Copper Content In Coins

Copper pennies and piggy bank for recycling

Is Recycling Pennies a Good Idea? Recycling of metals can pay well depending on how much you have and the type of metal it is. As we wrote many times before, nonferrous metals are going to have a bigger payout  compared to ferrous metals. Copper continues to be one metal  that pays the  most  per […]

Riding the (Non) Ferrous Wheel

nonferrous metal cogs to be recycled

What Metals Are in Highest Demand Making money from recycling metals can be a lucrative business. It’s certainly not the career most people would choose, but some Los Angeles area scrappers who know what to look for make decent money by bringing scrap metals to us for recycling. The ones who are hardcore scrappers are […]

Beware Careless Metal Recycling

Metal recycling toxic waste

Noise, Pollution Create Bad Environments Metal recycling Los Angeles can be a dirty job. After all, this is an industrial pursuit. Scrap metal recycling does not lend itself to white gloves. You can tell from our location sun Valley, California that our business and those around it are indeed more industrial. Businesses like ours need […]

Which Scrap Metal Is Best?

copper staute for metal recycling

Recycling Tips For Los Angeles In metal recycling, we like to say “copper is king!” That doesn’t mean other scrap metals don’t pay well, it’s just that copper has a high price so compared to other scrap metals, you get more “bang for your buck.” That said, it also depends on the amount of metals […]

Is Metal Recycling the Answer to Inflation?

Metal recycling of copper items in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Scrap Metal Buyer Says Yes Metal recycling just may be a key to boost income in these tough economic times. We’ve mentioned it before, but aside from an unexpected inheritance or taking on another job, collecting those pieces of nonferrous metal you may have lying around the house can mean cash in your […]

Where Does Scrap Metal End Up?

Scrap aluminum being melted at foundry

New Ingot Production Plant Will Increase Demand As recent article in Recycling Today talks about the plan by the European company Hydro (part of Norsk Hydro, based in Norway) to open an ingot plant in Michigan. The facility in Eastern Michigan would, of course, mean more jobs for the industry in the state which is […]

A Trip to the Nearest Recycling Center

Nearest recycling center non ferrous metals

TM Scrap Metals in Los Angeles The nearest recycling center, as we’ve written before, is TM Scrap Metals. That’s due to the fact that we can come to you through our mobile recycling service. It really doesn’t matter where you are in greater Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, just call us and let […]

Scrappers of Burbank Unite!

Burbank, CA construction project and scrap metal

At San Fernando Valley’s Favorite Scrap Metal Buyers Scrappers of Burbank: there’s a lot going on in your town. We see the progress every time we venture outside the confines of our scrap metal recycling center here in Sun Valley. A cruise down I-5 and we can see the progress on the Burbank Blvd bridge […]

Scrap Metal Dealer Near You

Scrap metal dealer mobile service flatbed

Mobile Recycling Means We Can Be Everywhere in Los Angeles Scrap metal dealers are in high demand these days and it doesn’t look like things are slowing down. Indeed, now with the state of California opening up fully on June 15, we should be seeing an increase in manufacturing with metals. Increased activity by a […]

Scrap Metal Recycling For Fun And Profit

scrap stainless steel recycled for profit Los Angeles

Los Angeles’ Best Scrap Metal Buyers Recycling scrap metal can be a profitable enterprise. Just ask us! We wouldn’t be in the scrap metal business and for so many years if it weren’t a lucrative undertaking. We here at TM Scrap Metals have been doing this for a long time and have become one of […]