Scrap Metal Materials We Buy
Universal Service 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:
- Valid CA driver’s license, valid CA ID card issued by DMV, or valid federal government-issued ID card containing a photograph & address.
- 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:
- Valid CA driver’s license, valid CA ID card issued by DMV, or valid federal government-issued ID card containing a photograph & address.
- A photograph of the seller with his/her materials and a thumb print must be obtained.
- Seller must sign a statement of ownership.
- 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.
- Photos & records of sales will be submitted to law enforcement agency for periodic review.
Ferrous Metals We 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
Non-ferrous Metals We Buy
All grades of aluminum including: - Aluminum cans - Aluminum extrusions - Cast aluminum - Painted siding - Sheet aluminum Auto and truck batteries (casings cannot 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 SteelWhat We Don't Buy
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" x 8" hole cut in tank Radioactive material Rims with tires Rubber Thermostats Wood