When cleaning out the garage or renovating your home, you might be throwing away common household items worth money. Before you toss old, unused fixtures into the dumpster, consider recycling your household metal waste and turning your junk into cash .

Why Some Household Items Are Worth Money

Many everyday objects gathering dust in your basement contain valuable materials like copper, aluminum, and brass. Participating in scrap recycling keeps these materials out of landfills and puts a little extra padding in your wallet. If you have broken or outdated items that you no longer use, selling them for their scrap metal is the perfect solution.

Your Quick Scrap Checklist

Take a walk around your property to see if you have any of this household scrap metal:

1. Brass Doorknobs and Old Hardware - Upgrading your doors or cabinets? Solid brass hardware is surprisingly heavy and highly sought after as metal scrap.

2. Old Stainless Steel Sinks - Kitchen renovations often leave behind bulky fixtures. Instead of paying a junk removal service, remember that the scrap steel from old sinks can actually put money back in your pocket.

3. Electronics Components - Computers, servers, phones, tablets, and more can all be exchanged for cash! We also accept electronic components shipped from anywhere across the country.

4. Holiday Lights - Don't throw away that tangled mess of broken bulbs! The thin copper wire inside old holiday lights is perfect for metal recycling.

5. Extension Cords, Wires, and Cables - We all have a drawer full of mysterious, unused chargers and frayed extension cords. These are excellent, space-saving items to collect for their insulated copper.

6. Aluminum Frames, Screen Doors, and Other Metal Fixtures - If you are replacing old windows or patio doors, the lightweight aluminum frames are ideal for a local scrap collection facility.

Should You Sell, Recycle, Or Scrap It?

If an item is intact and functioning properly, you might try selling it secondhand. However, if it is broken, or you just want to clear out space quickly, bringing it to Arrow Scrap as scrap metal is usually the fastest, most efficient route. For heavier loads during a major cleanout, you can even look into a scrap iron pickup to save yourself the heavy lifting.

Ready to Turn Your Clutter into Cash? 

Check out Arrow Scrap’s current scrap prices online, then bring your unwanted metal fixtures to our friendly and helpful experts. We will quickly weigh your haul so you can see exactly how much cash your everyday junk is really worth!