Alpena Recycling Center
4344 M 32 W, Alpena, MI 49707
About Alpena Recycling Center
Our directory lists Alpena Recycling Center as a scrap metal recycling business working out of Alpena, Michigan. Listings like this exist so sellers in the surrounding county can find a paid drop-off point for scrap material rather than guessing which yard will take what. The directory entry omits a specific list of accepted materials for this yard, leaving the intake set unrecorded. Operating hours are posted in the directory entry. A phone line and a website are on file, which together capture what the yard has filed with the directory about its inbound contact and posted schedule, and give sellers a working baseline for planning a visit before any drive over to the gate. Posted scrap prices move with the daily commodity market, so the intake quoted on a given day can differ from prices listed online or quoted earlier in the week. A short phone call before a drop-off pins down the day's number, and sellers can also use the same call to ask about minimum-load expectations, since some yards quote different rates depending on the inbound size.
Scrap Price Estimates (US Average)
Daily US average estimates updated Nov 10, 2026, not Alpena Recycling Center'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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