A map pin can't tell you whether a yard takes a trunk full of aluminum cans and copper pipe or only buys whole vehicles — and the two are priced completely differently. Every yard tagged here states on its own site that it buys scrap from the public by weight. Posted prices move weekly with the commodity market and differ by state, so treat any number you read online as a starting point and confirm by phone the morning you haul.
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Gator Core Metal Recycling
5120 36th Ave S, Tampa, FL 33619
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All Auto Hustlers
3710 N 40th St, Tampa, FL 33610-8013
Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed
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Causeway Industrial Metal Recycling
4131 Causeway Blvd, Tampa, FL 33619-5123
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Copper Recycling Corp.
5031 Denver St, Tampa, FL 33619
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Eagle Metals Recycling
6312 Harney Rd, Tampa, FL 33610-9537
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Edge Metals Recycling
5120 36th Ave S, Tampa, FL 33619-6826
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-2:30pm
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FEDCA Scrap Recycling
6815 Benjamin Rd, Tampa, FL 33634-4415
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Greenergy Metals
1714 S 50th St, Tampa, FL 33619-7508
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Scrap King
5002 Dover St, Tampa, FL 33619-9654
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Trademark Metals Recycling
3310 Port Sutton Rd, Tampa, FL 33619-9537
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Trademark Metals Recycling
5401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609-2406
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Trademark Metals Recycling
4943 Port Sutton Rd, Tampa, FL 33619-9501
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Trademark Metals Recycling
5220 Dover St, Tampa, FL 33619-9635
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Worldwide Scrap Metals
5605 W Linebaugh Ave, Tampa, FL 33624-5072
Sun 8:30am-5pm
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cash for junk cars 444
5509 E Broadway Ave, Tampa, FL 33619-2807
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What are current scrap metal prices?
Yards set their own buy prices and move them weekly with the commodity market, so there is no national figure. As a rough order of magnitude in 2026: steel and light iron pay cents per pound, aluminum cans a few tens of cents per pound, and clean copper a few dollars per pound. Prices also vary by state and by how clean and sorted your material is — call the yard the day you plan to haul and ask for their current posted price.
Do scrap yards pay cash?
Many do, but not everywhere: several states restrict cash payouts for scrap metal transactions and require a check, prepaid card or bank transfer, often with a waiting period for catalytic converters and certain nonferrous metals. Every yard is required to record your photo ID either way. Ask about payment method when you call for prices.
What scrap metal is worth the most money?
Per pound, copper pays best — clean bright wire and copper tubing top the list, followed by brass and insulated wire. Catalytic converters are priced per unit rather than by weight and can be worth far more than the metal in them. Steel and light iron pay the least per pound but make up the bulk of most loads.
How many aluminum cans does it take to make $100?
It takes roughly 30-34 empty cans to make a pound. At a typical buy price of 40-60 cents a pound, $100 works out to somewhere between 5,000 and 8,000 cans — about a pickup bed packed full of crushed cans.