Scrap Metal Pickup in Salem & the North Shore

We haul scrap metal, rusted or not

Scrap usually comes as a mix of pieces, like a swing set frame or a radiator in the cellar. The list of what counts is longer than most people expect: swing set and above-ground pool frames, metal bed frames, filing cabinets, radiators, storm doors, gutters, lengths of pipe, steel shelving, grills, lawn mowers and the rest of the lawn equipment, and appliances. If it is mostly metal it is scrap, and it does not matter whether it is rusted through or still looks new. You do not have to sort it, strip the plastic and wood off it, or drag it out to the curb before we get there, because the sorting happens on our end once the truck is loaded. We take one radiator or a whole garage with a radiator buried at the back of it.

How We Handle It

Most of these are short jobs. You point at it, we carry it out, and nothing has to come apart first unless the thing is wider than the door it has to go through, in which case we cut it down where it stands. The part worth knowing is where it goes afterwards: scrap metal goes to Turner Inc in Lynn rather than the transfer station. That is where the metal off every job we run ends up, not something we arrange only when somebody asks. This is a removal service, and the price works the way it does on every other load we haul: the $120 minimum, then $70 to $100 per cubic yard for the room it takes up in the truck, and closer to $70 when the load is light and we can walk straight to it. Metal is heavy for the space it fills, so weight and access move the number here more than they do on a load of boxes, and we tell you the number before anything moves. Two things sit outside the ordinary load. Anything holding refrigerant, such as fridges, freezers and AC units, is handled separately. And we do not take anything leaking or still smoldering, on a scrap job or any other, which means a drum or can of unknown liquid, a fuel tank that is leaking, or debris from a fire that has not fully cooled.

We also do appliance removal, water heater removal, swing set and jungle gym removal, trampoline removal, and above-ground pool removal.

How Much Will This Cost?

Pricing is based on the space your load takes up in the truck, or on weight for heavy material. We give you a free, firm price in person before any work begins, and once you agree to it, it does not go up.

• $120 minimum pickup
• $70 to $100 per cubic yard
• Closer to $70 when it is light and easy to reach

For a very small job close to our Salem base we can sometimes bring the minimum down to $80 to $100, so it is worth asking. The minimum can also be higher for a job well outside our normal routes. See the full pricing page.

Metal comes out of the load and goes to Turner Inc in Lynn instead of to disposal. Here is where scrap goes on a garage cleanout, and which other items get priced separately.

About Us, Our Story

The Junk Heroes is a brother-owned and operated junk removal company rooted in Salem, MA. We live right on the line between Salem and Swampscott, two minutes from Vinnin Square, and we started this business because we wanted to run a junk removal service that showed up on time, treated customers like neighbors, and charged honest prices.

We give a single couch the same care as a full estate cleanout. Families and businesses around Salem, Swampscott, Beverly, Lynn, and Marblehead have left us 350+ five-star reviews.

The Junk Heroes is an independent company that two brothers built and still run, with a crew of friends who haul alongside them, and we stand behind every job we do.

We do this by the book. We carry $2M in general liability, a $1M umbrella policy and $1M in commercial auto coverage. We are USDOT registered (USDOT 8843043), our drivers hold DOT medical cards, and we hold commercial accounts at the disposal facilities we use, so every load ends up where it is supposed to. Call or text in English or Portuguese.

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