Recycling Services in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale Scrap provides scrap metal recycling, electronic recycling, junk car buying, air conditioner recycling, and commercial pickup services for homes and businesses across Broward County.
Looking for recycling services in Fort Lauderdale? Fort Lauderdale Scrap handles it all: scrap metal, electronics, junk cars, air conditioners, and commercial scrap pickup — all from our yard at 745 NW 7th Ave. Open Monday–Saturday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call +1 954-762-9100 to get started.
Scrap Metal Recycling
This is our core business and the service most of our customers use. Bring in copper, aluminum, brass, steel, stainless steel, insulated wire, electric motors, and more — we’ll weigh it, grade it, and pay you for it.
What makes our scrap metal recycling work well for regulars is consistency. Electricians bringing in wire offcuts every Friday. Plumbers with brass fittings from repipe jobs. Homeowners cleaning out garages. The process is the same every time: sort it, bring it in, get weighed, get paid. Florida requires a photo ID for every scrap sale, so bring your driver’s license.
If you’re new to scrapping, start with our homepage for the basics, then check our scrap metal prices guide to understand how pricing works before your first trip.
What Metals We Accept
- Copper: bare bright wire, #1 and #2 copper pipe and tubing, insulated wire
- Aluminum: cans, siding, gutters, window frames, extrusions
- Brass: plumbing fixtures, valves, fittings
- Steel & Iron: appliances, beams, car parts, pipes, fencing
- Stainless Steel: sinks, restaurant equipment, industrial scrap
- Other: electric motors, sealed units, transformers, circuit boards
The golden rule: the cleaner and better-sorted your load, the better your payout. Mixed loads get graded at the lowest-value metal in the pile.
Electronic Recycling Services
Old electronics are a growing part of what comes through our gate. Businesses upgrading their IT equipment, homeowners replacing computers — it all contains recoverable metals worth recycling instead of landfilling.
What Electronics We Take
We accept desktop computers, laptops, servers, hard drives, and most electronic equipment. Circuit boards contain copper and small amounts of precious metals. Power supplies have transformers and copper windings. Even the steel cases have scrap value.
Data Destruction and Hard Drive Shredding
This is the service our business customers ask about most. When you retire old computers, the hard drives inside them hold sensitive data — customer records, financials, employee information. Deleting files isn’t enough; data can be recovered from a “wiped” drive.
Our hard drive shredding service physically destroys the drive, making data recovery impossible. For Fort Lauderdale businesses in healthcare, legal, finance, or any field handling sensitive information, this is the responsible way to retire old equipment. Bring your drives to 745 NW 7th Ave and we’ll take care of the rest.
What We Don’t Take
To be clear: we do not accept TVs or monitors from the public. If you’re unsure about a specific item, text a photo to +1 954-762-9100 before making the trip.
Junk Car Buying
Have a car that’s more trouble than it’s worth? We buy junk cars, trucks, and SUVs in any condition — running or not, wrecked, flooded, or just old.
Here’s how it works: you contact us with the vehicle details (year, make, model, condition), we make an offer based on the vehicle’s weight in recyclable metal plus any reusable parts value, and we arrange the handoff. You’ll need to sign the Florida title over — our Florida title signing guide walks you through exactly where to sign so there are no holdups.
Florida paperwork matters here. If the title is lost, you can get a duplicate with Form HSMV 82101 from the tax collector’s office. If the car is 10+ model years old and truly at end of life, a Derelict Motor Vehicle Certificate may apply. And don’t forget to file a Notice of Sale (HSMV 82050) within 30 days to protect yourself from liability after the sale.
For the full details, see our junk car buying page.
Air Conditioner Recycling
In South Florida, air conditioners work harder than anywhere else in the country — and they die faster because of it. When your AC gives out, don’t pay someone to haul it to the dump. An old AC unit is full of valuable scrap: copper tubing, aluminum fins, the compressor (a sealed unit), electric motors, and steel housing.
We buy whole AC units — window units, central air condensers, and commercial systems. HVAC contractors replacing systems across Broward County bring us units by the truckload during the summer rush. Homeowners replacing a single unit are welcome too.
A tip that pays: if you’re comfortable doing it safely (power disconnected, obviously), separating the copper lines from the unit before you come in can improve your grade. Our AC recycling page has the full breakdown of what’s inside your old unit and what it’s worth as scrap.
Commercial Scrap Metal Recycling
If your business generates scrap metal regularly, you’re sitting on revenue. We work with contractors, electricians, plumbers, HVAC companies, demolition crews, auto shops, and manufacturers across Broward County.
How Commercial Pickup Works
Tell us what kind of scrap your business produces and how often. We’ll set up a pickup schedule that fits your workflow — weekly, biweekly, or on-call. Our team collects the material, weighs it, grades it, and you get paid for what your business was throwing away.
This works especially well for:
- Electrical contractors: wire offcuts, old panels, conduit
- Plumbing contractors: copper pipe, brass fittings, old water heaters
- HVAC companies: old condensers, copper linesets, compressors
- Demolition crews: structural steel, wiring, plumbing scrap
- Auto repair shops: rotors, catalytic converters (commercial only), aluminum wheels
- Manufacturers: offcuts, turnings, obsolete inventory
Why Businesses Choose a Local Yard
Working with a local Fort Lauderdale scrap yard instead of a national chain means you deal with the same people every time, get straight answers on pricing, and don’t wait on corporate bureaucracy. We’re at 745 NW 7th Ave — close enough for a quick drop-off between jobs. Call +1 954-762-9100 to set up a commercial account.
Appliance Recycling
Washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers — large appliances are mostly steel with valuable extras. A refrigerator has a sealed-unit compressor (copper and steel). A washer has an electric motor. Even the sheet steel housing has weight value.
South Florida’s humidity and salt air are brutal on appliances, so they cycle through faster here than up north. When yours dies, bring it to us instead of paying for a haul-away. We’ll take the whole unit.
How to Prepare Your Scrap for the Best Payout
Whether you’re a first-timer or a regular, preparation is where the money is. Here’s our recommended routine:
Sort before you load. Set up separate containers — one for copper, one for aluminum, one for brass, one for steel. Sorting at the yard is possible but slower, and you’ll second-guess grades under time pressure. Sorting at home, relaxed, gets it right.
Strip wire when it’s worth it. Thin, low-recovery wire (like Christmas lights or thin appliance cords) often isn’t worth stripping — the labor exceeds the gain. Thick gauge wire (Romex, service cable, thick appliance cords) absolutely is. Rule of thumb: if the copper inside is thicker than a pencil lead, strip it.
Remove attachments. Steel screws in aluminum, plastic handles on copper pipe, rubber gaskets on motors — every non-metal attachment is a potential downgrade. A few minutes with basic hand tools pays off.
Keep it dry and clean. Mud, oil, and concrete stuck to metal all count against you. A quick hose-down of dirty steel and a wipe of oily parts takes minutes and protects your grade.
Weigh roughly at home. A bathroom scale works for smaller loads. Knowing roughly what you have lets you have an informed conversation about pricing when you call — and you’ll spot it immediately if something seems off at the scale.
Call ahead. This is the easiest step and the most skipped. A two-minute call to +1 954-762-9100 tells you today’s prices, confirms we take your specific items, and lets you plan the trip. No wasted drives.
Frequently Asked Questions
What recycling services do scrap yards offer?
Most full-service yards like ours handle scrap metal buying, electronic recycling, junk car buying, appliance recycling, and commercial pickup. The exact mix varies — call +1 954-762-9100 to confirm we take your specific item.
Do scrap yards pick up scrap metal from businesses?
Yes. We offer scheduled pickup for businesses across Broward County that generate scrap regularly — contractors, auto shops, manufacturers, and more. Call to set up a commercial account.
What electronics can I recycle at a scrap yard?
Computers, laptops, servers, hard drives, and most electronic equipment. We do not accept TVs or monitors from the public.
How does commercial scrap metal pickup work?
We assess your scrap stream, agree on a pickup schedule, collect the material, weigh and grade it, and pay you. It’s designed to fit around your business operations.
What is certified data destruction for hard drives?
Physical shredding of the hard drive, which makes data recovery impossible. It’s the standard responsible method for businesses retiring computers with sensitive data.
Can contractors set up ongoing scrap pickup?
Absolutely — that’s one of our most popular services. Electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, and demolition crews across Fort Lauderdale use it to turn job-site waste into revenue.