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    Ekco Metals

    4.2 (25 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    It's kind of an easy process, but they pay you really little for what you bring. I brought 400lbs of stuff got $20 for it. Yeah use that as reference. Staff is nice but they don't help you unload your car either.

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    3 months ago

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    13 days ago

    Their price was OK, but the distance too far to make the sale practical, so, I said thank you.

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    5 months ago

    Best price to recycle your metals, especially aluminum and excellent customer service you're in and out!

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    8 months ago

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    8 months ago

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    2 years ago

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    Herb G.

    Thank you so much for the kind words. We hope to see you again soon.

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    2 years ago

    I needed a replacement wheel for my 2015 RAM Promaster City. They had one with a brand new tire as well. Good value.

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    Herb G.

    Thank you for stopping by and for the kind words.

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    3 years ago

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    2 years ago

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    2 years ago

    Always get nice customer service. Been coming to this spot over 10 years. This is the best place to recycle

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    3 years ago

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    2 years ago

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    4 years ago

    These guys always have really good competitive prices for their metals. I sell alot of copper and this has been the best place til now

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    3 years ago

    Pretty good prices and staff is really helpful when you need assistance. I'll be back for sure.

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    3 years ago

    The guy helping with the metal really asked me if I wanted to donate my metal since it wasn't that much

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    6 years ago

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    3 years ago

    Took my aluminum rail and so far the best paying company they do not rob you , they are very organized and love the way they attended me

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    7 years ago

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    10 years ago

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    8 years ago

    Good people, Good Prices, it does get pretty busy depending on the time you, but all scrap yards are gonna be the same in that respect.

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    5 years ago

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    10 years ago

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    9 years ago

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    10 years ago

    Good prices, fast professional service, I highly recommend this place if you have scrap metal to sell.

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    9 years ago

    This place is friendly, helpful, and pays great prices for scrap metal. A+ all the way. Never had a bad experience here.

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    Ask the Community - Ekco Metals

    How much a IB for copper?

    Please call 323-264-1615 for daily prices on copper and all other metals we buy. Thank you!

    Can I dispose of alkaline batteries here?

    No I an sorry we do not accept alkaline batteries.

    I like know if sell scrap metals al por mayor pues i am comercial to buy higher tn of inox and metals like coper?

    Please call 323-264-1615 for answers to these questions and any others you may have. Thank you!

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    This place is friendly, helpful, and pays great prices for scrap metal.

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    Glendale Recycling Center - Weighing-in

    Glendale Recycling Center

    (74 reviews)

    We had a community clean up day in April as one of our Earth Day activities. Some neighbors dropped…read moreoff recycling. I volunteered to redeem the munched plastic bottles, rattling cans, and occasional bottle we found while tidying up the neighborhood. I was pleasantly surprised. Glendale Recycling Center is efficiently run and the service is great. The staff helps move the lines along and everyone is very nice and hardworking. And if I read the prices correctly, GRC pays a few cents more for plastics + cans than those SuperA grocery store guys in a delivery truck. I know this because I left the SuperA guy in Cypress Park when he decided to take his lunch 15 mins. early and close up shop. Glad I looked to YELP and found this place in a snap without wasting time. Also, this place is almost like an all-in-one recycling center where you can not only get CRV money, but also drop off old electronics, all those Amazon cardboard boxes, and some other things that you can't throw into your regular trash bin. (Some items they don't accept, but they'll direct you to where you can take them.) Since this was a pleasant & relatively painless experience, I just might make a daily habit out our Earth Day practice and return every now and then.

    what a fun experience! i recycle but only usually only through my waste management. to raise money…read morefor my kids' school, we started to run recycling events. we just completed our first run at it and raised 97$! so you need to sort out all your recyclables into different bins (BRING GLOVES!) and the guys will weigh them. i must say, the guys here are so nice and helped us sort our recyclables. they were super fast, it was fun to watch. they also encouraged us to continue to come back after we're done with the fundraiser which i think i will so my kids' can "make" some money.

    West Side Metal Recycling - Weight on scale calculated price.

    West Side Metal Recycling

    (84 reviews)

    Best": "Save the earth recycling joint!"! Only recycling in…read moremy zip code Vicinity! It's the recycle destination .

    Punch line before story- watch the weight on the scales!…read more We had the copper removed from our home that will need a rebuild after a fire. Our plumber brought his apprentice over who knew there are 3 different price levels. Pure copper pipe. The parts that connect that have solder. And the brass parts Upon arriving we thought there would be an entrance in the back alley. Nope. Customers unload in front on San Fernando Rd. An attendant will give you garbage containers to haul metal in. We had 3 types so 3 bins. When the man at the weigh station put the copper on I was watching the screen and took a photo. (Our plumbers apprentice had warned us about this place and said the best price was in Simi or Sunland...too far and too long for our meager amount) Then he weighed the other two while we were talking with another staff member. (Shouldn't have been distracted while conducting business) The guy at the scale shows us the total and I realize the Copper 1 was now much lighter than the original weight! I showed him the photo on my phone and he corrected it! In hindsight I should have had all 3 weighed again. But we were tired, dirty and the whole process pretty depressing and I didn't want to make a huge deal out of it. So consumer beware! It's a good service they provide and somewhat convenient location. But be aware and pay attention!

    Downtown Metals & Recycling Center - This is long the lines are

    Downtown Metals & Recycling Center

    (12 reviews)

    Arts District, Downtown

    Staff was very helpful. I dropped off two large TVs and a laptop. They even offered to help me take…read moreit out of the car. Process was very quick. Showed them my id and I was out of there. Would definitely go back

    As of today September 16, 2019, Downtown Metals and Recycling Center HAS NOT OPERATED at 526…read moreAlameda Street for well more than a year. I haven't seen any notice of what happened to this long-time Downtown L.A. business - no "Moved" sign on the front (garage) door (though there's a "For Sale" sign) - but no appearance of a new location nor of any "new"- reincarnation of this long-time L.A. business. As of 9-29-2019 the website is still active listing the Alameda Street address and operating hours, but it appears that Downtown Metals and Recycling Center is only a memory. If anyone has information on what happened to this Los Angeles recycling industry pioneer that WAS OPEN 24 HOURS/DAY for many years, please post it here as an update/tribute/acknowledgement of their role in shaping the arts district by providing a method for original arts district artists to pretty easily earn a couple extra bucks AND sometimes also BUY salvage items for their work, also for many construction workers with surplus copper wire, glass, etc. to make some decent extra cash as well as a wide variety of Angelenos including skid row street dwellers who tolerated the loud, crowded, dirty warehouse it operated in to drop off a wide range of recyclable materials for benefit of the environment and their wallets. YELP please confirm that this business hasn't moved or resurfaced and update the listing accordingly.

    Ekco Metals - recyclingcenter - Updated May 2026

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