Nicetown Salvage Co
4027 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19140
About Nicetown Salvage Co
Scrap sellers in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can take material to Nicetown Salvage Co, a scrap metal recycling business in Philadelphia 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 directory entry omits a specific list of accepted materials for this yard, leaving the intake set unrecorded. Looking at posted details, a phone line appears in the listing and posted hours are available for visitors to check. These come from the yard's own filing with the directory and represent the public-facing snapshot of the inbound flow, surfaced here as a working baseline for sellers planning a visit. 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 Nicetown Salvage Co'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 |
Sold scrap here recently?
Help other scrappers — report what you got paid.
Report a PriceOther Scrap Yards Near Philadelphia
- Ndv Recycling— 1.3 mi
- Colonial Iron Works— 4.6 mi
- Recycle Metals Corp— 10.0 mi
- King Steel Inc.— 13.7 mi
- Trahs Depot— 39.0 mi
- E B Auto Wrecking Hauling— 40.7 mi