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Sell Aluminum Scrap and Aluminum Cans

Cans, siding, wheels, sheet, extrusion, cast, and radiators. We buy every grade of aluminum at all three North Alabama yards, weigh it on a public scale, and pay cash before you leave.

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Aluminum We Buy

Cleaner material grades higher. Steel bolts, plastic, and dirt all pull a load down.

Aluminum Cans

Bought by the pound, not by the can. Bring them loose in bags or a bin. No need to crush them, but keep liquid out, since we buy by weight and a wet load will not pass.

Siding & Sheet

Old house siding, gutters, flashing, and sheet stock. Clean sheet with the nails and steel brackets pulled grades better than siding still attached to backing.

Extrusion

Window frames, door frames, screen frames, and trim. Clean extrusion with the glass, rubber, and screws removed is one of the better paying aluminum grades.

Aluminum Wheels

Clean wheels with the tire and steel weights off grade highest. We take them with the tire still on, just at a lower rate. Chrome-plated wheels are their own grade.

Cast Aluminum

Engine blocks, transmission cases, pump housings, patio furniture, and cookware. Usually has some steel in it, which is fine. We grade it accordingly.

Radiators & Wire

All-aluminum radiators, copper aluminum radiators, and insulated aluminum wire. Each is a separate grade since the metals get separated downstream.

The Question Everybody Asks

What Are Aluminum Cans Actually Worth?

Cans are bought by weight, never by the can. It takes somewhere around 30 to 33 empty cans to make one pound. So a thousand cans, which sounds like a lot when they are filling your garage, comes to roughly 30 pounds on the scale.

That is the part that surprises people. A big bag of cans is bulky and light. What it pays depends on where the aluminum market sits that week, and it changes.

Cans also pay less per pound than clean sheet, extrusion, or cast aluminum, because there is coating and printing on them that has to burn off. If you have both, keep them separate. Do not throw your clean extrusion in with the cans.

Two things that hurt a can load: liquid left in the cans, and anything that is not a can thrown in the bag. Both cost you money on the scale.

A bag and bin overflowing with empty aluminum cans beside a stack of aluminum extrusion, showing how cans are bought by weight

Sorting Aluminum Before You Come In

Twenty minutes with a magnet and a wrench usually pays for itself.

Use a magnet

Steel sticks, aluminum does not. That one test sorts most of a mixed pile. If the magnet grabs it, it goes in the steel load, where it still has value.

Pull the easy steel

A bolt through an aluminum wheel or a bracket screwed to siding drops the grade. If it comes off with a wrench in a minute, pull it. If it is welded or riveted, leave it.

Keep grades apart

Cans in one pile, clean extrusion in another, cast in a third. A mixed load gets graded at the lowest common denominator, and that is money you handed us for free.

Not sure what you are looking at? Bring it in unsorted and ask. We will sort it with you on the scale and show you what would have graded higher. Nobody expects you to know this cold.

Aluminum Questions We Get a Lot

How much are 1000 aluminum cans worth?
Cans are bought by weight, not by the can. It takes roughly 30 to 33 empty cans to make a pound, so 1000 cans runs about 30 to 33 pounds. What that pays depends on the aluminum market that day. Call your nearest yard and we will tell you today's per-pound price, then multiply.
How many pounds of aluminum does it take to make $100?
That depends entirely on the grade and the market. Cans pay less per pound than clean sheet, extrusion, or cast. Rather than guess from a number you read online, call us with what you actually have and we will tell you what it is worth today.
Do you buy aluminum cans?
Yes, at all three yards. Bring them loose in bags or a bin. You do not need to crush them, and please do not fill them with water or leave liquid in them, since we buy by weight and a wet load gets rejected.
What kinds of aluminum do you buy?
All grades. Cans, siding, sheet, extrusion, wheels, cast aluminum, aluminum radiators, insulated aluminum wire, and aluminum bronze. If it is aluminum, bring it. We will grade it on the scale in front of you.
How do I tell aluminum from steel?
Use a magnet. Steel and iron stick to it, aluminum does not. Aluminum is also noticeably lighter for its size and does not rust, though it does develop a dull gray or white oxide. If a magnet grabs it, it belongs in the steel pile.
Should I remove the steel from aluminum before bringing it in?
When it is easy, yes. A steel bolt in an aluminum wheel or a steel bracket screwed to siding drops the whole piece to a lower grade. If it comes off with a wrench in under a minute, take it off. If it is riveted or welded in, bring it as is and we will grade it accordingly.
Do you buy aluminum wheels?
Yes. Clean aluminum wheels with the tire and the steel weights removed grade higher than wheels with everything still on. We take them either way. Chrome-plated aluminum wheels are a separate grade.
Do you take aluminum radiators?
Yes. All-aluminum radiators are one grade, and copper aluminum radiators are another, since those have two metals that get separated downstream. Bring them either way and we will sort them for you.
Do I need an ID to sell aluminum?
Yes. Alabama law requires a valid state or federal photo ID for every scrap transaction, no matter how small. A driver license works fine. We record every transaction as the law requires.

Bring Your Aluminum to Any of Our Three Yards

Same prices, same public scales, same cash payment at all three.

Rogersville Facility

750 County Road 76, Rogersville, AL 35652

(256) 247-0708
Mon - Fri8:00 - 4:00
Saturday8:00 - 12:00
SundayClosed
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Town Creek Facility

135 Water Street, Town Creek, AL 35672

(256) 685-3727
Mon - Fri8:00 - 4:00
Saturday8:00 - 12:00
SundayClosed
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Florence Facility

317 Canal Street, Florence, AL 35630

(256) 764-3169
Mon - Fri8:00 - 4:00
Saturday8:00 - 12:00
SundayClosed
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Other Metals We Buy

Copper

Bare bright, tubing, insulated wire, and transformers. The highest payer per pound.

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Iron & Steel

Structural steel, cast iron, plate, appliances, and machinery. Where the magnet sticks.

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Junk Cars

Cars, trucks, forklifts, and farm equipment. Title needed on anything 12 years or newer.

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