fluids.
- Appliances and white goods
- Washers, dryers, stoves, and dishwashers
- Refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners subject to preparation requirements
- Water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and HVAC equipment
- Lawnmowers, tillers, trimmers, and outdoor power equipment
- Farm tractors, implements, wagons, and livestock equipment
- Construction equipment and attachments
- Forklifts, pallet racking, shelving, and warehouse equipment
- Industrial machinery, conveyors, hoppers, bins, and guards
- Metal furniture, filing cabinets, lockers, and shelving
- Fencing, gates, posts, siding, and gutters
- Structural steel, rebar, pipe, conduit, and ductwork
- Trailers, truck bodies, containers, and equipment frames
- Automotive parts, wheels, engines, and transmissions
- Electrical panels, switchgear, conduit, motors, and cable
- Plumbing pipe, valves, faucets, fittings, pumps, and fixtures
- Machine-shop offcuts, turnings, castings, and obsolete tooling
- Municipal equipment, signs, fixtures, and public-works metal
- Retail fixtures, shopping carts, racks, and commercial equipment
- Metal-containing electronics and telecommunications equipment
- Manufacturing scrap, production rejects, obsolete inventory, and equipment
Who We Buy Scrap Metal From
We serve individual sellers as well as recurring commercial and industrial accounts. Ask us about containers, trucking, on-site services, demolition support, and large-volume recycling programs.
Homeowners & Property ManagersGarage cleanouts, appliances, lawn equipment, metal furniture, renovation debris, and unwanted vehicles.
Farmers & Agricultural OperationsFarm machinery, implements, fencing, gates, feeders, motors, equipment parts, and obsolete metal.
Mechanics, Body Shops & Tow CompaniesVehicles, engines, transmissions, rotors, wheels, batteries, radiators, wiring, and automotive scrap.
Electricians & Electrical ContractorsCopper wire, THHN, Romex, cable, conduit, switchgear, panels, transformers, motors, and fixtures.
Plumbers & PipefittersCopper tubing, brass valves, faucets, meters, fittings, stainless, iron pipe, pumps, and water heaters.
HVAC & Refrigeration ContractorsCopper-aluminum coils, radiators, compressors, motors, copper tubing, ductwork, and prepared units.
Siding, Gutter & Sheet Metal ScrapAluminum siding, gutters, downspouts, sheet metal, flashing, copper, and steel.
Welders, Fabricators & Machine ShopsPlate, structural steel, aluminum, stainless, brass, copper, cutoffs, turnings, punchings, and rejected parts.
Construction & Demolition ContractorsStructural steel, rebar, pipe, equipment, fixtures, wiring, ductwork, and job-site metal recovery.
Manufacturers & Industrial PlantsProduction scrap, obsolete equipment, maintenance scrap, machinery, off-spec materials, and recurring container service.
Municipalities, Utilities & SchoolsPublic-works equipment, signs, pipe, wire, vehicles, fixtures, surplus property, and metal recycling programs.
Salvage Dealers & Large-Volume SuppliersVehicles, prepared and unprepared ferrous scrap, non-ferrous grades, equipment, and bulk loads.
Material Identification Guide
Use these broad material groups to sort common items before visiting. Final classification is based on inspection, cleanliness, attachments, coatings, and how each item is prepared.
CuCopper & WireTubing, bare copper, insulated wire, cable, motors, and radiators
BrBrass & BronzeValves, fittings, faucets, meters, bearings, and mixed brass
AlAluminum & StainlessCans, siding, extrusions, wheels, sheet, stainless equipment, and pipe
FeSteel & ShredLight iron, appliances, vehicles, machinery, structural steel, and farm equipment
Please note: We do not publish buying prices on this website. Material grade, preparation, contamination, market conditions, location, and quantity can affect classification and value. Acceptance is subject to inspection and applicable law. We do not accept stolen material, hazardous waste, radioactive material, live ammunition, explosives, or unsafe sealed/pressurized containers.
Not Sure What You Have?
Call the location nearest you, or start a vehicle offer online if you are selling a car or truck.