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Scrap Metal Recycling in Elk Grove, CA

Elk Grove residents can drop large scrap metal at the SWCC free, one truck-bed load a month.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

3 ways to get rid of a scrap metal in Elk Grove

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Elk GroveNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $90.00
    How it works

    Book online, set out your scrap metal and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.

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  2. Elk Grove Special Waste Collection Center (SWCC)Drop-off · 9255 Disposal Lane, Elk GroveElk Grove residentsFree
    Where

    9255 Disposal Lane
    Elk Grove, CA 95624

    Hours

    Residents: Saturday–Wednesday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; closed City holidays

    Cost & rules

    Scrap metal

    AcceptedFree (documented)
    • Large recyclables: Elk Grove residents only, one pickup-truck-bed load per month, no business or contractor vehicles.

    Full details & sourcesOfficial site (opens in new tab)

  3. Sacramento County North Area Recovery Station (4450 Roseville Rd, North Highlands)County service · Sacramento CountyOpen to everyoneFree
    How it works

    Sacramento County transfer station at 4450 Roseville Road, North Highlands, CA 95660 (unincorporated county). Open Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m. and weekends 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; a household hazardous waste drop-off on site keeps shorter hours. Car loads are $10, pickups $40; loads of only no-fee items are free.

    Cost & rules
    • Clean metal 8 ft or shorter; cut empty tanks in half; remove batteries and fluids.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

Before you go

  1. Ask whether items must be mostly metal and free of refrigerant, fuel or oil.
  2. Check whether the operator pays for metal or charges a fee.
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California rules

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • Sacramento County WMR: North Area Recovery Station (opens in new tab) · Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling
    • Customers do not have to be Sacramento County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Sacramento County WMR: North Area Recovery Station Fees (effective 01-01-26) (opens in new tab) · Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling · effective January 1, 2026
    • Clean metals (8 ft or shorter, tanks cut in half, batteries and fluids removed) are no fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Electronic waste (CRTs, TVs, monitors, printers, copiers, fax machines, cell phones) is no fee for residents; business loads go to the commercial hazardous waste program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Sacramento County WMR: Free Residential Drop Off Items (opens in new tab) · Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling
    • Free bulky items: passenger/light-truck tires (rims OK, limit 4 per day), mattresses/box springs, and clean metals. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Sacramento County WMR: NARS Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Facility (opens in new tab) · Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling
    • Residents can drop off up to 15 gallons or 125 pounds of household hazardous waste per month free at the NARS HHW Facility (Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Elk Grove: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Elk Grove
    • All Elk Grove residents, eligible Sacramento County residents and certain small businesses can bring hazardous waste to the SWCC. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Elk Grove: Special Waste Collection Center – Large Recyclables Dropoff (opens in new tab) · City of Elk Grove
    • Elk Grove residents may bring one pickup-truck-bed load a month of large recyclables such as cardboard or an appliance to the SWCC at no additional charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The large recyclables drop-off is for Elk Grove residents only. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • All large scrap metal and mostly-metal items are accepted, including metal bed frames and exercise equipment. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DTSC: Universal Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • DTSC says universal wastes (batteries, electronic waste, CRTs, lamps, mercury wastes, non-empty aerosol cans and PV modules) must go to a designated handler or recycler and cannot go in household trash or landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • It is illegal to dispose of household hazardous waste in the trash, down the drain, or by abandonment; it must go to a household hazardous waste facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • DTSC lists antifreeze, batteries, e-waste, household cleaners, paints, pesticides, pool cleaners, solvents, used oil and mercury wastes among common household hazardous wastes. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Many cities and counties run household hazardous waste collection programs; DTSC keeps a map of HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Many HHW facilities keep set days and hours, some cap daily amounts, some only hold events once or twice a year, and many require an appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • CalRecycle says it is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains or onto the ground. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • California Public Resources Code section 42170 (major appliances and metallic discards) (opens in new tab) · California Legislative Information
    • Solid waste facilities may not accept for disposal any major appliance, vehicle or other metallic discard with enough metal to be economically feasible to salvage. Checked October 26, 2026.

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