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ACCEPTED MATERIALS
at martel metal recycling.
SHRED MATERIAL
Shred material must be at least 65% steel.
Cars can have a maximum of five tires per vehicle. We will not accept individual tires even with the wheels – no tires not associated with a vehicle will be taken for free.
Exceptions and limitations:
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No campers
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No complete trailer homes accepted (contain excessive weight that is non-metallic)
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No motor homes
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Straight trucks, busses, and grain trucks will only be accepted as shred unless prior arrangement was made with management
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No Water softeners
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No Safes
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No Televisions
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Water heaters should be pinched
UNPREPARED STEEL
Clean steel around ¼” thickness. If you bring in uncut steel, it needs to have any tires, hoses, plastics and all material considered shred and/or non-ferrous materials before it crosses the scales.
#2 STEEL
Material is 3’ x 18” size or less and ¼” thickness. Minor variations are acceptable (ex: a piece or two that is slightly larger or thinner will be acceptable). No materials that exceed 5’ in length are accepted.
Material must be clean – if it contains anything considered as shred, the entire load will only be accepted as shred material. We do not sort on-site. If you want to correct it, it needs to be done off property.
CAST IRON
We accept #1 Auto Cast Iron which includes:
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Brake drums
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Auto rotors
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Heads (no spark plugs)
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Engines (no crankshafts, camshaft, and pistons in blocks)
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Engines that are 350 Chevy or smaller – larger engines can’t be accepted as additional processing is necessary.
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Manifolds
Cast Iron loads can’t include:
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Wheel bearing
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Exhaust manifolds with shrouds
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Spark plugs or injectors
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Crankshafts
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Camshafts
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Pistons
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Bolts (minor amounts are acceptable)
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Cylinder Sleeves