Ferrous Metal

Ferrous metals include steel and pig iron (which contain a few percent of carbon) and alloys of iron with other metals (such as stainless steel.)

Non-Ferrous Metal

The term non-ferrous is used to indicate metals other than iron and alloys that do not contain an appreciable amount of iron.

Materials We Buy

Universal Services Recycling, Inc. is a leading purchaser of scrap metal in Central Valley, California.  We buy Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals, Copper, Aluminum, Brass, and Steel.

In compliance with CA state law AB1778, CRV materials over $100 in value
require:

  1. Valid CA driver's license, valid CA ID card issued by DMV, or
    valid federal government-issued ID card containing a photograph & address.
  2. Payment is by check at the time of sales.  For frequent customers(5 or more transactions on 5 or more different days per month), payment is by cash at the
    time of sales.

In compliance with CA state law SB691, all non-ferrous materials require:

  1. Valid CA driver's license, valid CA ID card issued by DMV, or valid federal government-issued ID card containing a photograph & address.
  2. A photograph of the seller with his/her materials and a thumb print must be obtained.
  3. Seller must sign a statement of ownership.
  4. Payment is by cash after 3 days.  For frequent customers (5 or more transactions on 5 or more different days per month), payment is by cash at the time of sales.
  5. Photos & records of sales will be submitted to law enforcement agency for periodic review.
 
  • Ferrous Metals We Buy
  • Non-Ferrous Metals We Buy
  • What We Don't Buy

Appliances

Automobiles

Bailing clips

Busheling

Cable, fence and wire

Cast iron

Construction equipment

Demolition scrap

Farm Machinery

Industrial scrap steel

Machine shop turnings

OTM (Other track material)

Prepared #1 and #2 heavy melt

Prepared plate and structural

Railroad scrap

Sheet metal

Structural beams

Tanks larger than 100 gal must have 3 ft. hole

Unprepared steel

All grades of aluminum including:

  • Aluminum cans 
  • Aluminum extrusions
  • Cast aluminum
  • Painted siding
  • Sheet aluminum

Auto and truck batteries (casings can not be cracked)

Brass plumbing, fixtures, faucets and fittings

Catalytic converters

Copper #1 and #2

Copper sheets

California Redemption Value (CRV)

  • Aluminum Cans
  • #1 PETE Plastic
  • #2 HDPE Plastic
  • Glass

Insulated copper wiring #1 and #2

Electric motors

Heater cores

Lead

Scrap lead

Radiators

Stainless steel

Steel

Transformers

Transmissions

Yellow brass

Zinc

Barrels, drums, pails and buckets unless triple rinsed, dried and lid removed

Brass ammunition or spent rounds

Capacitors

Cardboard

Closed compressed gas cylinders

Closed containers of any kind

Containers with free-flowing liquids in or outside (tar, oil, gasoline, etc.)

Explosive materials

Gas tanks without a visible 8” x 8” hole cut in bottom of tank

Material containing PCBs, refrigerants or mercury

Paint cans

Paper

Propane, oxygen or acetylene tanks or bottles(must have 8"x8" hole cut in tank)

Radioactive material

Rims with tires

Rubber

Thermostats

Wood

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Scrap recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions by requiring significantly less energy to manufacture products from recyclables than from virgin ore.

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Materials We Buy

Leading Purchasers of scrap metal in Central Valley, California.  We buy Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals, Copper, Aluminum, Brass, and Steel.

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