The Federal Recycler

About The Federal Recycler

The scrap metal recycling business The Federal Recycler works out of Detroit, Michigan in Wayne County. The site takes inbound scrap from individual sellers and small contractors, and acts as one of the paid drop-off options for salvage volume in the surrounding county. Public records do not list which material types the operation accepts on the inbound side as of the current directory snapshot. On the contact front, a phone line, a website, and an email contact appear in the listing. The hours of operation aren't published in the directory, 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. Phone quotes give a working number, but the final intake price is what the yard pays at the gate after material is weighed and graded. A pre-visit call still gets sellers in the right ballpark and confirms the day's posted scrap rates. Posted online rates tend to be a guide to recent activity rather than a firm commitment for the day, and the gate price is the one that lands on the receipt.

Scrap Price Estimates (US Average)

Daily US average estimates updated Nov 10, 2026, not The Federal Recycler's own prices; call the yard for its pay rates. How we estimate prices.

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