Accepted Materials
As a full service scrap metal recycler, Desert Recycling purchases all ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Below are some of the materials accepted at our facility. Not sure if your material is recyclable? Just give us a call and ask us!
Metals
Non-Ferrous Metals
- Aluminum
- Insulated Aluminum Wire
- Non-Insulated Aluminum Wire
- Sheet Aluminum
- Brass
- Copper
- Copper #1
- Copper #2
- Copper Pipe
- Copper Tube #1 & #2
- Insulated Copper Wire #1, #2
- Non-Insulated Copper Wire #1, #2
- Insulated Bare Bright
- Non-Insulated Bare Bright
- Sheet Copper
- Cupronickel
- Lead
- Magnesium
- Precious Metals
- Tin
- Titanium
- Zinc
- Car Batteries
- Radiators
- Aluminum Cans and More!
Ferrous Metals
- Iron
- Cast Iron
- Wrought Iron
- Stainless Steel
- Appliances
- Equipment
Cars/Vehicles Scrap
Vehicles
Vehicles from licensed auto wreckers only.
Vehicle Parts
- Brake Rotors
- Car Batteries
- Car Wiring Harnesses
- Catalytic Converters
- Electric Motors
- Fuel Injection Systems
- Oil-free assorted car parts
- Pistons
- Radiators
- Steel wheels
- Transmissions
- Wheel weights
- Wheels
Household Items
- Aluminum Cans
- Aluminum Foil
- Pots and Pans
- Foil Pie Plates
- Brass Knick-Knacks
- Cast Iron Cookware
- Christmas Lights
- Barbecues and Grills
- Lawn Chairs
- Lawnmowers
- Metal Furniture
- Paint Cans (Must be empty)
- Screen Doors
- Metal Shelving
Appliances
- Cast Aluminum Barbecues
- Dishwashers
- Dryers
- Hot Water Heaters
- Refrigerators
- Stoves
- Washing Machines
- Weed Whackers
Construction Items
- Air Conditioners
- Air Ducts
- Aluminum Siding, including Gutters and Downspouts
- Aluminum Window Frames
- Barn Siding
- Bathroom Tubs
- Brass Fixture Valves
- Brass Plumbing Fixtures, Faucets, and Fittings
- Condenser Coils
- Construction and Farm Equipment
- Heat Exchanger and Air Conditioning Coils
- Heater Cores
- Light Frames
- Painted Siding
- Plumbing Pipe, Valves and Connections
- Roofing
- Sinks
- Structural Steel Beams
Industrial
- Aluminum Breakage
- Aluminum Extrusions
- Baling Clips
- Boring/Shavings
- Busheling
- Cast Aluminum
- Cast Iron
- Cast Iron Borings
- Castings
- Copper Aluminum Cores
- Heavy Breakable Cast
- Heavy Steel
- High Temperature/Aircraft Alloys—Hastelloy, Inconel, Monel
- Industrial Non-Ferrous Scrap Materials
- Industrial Scrap Steel
- Lithographic Sheets
- Machine Shop Turnings
- Machine Shop/Fabricator
- Nickel and Stainless Steel Alloys
- Prepared #1 & #2 Heavy Melt
- Punchings
- Railcars for De-Racking and Dismantling
- Random-Length Scrap Rail, OTM, and Rail Crops (with proper documentation)
- Scrap Machinery
- Scrap Railcars
- Segregated Aluminum Alloys (1,000 / 2,000 / 3,000 / 5,000 / 6,000 series)
- Sheet Metal
- Shredder Material
- Skeleton Plate
- Specialty Alloys
- Torching Scrap
- Turnings
- Unprepared Steel