Better Surplus Buyers
8015 erie st, Houston, TX 77061
About Better Surplus Buyers
Better Surplus Buyers is a scrap metal recycling business that sets up shop in Houston, Texas. The site takes inbound scrap from walk-in sellers and small contractors, and acts as a paid outlet for material that would otherwise sit in garages or salvage piles. No accepted-materials list appears under this yard's directory entry at present, and no inbound categories are recorded. On the contact and schedule side, a phone line, a website, and an email contact appear in the listing and operating hours are posted in the directory entry. The directory captures these two data points from the yard's own filing as part of its public-facing snapshot, and surfaces them as a working baseline for sellers planning an inbound visit to the gate. 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.
Current Scrap Prices in Houston, TX
Regional averages — call Better Surplus Buyers for exact pay rates. Last updated May 7, 2026.
| Metal | Est. Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bare Bright Copper | $3.81 | /lb |
| #1 Copper | $3.66 | /lb |
| #2 Copper | $3.17 | /lb |
| Copper Pipe (Clean) | $3.28 | /lb |
| Aluminum (Mixed) | $0.48 | /lb |
| Aluminum Cans | $0.62 | /lb |
| Aluminum Extrusion | $0.62 | /lb |
| Steel (Heavy Melt) | $293.32 | /ton |
| Light Iron / Sheet | $217.43 | /ton |
| Cast Iron | $0.18 | /lb |
| Stainless Steel (304) | $0.64 | /lb |
| Yellow Brass | $2.98 | /lb |
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