Getting your scrap to the yard is part of the deal. There are two main options: you deliver, or they collect. Which one makes sense depends on volume and distance.
Drop-off
You bring the scrap to the yard. This is the default for small volumes — typically under 500 kg. The yard weighs your load on their weighbridge, grades the material, and pays you. No transport cost, but you spend time and fuel.
On-call collection
You call the yard, they send a truck. This works for one-off batches — a farm clearance, a renovation, a decommissioned machine. Most yards offer free collection above a certain weight (often 2–5 tonnes). Below that, there may be a collection fee.
Container service
For ongoing scrap generation — factories, workshops, construction sites — the yard places a skip or roll-off container at your site. You fill it as you go. They collect on a schedule or when you call. This is the most cost-effective for regular volumes.
Container types
Common sizes: 5 m³ (small workshop), 10 m³ (medium workshop or site), 20 m³ and 40 m³ roll-offs (large sites, demolition). The yard helps you choose based on how much and what type of scrap you generate.
Which option?
- Under 100 kg: Drop-off at a local yard.
- 100–500 kg: Drop-off, or check if a yard collects small loads.
- 500 kg–2 tonnes: On-call collection — ask about fees.
- 2+ tonnes: Free collection from most yards.
- Regular generation: Container service.
On European Scrap Market
When you submit your scrap, specify the approximate weight. Yards that can handle your volume will bid. The bid includes whether they offer pickup and at what threshold it's free.