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Bakersfield Central Recycling

220 Industrial St, Bakersfield, CA 93307

(661) 323-8220Get DirectionsWebsite

About Bakersfield Central Recycling

Bakersfield Central Recycling runs a scrap metal recycling operation in Bakersfield, California in Kern County. The site takes in scrap material from local sellers and contractors, providing a paid outlet for metal that would otherwise end up in landfill or sit in a garage. Information on which material types this site takes on a given day is not on file in the current directory snapshot. The directory entry shows a phone line and a website are on file, and the hours of operation aren't published in the directory. Both data points reflect what the yard has filed about its inbound contact and posted schedule, and give sellers a working baseline for how to reach the site before any drive over with a load. Clean material posts faster and prices better — copper free of insulation, aluminum without steel attached, iron sorted from cast. Sellers spending a few minutes on prep at home tend to land a working price quote at the gate without much back-and-forth at intake on the day.

Scrap Price Estimates (US Average)

Daily US average estimates updated Nov 10, 2026, not Bakersfield Central Recycling's own prices; call the yard for its pay rates. How we estimate prices.

MetalEst. PriceUnit
Bare Bright Copper$5.54/lb
#1 Copper$5.31/lb
#2 Copper$4.73/lb
Insulated Copper Wire$2.60/lb
Copper Pipe (Clean)$5.14/lb
Aluminum (Mixed)$0.70/lb
Aluminum Cans$0.95/lb
Aluminum Extrusion$0.99/lb
Steel (Heavy Melt)$285.00/ton
Light Iron / Sheet$215.00/ton
Cast Iron$0.18/lb
Stainless Steel (304)$0.62/lb
Listing source: name, address, phone and hours carried over from this site's earlier directory (imported May 9, 2026). Google Maps listed it as operating when we checked on Sep 9, 2026. Something wrong or out of date? Report a mistake. How we check listings.

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