We’re the L.A. recycling center that’s closer to you than any other. How is that possible? Simple. That’s because TM Scrap Metals has a mobile recycling service. Just what is that? Well, no matter where you are located in Los Angeles, you can merely give us a call and we can come to your location! How’s that for simple?

Look, there are a plethora of metal recycling facilities in Los Angeles and we want to be number one. We achieve that through several ways. First is convenience. If you have a lot of scrap metal you’re looking to recycle for cash but don’t want to load it all up and transport it yourself to a scrap metal yard, well, you don’t have to. We come to you. We’ll take that scrap off your hands and pay you for it. You don’t even have to leave the comfort of your armchair if you don’t want. That beats hauling your own scrap metal any day.

Great Scrap Metal Prices and Great Service

Scrap metal prices are another way we strive to be number one in Los Angeles. As we’ve said, you have a choice to transport your scrap to the scrap yard down the street, but with our mobile recycling option as well as paying great prices for scrap metal we think we’re the best choice in L.A. In addition we’re scrap pros and we’ll let you know just how valuable your scrap is and what we can pay for it. Remember, things like insulated wire will pay less than wire that’s been stripped. Regardless you’re going to get some of the best scrap metal pricing in the Los Angeles area.

One more thing we should say is that we’re a really nice team to work with. If it comes down to choosing one scrap metal dealer over another, why not go with the one that treats you fairly, with courtesy and professionalism. In other words, go with TM Scrap Metals. Take advantage of our mobile recycling or drop by our Los Angeles recycling center. Call us today for your metal recycling needs. 818-771-0510.

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A scrap metal recycling business isn’t something you often associate with happiness (although it should be!) but what we do here in our corner of Los Angeles should be cause for some celebration. What we mean by this is that you can feel good about recycling your scrap metal with us for many reasons.

Aside from the prices we pay for scrap metal (which translates into cash in your pocket) there are more altruistic reasons to feel good about bringing your scrap to TM Scrap Metals. We’ve touched on some of those aspects in earlier posts and many are listed by other recycling organizations such as wheelsforwishes.org but they always bear repeating since who knows which article someone will happen upon when looking for scrap metal recycling in Los Angeles.

The three main reasons to recycle are that metals can be reused (melted down again and again) without any degradation. A recycled metal is just as good as one newly-dug-up from the earth. Second, it costs far less to recycle a metal than to mine it. Third, by recycling scrap metal, the need to mine those metals decreases. We should add (and have done so earlier) that recycling metals delays using up valuable landfill space.

Recycling Metal in Los Angeles

Los Angeles recycling centers perform the same service as other private scrap metal yards around the country so really the only decision you have to make is to decide how convenient your metal recycler is to you. In Burbank our recycling center is just a few minutes’ drive. We’re also convenient to other San Fernando Valley cities. But with TM Scrap Metals distance really isn’t a factor because we offer mobile recycling. That’s correct, we come to you! If you have scrap metal you want to recycle for cash you need only call us to schedule a pick up. That means we’re you Burbank recycling center, your Glendale recycling center, Van Nuys recycling center and really your whole San Fernando Valley recycling center. With mobile scrap metal recycling we make feeling good about yourself even easier.

Recycling really is an occasion to celebrate. We at TM Scrap Metals can help you feel good about the environment as well as your wallet. Call us today at 818-771-5010.

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A Los Angeles recycling center like TM Scrap Metals will see tons (literally) of metals come through our doors. We see everything from copper wire to tin cans. Most of the time our customers will drop off their scrap metals, get paid and never give the metals a second thought—but we do! Did you ever wonder what becomes of those scrap metals after you drop them off at our Burbank recycling center? It can be fascinating.

It’s fairly easy to guess that aluminum cans gets melted down and in most cases become…aluminum cans again! But what about those tin cans? You probably didn’t realize that the can of food you buy at the grocery store may have been recycled several times already. Many tin cans are made up of mostly recycled materials and some are 100% recycled. Even so, those tin cans can also end up as automobile parts or construction materials like rebar.

If you want to amuse yourself for a few minutes check out the state of Maine’s department of environmental protection website and click on all the recycled materials to find out what they become after you drop them off at the recycling center. If you have small kids they’ll get a kick out of this.

Most of the metal that gets recycled in our country goes into the making of totally new things like building materials or appliances. That tin can they may become an aircraft part. Scrap aluminum and scrap steel are commonly used as packaging for foods.  Still other uses for scrap metal for things like furnishings, light fixtures and roofing materials made of metal.

In all cases the recycling process is great for the environment because new metals don’t have to be dug up from the ground. They can simply be reused, melted down and formed into something completely new. So perhaps when you’re in the market to recycle your scrap metal, if you haven’t given much thought to what it may become, now you have a little more information. In fact that car or truck you’re using to deliver your scrap metal load to TM Scrap Metals may indeed be made of one of your earlier loads of recycled metal.  That’s food for thought!

If you’re in the Burbank, San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles and Looking for the best scrap metal recycling center around, look no further than TM Scrap Metals on Tuxford Street in Sun Valley. We’ll see you and your scrap metal soon. Call us today at (818) 771-0510.

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Scrap metal recycling in Los Angeles higher priced than other states? Well, if you’re thinking that you can take that load of scrap copper or scrap aluminum across the border to, say, Arizona or Nevada and get a better rate, forget it. The rates for scrap metal prices are pretty much universal. Check out just about any scrap metal pricing website and they’ll have the latest rates displayed in real time. Kitco.com is a great site for metal prices—not just scrap but precious metals as well. Many scrap metal websites will have live feeds from Kitco on their site to let you know exactly what the going rates are for various metals.

Doing a check of scrap metal pricing in other states (we used KY as an example) you’ll see the rates are pretty much on par with scrap metal recycling rates in Burbank or Los Angeles. Convenience is a key factor is where you will choose to take your scrap metals for recycling so if you’re in Glendale or Burbank you’ll probably just search for “Burbank scrap metal recycling” or “Burbank recycling center.” Odds are TM Scrap Metals is going to be at the top of those search results.

Aside from offering competitive prices on metals and location convenience, your scrap metal recycling facility should be professional. The ease of the transaction as well as the speed should be such that you keep coming back to that facility. That’s what TM Scrap Metals is. We pride ourselves on providing recycling rates that are among the best in the San Fernando Valley as well as knowledge and experience to get you paid and out the door with the least amount of effort. We think that’s why our customers continue to use us. We know they’re not going to make that drive to Arizona to recycle (and we admit that scenario was a bit tongue in cheek).

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