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Basic Recycling Inc

14201 Fullerton St, Detroit, MI 48227

(313) 272-2267Get Directions

About Basic Recycling Inc

Basic Recycling Inc runs in Detroit, Michigan, taking on scrap metal recycling work for individual sellers and contractors. The site processes inbound scrap material from walk-in sellers and small contractors, and acts as a paid outlet for metal across the surrounding county. The site's accepted-material list is not posted in the directory entry for this yard at the time of the current snapshot. On the operations side, operating hours are posted in the directory entry, while a phone line and an email contact are on file. These details come straight from what the yard filed with the directory and reflect the channels open to inbound sellers, which gives a working sense of how to reach the site before any drive over. 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 Basic Recycling Inc'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). Something wrong or out of date? Report a mistake. How we check listings.

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