All states›Scrap Metal Yards & Recycling Centers›Texas›Houston

Scrap Metal Yards & Recycling Centers in Houston, TX

39 of the 172 junkyards we list in Houston have scrap metal buying.

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.

  1. Ace Scrap Metal Recycling Co.

    6206 Long Dr, Houston, TX 77087

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  2. Airline Scrap Metal

    9907 Airline Dr, Houston, TX 77037-1401

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Directions

  3. Best American Iron & Metal

    8510 Mount Houston Rd, Houston, TX 77050

    Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:30pm, Sat 7:30am-2:30pm

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  4. Buck's AUTO Salvage

    16635 Hollister St, Houston, TX 77066-1419

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Directions

  5. C and A Scrap Recycling

    11727 Aldine Westfield Rd Unit A5, Houston, TX 77093

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  6. C&D Scrap Metal

    10400 SW Plaza Dr, Houston, TX 77074-1116

    Mon 8am-4pm, Tue 8am-4pm, Wed 8am-4pm, Thu 8am-4pm, Fri 8am-4pm, Sat 8am-12pm, Mon 8am-4pm, Tue 8am-4pm, Wed 8am-4pm, Th

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  7. Castillo's Metal Recycling

    1212 N Wayside Dr, Houston, TX 77020

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  8. Certified Surplus Metals

    7941 Katy Freeway, Ste 336, Houston, TX 77024

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  9. Coastal Metal Recycling

    14002 Hempstead Rd, Houston, TX 77040

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  10. Cowboy Scrap Metal

    10518 Airline Dr, Houston, TX 77037-1253

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  11. D&D Scrap Metal

    9033 Almeda Genoa Rd, Houston, TX 77075-2335

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  12. Diamante Junk Car

    913 Northville St, Houston, TX 77038-3107

    Mon-Sat 8AM-9PM

    Buys junk carsBuys scrap metalFree towing
    Call Website Directions

  13. ESR Gold & Precious Metal

    6427 Springer St, Houston, TX 77087-3445

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  14. Elg Metals

    15135 Jacintoport Blvd, Houston, TX 77015-6530

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  15. Gulf Coast Scrap Metal

    8770 Hempstead Rd, Houston, TX 77008-6016

    Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  16. Holcomb Environmental Oil Services

    7012 Banyan St, Houston, TX 77028

    Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  17. Homestead Auto Salvage

    11833 Homestead Rd, Houston, TX 77050-5423

    Buys junk carsBuys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  18. Houston Metals

    3919 Pinemont Dr, Houston, TX 77018-1101

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Directions

  19. Houston Scrap Recycling

    7837 Tidwell Rd, Houston, TX 77028

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  20. IronMan Metals

    1919 Goodyear Dr, Houston, TX 77017-2608

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  21. Ironmine Metals LLC

    12506 Windfern Rd, Houston, TX 77064-3108

    Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 9am-5pm

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  22. JD Metals

    11502 Tanner Rd, Houston, TX 77041-6905

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  23. Latinos Scrap Metal LLC

    306 W Mount Houston Rd, Houston, TX 77037-1525

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Directions

  24. Morris Scrap Metal Co.

    5706 Old Spanish Trl, Houston, TX 77023-5949

    Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-12:30pm

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  25. National Metal Recycling

    2401 Frick Rd, Houston, TX 77038

    Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  26. Phoenix Group Metals

    16629 W Hardy Rd, Houston, TX 77060-6230

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  27. Prestige Auto & Metal Recycling

    7615 E. Mount Houston Rd., Ste. B, Houston, TX 77050

    Buys junk carsBuys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  28. Prestige Auto & Metal Recycling

    7615 Mount Houston Rd, Houston, TX 77050-5727

    Buys junk carsBuys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  29. Quality Metals

    12206 FM 529 Rd, Houston, TX 77041-2806

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  30. RML Metals Recycling Co

    6207 Bellaire Blvd #B, Houston, TX 77081

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Directions

  31. Rm Scrap Metal

    9703 Fulton St, Houston, TX 77076-4916

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Directions

  32. Sesco Environmental

    9865 Tanner Rd Ste D Ste 239, Houston, TX 77041

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  33. Shop Recycle Scrap Metal

    11111 N Houston Rosslyn Rd, Houston, TX 77088-1406

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  34. Southside Scrap Metal

    3515 Almeda Genoa Rd, Houston, TX 77047-3816

    U-Pull-ItBuys junk carsBuys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  35. Spectrum Metal Recycling

    308 Hughes St, Houston, TX 77023-2116

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  36. TEE-X Metal Recycling

    7647 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77012-1055

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  37. Texan Metals & Recycling

    1900 Charles Rd, Houston, TX 77093-4414

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Directions

  38. Vertin Recycling Metals

    7441 Park Place Blvd, Houston, TX 77087-4441

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Website Directions

  39. Yogi Metal Group

    5715 Schurmier Rd, Houston, TX 77048-5700

    Buys scrap metal
    Call Directions
Call for today's price before you load the truck. Scrap prices are set locally and change week to week — the same clean copper that pays $3.40 a pound in one metro can pay $2.80 an hour away. Separate your metals before arriving (clean copper, insulated wire, aluminum, brass and steel all price differently), and bring a photo ID: most states require the yard to record it for every transaction.

Also in Houston

More in Houston and Texas

Scrap Metal Yards & Recycling Centers near Houston

Good to know

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.