Kentucky Recycling
114 Quality Dr, Richmond, KY 40475
About Kentucky Recycling
Scrap sellers in and around Richmond, Kentucky can take material to Kentucky Recycling, a scrap metal recycling business in Madison County. The site works with walk-in sellers and small contractors, and provides a paid intake channel for scrap metal across the surrounding county. The accepted-categories field on this listing is currently empty in our directory, with no inbound types specified. On the contact front, a phone line and an email contact are on file. Operating hours are posted in the directory entry, which together form the yard's published-facing schedule and channel mix as filed with the directory, and give sellers a working sense of how to reach the site before driving over. Sellers running a series of small drop-offs over a few weeks may want to ask the yard about its routine handling for repeat inbound. Some sites coordinate around recurring volume in a way that smooths both pricing and gate timing on a routine basis.
Scrap Price Estimates (US Average)
Daily US average estimates updated Nov 10, 2026, not Kentucky Recycling's own prices; call the yard for its pay rates. How we estimate prices.
| Metal | Est. Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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