Alter Metal Recycling
804 N Industrial Rd, mankato, MN 56001
About Alter Metal Recycling
Mankato, Minnesota hosts Alter Metal Recycling, a scrap metal recycling site that serves walk-in sellers and small contractors. Listings like this exist to help sellers find a paid drop-off point for scrap material rather than burning a Saturday calling around to find one. We do not have a current accepted-materials list on file for the business's inbound intake at the time of this snapshot. Hours of operation aren't recorded. A phone line, a website, and an email contact appear in the listing, 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. Sorting at the gate moves faster when materials are pre-separated at home — ferrous in one bin, copper in another, aluminum kept clean. The yard can post the load through faster, and sellers tend to land a cleaner intake price on each category. Pre-sorted loads also avoid the wait that comes when staff have to break a mixed bin apart on site before grading and weighing the material.
Current Scrap Prices in mankato, MN
Regional averages — call Alter Metal Recycling for exact pay rates. Last updated May 7, 2026.
| Metal | Est. Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bare Bright Copper | $3.93 | /lb |
| #1 Copper | $3.48 | /lb |
| #2 Copper | $3.24 | /lb |
| Copper Pipe (Clean) | $3.25 | /lb |
| Aluminum (Mixed) | $0.47 | /lb |
| Aluminum Cans | $0.67 | /lb |
| Aluminum Extrusion | $0.57 | /lb |
| Steel (Heavy Melt) | $278.85 | /ton |
| Light Iron / Sheet | $210.06 | /ton |
| Cast Iron | $0.19 | /lb |
| Stainless Steel (304) | $0.61 | /lb |
| Yellow Brass | $3.01 | /lb |
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