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Scrap Metal Recycling in Town Creek, AL

Our Water Street yard serves Lawrence County, Decatur, and the Huntsville side of North Alabama. Set up for heavy loads, machinery, and job site steel, and still an easy stop for a truck bed of aluminum.

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The Town Creek Yard

135 Water Street
Town Creek, AL 35672 (256) 685-3727 (256) 685-3275 adt@thorntonim.com
Hours
Monday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SundayClosed
Public viewing scale
Cash before you leave
Set up for heavy machinery
Family owned since 1974
Contractors, Shops, and Plants

Heavy Scrap and Machinery

Town Creek handles the loads other yards would rather not see. Structural steel off a teardown. A press that has not run in a decade. Conveyor, transformers, tanks, heavy cable, plate steel by the ton.

If you are clearing a plant, closing a shop, or finishing a demolition job, call before the first piece comes out. We will work out container sizes, swap schedules, and whether towing makes more sense than hauling.

  • Structural steel, plate, beams, and heavy cable
  • Presses, conveyors, motors, transformers, and tanks
  • Roll-off containers in 10, 20, 30, and 40 yard sizes
  • Towing for forklifts, machinery, and equipment that will not roll
  • Mill-direct brokerage for recurring industrial volume
Commercial services
Heavy industrial scrap at Thornton Iron & Metal in Town Creek: a dismantled steel press, structural beams, plate steel, and heavy cable

Getting Here From Lawrence County, Decatur & Huntsville

From Moulton

Head north out of Moulton toward Town Creek and turn onto Water Street once you are in town. Roughly fifteen minutes on good road.

From Courtland or Hillsboro

Take US-72 Alt west to Town Creek. We are close in once you reach town, right on Water Street.

From Decatur or Trinity

Come west on US-72 Alt through Hillsboro and into Town Creek. Easy run with a loaded trailer, and no city traffic once you clear Decatur.

From Huntsville or Madison

Take I-565 west to Decatur, then US-72 Alt west through Hillsboro into Town Creek. It is a straight run once you clear Decatur, and we are the closest Thornton yard to Huntsville.

From Athens

Either come down through Decatur, or head west on US-72 to our Rogersville yard, which may be the shorter trip depending on where you start.

What We Buy in Town Creek

Same prices and the same public scales as our Florence and Rogersville yards.

Copper

Wire, tubing, transformers, and heavy cable off industrial jobs. Our highest paying metal by the pound.

Copper details →

Aluminum

Extrusion, sheet, wheels, radiators, and cans. We take all grades, clean or mixed.

Aluminum details →

Steel & Iron

Structural steel, plate, beams, cast, and machinery. Town Creek is built for the heavy stuff.

Steel details →

Junk Cars & Equipment

Cars, trucks, forklifts, and machinery. Title needed on anything 12 years old or newer.

Junk car details →

Get Today's Price From the Town Creek Yard

Tell us what you have and we will call you back with today's number before you load up.

We will call you back with today's price. No obligation, and we never share your information.

Town Creek Yard Questions

Where is the Town Creek scrap yard?
135 Water Street in Town Creek, in Lawrence County. We are right in town, easy in and easy out, with room for trailers and trucks. If your GPS shows the listing under a slightly different name, you are in the right place.
What are the Town Creek hours?
Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Saturday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Closed Sunday. Saturday mornings fill up fast, so a weekday run usually gets you unloaded quicker.
Do you serve Moulton, Courtland, and Decatur?
Yes. Town Creek is the closest Thornton yard for most of Lawrence County, including Moulton, Courtland, Hillsboro, and Trinity, and it is a reasonable drive from Decatur and Huntsville. If you are up around Athens, our Rogersville yard may be closer depending on which side of town you are on.
Can you pick up scrap from a job site?
We can. Roll-off containers come in 10, 20, 30, and 40 yard sizes, and we run flatbeds, open-top trailers, and box vans for loads that do not fit a container. For demolition work we clear structural steel, iron, and heavy cable straight off the site.
Do you buy machinery and industrial equipment?
Yes, and Town Creek sees a lot of it. Presses, conveyors, motors, transformers, tanks, and machinery of almost any size. If it will not roll or load, ask about towing. If you are clearing out a plant or a shop, call before you start and we will figure out containers and scheduling.
What do I need to bring?
A valid state or federal photo ID. If you are selling a vehicle 12 years old or newer, bring the title. Anything older than that only requires the VIN so we can run it. We do not accept stolen material, and every transaction is recorded as Alabama law requires.
How much do you pay for scrap in Town Creek?
The same competitive prices as our other two yards, and they move with the market. Copper pays the most per pound, steel the least, and clean sorted material always beats a mixed pile. Call (256) 685-3727 for today's number on what you have.

Our Other North Alabama Yards

Rogersville, AL

750 County Road 76, Rogersville, AL 35652

(256) 247-0708

Closest for: Killen, Lexington, Anderson, Elgin, Athens

Visit the Rogersville yard page →

Florence, AL

317 Canal Street, Florence, AL 35630

(256) 764-3169

Closest for: Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Killen, Cherokee

Visit the Florence yard page →

Prices change often. Call the Town Creek yard for today's price.

(256) 685-3727