Scrap Yards in Chicago, IL
We list 47 scrap yards in Chicago, Illinois; 47 with a phone number and 34 with opening hours. Today's US average estimate for Bare Bright Copper is $5.54/lb; call a yard to confirm its rate.
Listings carried over from this site's earlier directory (imported May 9, 2026); yards Google lists as permanently closed are left out. How we check listings.
Our directory lists 47 active scrap yards in Chicago, Illinois, providing paid drop-off points for metal that would otherwise sit in garages or head to landfill. Accepted-material categories aren't broadly filed across the Chicago listings; sellers should expect to ring a yard directly to confirm intake on a load before making the trip. The listed yards in Chicago cover both household-scrap and contractor-volume intake, with options for sellers across the load-size spectrum and a working mix of general, auto, and industrial routes.
A Metals Scrap Inc
9301 S Baltimore Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 437-4249
Abco Metals Co
1020 W 94th St, Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 881-1504
AdelmanВ’s Resource Solutions
60617, Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 734-0570
Alpha Metals
341 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 533-3232
American Machine Tools Co.
5864 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 60631
(773) 334-5000
Archer Metal C & R Scrap
4619 S Knox Ave, Chicago, IL 60632
(773) 585-3030
Arco Smelting
(773) 975-2006
Barry's Metal Inc
820 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 226-3825
Belson Steel Center Scrap Inc
813 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 757-5568
Biltmore Metal Inc
813 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 829-2066
Carroll Alloys Inc
330 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 533-2939
Carter's Recycling
3516 W Dickens Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 451-8747
Central Metal Recycling
5618 W Fillmore St, Chicago, IL 60644
(773) 345-8608
Chicago U-Pic-A-Part
3130 S Saint Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
(773) 599-9900
Columbia Metal Spinning
4351 N Normandy Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 922-8211
Continental Steel Tank Co., Inc.
3351 W Columbus Ave, Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 778-1766
EZ Scrap Metal Recycling Services
22 W Washington St Ste 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
(877) 544-6987
Global Industrial Alloy Recycling
22 W Washington St Ste 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
(708) 238-0976
Industrial Metal Enterprise
901 N Kilpatrick Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 261-8100
J & B Scrap Metals Inc
6301 S Bell Ave, Chicago, IL 60636
(773) 776-5616
J B Scrap Metal
2910 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 533-4200
LKQ Pick Your Part
3130 S Saint Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
(773) 295-4270
McM Recycling
3130 S Kolin Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
(773) 726-4577
Metal Management Midwest
350 N Artesian Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 666-8905
Midwest Recycling
5159 S Luna Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 675-1010
Multimetco
8412 S Kenneth Ave, Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 582-9546
Naylor Pipe Co.
1230 E 92nd St, Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 453-9210
Onstate Recycling Inc
5825 S State St, Chicago, IL 60621
(773) 667-8283
Pure Metal Recycling
1057 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610
(866) 951-2263
Regal Johnson
5301 W 66th St, Chicago, IL 60638
(708) 496-8838
Safran Metal Company
1685 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
(773) 276-3400
Scrap Metal Pick-Up
(312) 887-0753
Scrap Metal Svc
14450 S Brainard Ave, Chicago, IL 60633
(773) 646-0244
Serlin Iron & Metal Co
1810 N Kilbourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 252-1075
Sims Metal Management
2500 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60608
(773) 254-1200
Sims Metal Management
6660 S Nashville Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(708) 563-2496
Solares Scrap Metal
4545 W Deming Pl, Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 276-5868
South Chicago Iron & Metal
1313 W 74th St, Chicago, IL 60636
(773) 488-1313
South Shore Recycling
11610 S Avenue O, Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 374-0299
Stainless & Alloy Division
6660 S Nashville Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(708) 563-2444
Suburban Scrap Metal
2450 N Avers Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
(224) 513-9071
T & Z Metals Inc
4009 W Parker Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 862-1440
The David J. Joseph Co.
440 N Wells St Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 751-7712
Tri State Metal Co
1700 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 226-7465
Universal Scrap Metal Co
2500 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 666-0011
Wexler & Sons, Inc.
4821 S Aberdeen St, Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 927-0440
rnm recycling high temp metals
946 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
(347) 909-8753
Scrap prices in Illinois
National averages updated Nov 10, 2026; each page lists Illinois yards that buy it.
Scrap yards in Chicago, IL: common questions
How many scrap yards are in Chicago, IL?
We list 47 scrap yards in Chicago, Illinois. 47 of them have a phone number on file and 34 have opening hours listed.
How much is scrap copper worth in Chicago today?
Our US average estimate for Bare Bright Copper is $5.54/lb (updated Nov 10, 2026). We do not track prices for Chicago itself: each yard sets its own rate, so call ahead.
Which scrap yards in Chicago, IL buy copper?
5 yards list copper among accepted materials: Abco Metals Co, American Machine Tools Co., Columbia Metal Spinning, Continental Steel Tank Co., Inc. and Naylor Pipe Co.. Many yards do not publish a materials list, so others may buy it too.