This is my preferred recycling center as you get a fair return. I take my aluminum cans here…read more Currently the price is $0.50/pound. The business recently relocated to 3225 E 36th Street in early December 2025. This location is bigger and makes it easier to get in and out of, especially for larger vehicles. For cans, simply drive up to the "Small Scale" in the corner and the employees will take your bags of cans and weigh them for you. You then get a chit which you take back to the office and then take the receipt with the QR code to the ATM for your money. So it's a three step process. I've been going to Desert Metals now for ten years and have always been treated well. When the ATM machine doesn't work, an employee will help me out. While this location is bigger, the ground is dirt. Heavy rains on New Years Day made the ground rather muddy when I got out to unpack my bags. The mud is my only complaint about this new location.

I have been to quite a few scrap yards, including in Phoenix and Tucson, and this one has paid…read moresignificantly higher than the rest. They are respectful and make the process of selling metal easy. I would recommend this scrap yard to a novice or an expert.

Super easy drive up process makes it easy to recycle when your living community doesn't offer any…read moreoptions! Staff is very helpful and kind.

Prices of cans fluctuate way too often and sway up and down in major jumps sometimes a quarter,…read moresometimes a nickel, Needs to be more steady,and they also need to add a Pre-Crushed bonus,as some of us spend hours to make more cans fit in our loads,especially when we're trying to hit that pound bonus mark of $0.10 extra per pound

Selling aluminum cans and scrap aluminum car parts and an old cooler motor. Got $20ish bucks and a…read moregood feeling not landfilling it. Place is a little hard to find and it is way crowded but they paid well for cans. Would sell to them again.

I called Recyco on Monday for a quote for aluminum. .50 lb. A stranger at my VA appointment…read morerecommended I proceed down 6th ave to Arizona Recycles. Big mistake. Az Recycle is located in middle of nowhere and were only paying.40 lb. I wish Recyco had told me they were located beside the American Legion Post 36 which I am a member of. .10 lb would have made a nice difference since I had a truck load.

After trying to safely recycle couple laptops me kids left me;…read morethrough city of Tucson first Saturday morning of the month I went to east speedway past Kolb and no one was there ! A neighbor told me about Suburban Miners west of alvernon s of ft Lowell on Blacklidge. Easy entry and both times Faith very helpful. In reading first Yelp review they also recycle many other things , metal , anything electronic, & more. Grateful for their help and FREE SERVICE recycling Tucson.

Fantastic place to recycle metal, batteries, most any tech equipment and stuff that difficult to…read morerecycle otherwise.

$15 to dump a ton of nonsense is not a bad deal. I renovate homes as a side gig and am usually…read moreunder a ton. Sometimes if I have to haul concrete or dirt this is not the best option. Have not had issues with staff like others have reported, I am simple - good morning or good day is about all you will get out of me. All photos posted were loads that cost me $15.

I had to get rid of a dead beverage refrigerator - $5. A bushel of steel bands - free. Dead…read moreelectric power washer, mostly metal, free. The disposal area was freshly raked to minimize tire injuries. The lady that took my $5 via credit card very pleasant. We are lucky to have a well-run recycling center like this in Tucson. No need to hire someone to get rid of your old junk, as long as you can carry it a few yards.

I'm going to give them four out of five stars because the process was simple although they need…read moremore signs to explain what to do. At first I tried to walk in because I was a little nervous with all the vehicles coming in and out but once I got to the front they told me they do not allow anybody to come around for only Vehicles customers. So then I had to get back in line and start over again. All of that would have been okay if the customer service was better

Tucson Metal and Iron are great until you go to pick up your order. Then be prepared to wait an…read morehour. They were not sure where my order was. When they found it in their yard it didn't have my name on it. This was after I had already paid for the materials.

I was able to drop off the large cardboard boxes that did not fit in my recycling bin. Close by…read moreand easy to personally drop off myself.

This place is tucked away and I never knew it was there until I needed to get rid of my Christmas…read moretree. Tanks took it free of charge! Quick and painless.

My go to place for recycling and waste disposal; this place is friendly, organized, convenient…read more Recycling is free and trash disposal is fairly priced! All they ask is that you bag your trash, it makes sense, so you can be quick and not hold up the flow. They have an area for small electronics too; I call ahead if I have any questions, and the staff always answers quickly and is do helpful.