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Metals We Buy

Cyclone Recycling provides the best prices on the market for your ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal. We cross-check and price-match our rates in real time.

Find out what we do and don’t accept, and answers to frequently asked questions, below.

Ferrous Metals

  • Heavy Melt (HMS)
  • Shredded
  • Busheling
  • Bundles
  • Plate and Structural
  • Turnings
  • Cast Iron Appliances
  • Car Bodies

Non Ferrous Metals

Aluminum

  • Sheet Aluminum
  • Cast Aluminum
  • Aluminum Beverage Cans
  • Aluminum Turnings
  • Irony Aluminum
  • Segregated Aluminum Alloys (1100, 5000, 3000, 2000, and 7000 series)
  • Extrusions

Copper

  • Bare Bright Copper
  • #1 Copper
  • #2 Copper
  • Lite Copper
  • Insulated Copper Wire
  • Lead Copper Wire

Zinc

  • Clean Die Cast
  • Irony Die Cast

Brass

  • Yellow
  • Red Brass
  • Brass Shavings
  • Plumbers Brass
  • Other Brass Alloys

Stainless Steel/Nickel Alloys

  • 304 (18-8) Stainless
  • 316 Stainless
  • Stainless Turnings
  • Irony Stainless
  • High Temp Alloys
  • Nickel Alloys

Lead

  • Soft Lead
  • Batteries
  • Babbitt

Tin

Materials Not Accepted

  • Hazardous waste, including materials containing:
    – Asbestos
    – Flammable materials
    – Mercury (including Mercury switches)
    – Radioactive materials
  • PCB / Transformers / Capacitors
  • Any CFCs
  • Materials containing PCB, including capacitors or some light ballasts
  • Cylinders or other containers of compressed gas (including propane)
  • NiCad-Batteries
  • Broken, cracked, or leaking batteries
  • Lead iron pipes
  • Sealed containers
  • Liquids of any type
  • Trash, garbage, concrete and other non-recyclable items
  • Office machines and electronic equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, scanners, computers and monitors, VCR and DVD players, televisions, and other home entertainment systems.
  • Materials with strong or objectionable odors
  • Unidentifiable materials

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have Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

At our locations in Dallas and McKinney, simply pull up to our warehouse facility. We have certified scales and buyers available to assist you.

Yes, we provide transportation bins and containers upon request.

We process your payments on site at our transaction windows.  We can provide cash back, checks, and direct deposit.

Contact our buyers, by either giving us a call or sending us an email. We’ll be happy to give you a personal quote for your metals.

We work specifically with small businesses and individuals in the North Texas area. Our only requirement is either a W-2 or W-4 form for tax documentation purposes.