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Akat Scrap Metal

15 Spinning Wheel Rd, Hinsdale, IL 60521

(630) 655-8160Get DirectionsWebsite

About Akat Scrap Metal

Akat Scrap Metal, a scrap metal recycling business in Hinsdale, Illinois, takes inbound scrap from individual sellers and small contractors. The site provides a paid intake point for metal that would otherwise sit unused, and is one of the salvage options in the surrounding county. Accepted material categories are not recorded for this yard in the current directory entry, with the field left open. On the contact and schedule side, a phone line, a website, and an email contact appear in the listing and posted hours are available for visitors to check. The directory captures these two data points from the yard's own filing as part of its public-facing snapshot, and surfaces them as a working baseline for sellers planning an inbound visit to the gate. 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 Akat Scrap Metal'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 Something wrong or out of date?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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