Scrap Yards in Des Moines, IA
We list 9 scrap yards in Des Moines, Iowa; 9 with a phone number and 8 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.
Scrap intake in Des Moines, Iowa runs through nine listed yards, each acting as a paid outlet for sellers turning copper, aluminum, steel, and other recoverables into cash. Across listed Des Moines yards, the categories that come up most often are {accepted_top_3_first}, {accepted_top_3_second}, and {accepted_top_3_third}, with each yard reporting its own intake mix on top of those. With five industrial-steel yards listed, Des Moines's scrap market is set up for contractor-volume steel and demolition loads in addition to walk-in seller intake.
ABC Rolloff Dumpsters
829 SE 21st St, Des Moines, IA 50317
(515) 446-8268
Air-Con Mechanical Corp
3121 SE 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50320
(515) 243-5500
Aspen Waste
1800 E Euclid Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313
(515) 974-1600
Construction Materials
5210 NE 17th St, Des Moines, IA 50313
(319) 774-5101
JP Salvage & Core
840 SE 21st St, Des Moines, IA 50317
(515) 266-7050
Marick Incorporated
138 Jefferson Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
(515) 243-8288
Seidenfeld Metal
918 SE 21st St, Des Moines, IA 50317
(515) 266-6650
Spi Appliance Recycling Center
918 SE 21st St, Des Moines, IA 50317
(515) 263-8000
Trail's End Auto and Truck Salvage
1600 NE 44th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313
(515) 265-5696
Scrap prices in Iowa
National averages updated Nov 10, 2026; each page lists Iowa yards that buy it.
Scrap yards in Des Moines, IA: common questions
How many scrap yards are in Des Moines, IA?
We list 9 scrap yards in Des Moines, Iowa. 9 of them have a phone number on file and 8 have opening hours listed.
How much is scrap copper worth in Des Moines today?
Our US average estimate for Bare Bright Copper is $5.54/lb (updated Nov 10, 2026). We do not track prices for Des Moines itself: each yard sets its own rate, so call ahead.
Which scrap yards in Des Moines, IA buy copper?
3 yards list copper among accepted materials: Air-Con Mechanical Corp, Construction Materials and Marick Incorporated. Many yards do not publish a materials list, so others may buy it too.