Common questions
Straight answers about selling scrap, getting a load ready and service for your business.
Selling scrap
Not covered here? Call the yard and ask: 204-233-1908.
What do you pay for scrap metal?
Prices move with the metal markets, so we do not post them. Call 204-233-1908 with what you have and roughly how much, and we will give you today’s price. See scrap metal prices.
How is my metal graded?
At the scale. We weigh your load and grade the metal. Keeping copper, aluminum and brass apart from steel makes it faster.
Do I need ID?
Yes. Industrial Metals complies with the Manitoba Scrap Metal Act. Bring government photo ID: we record it, and your licence plate, as the Act requires. For a vehicle, bring its paperwork too.
Do you buy scrap cars?
Yes. Bring the vehicle, your ID and its paperwork, and take out your belongings and the plates: see the scrap autos guide.
Do you buy catalytic converters?
Yes. Our experts, with over 20 years of combined knowledge, grade and assess every converter on live markets. Bring converters down whole, with your ID and source records. See catalytic converters.
Can I just drop off a load?
Yes. Bring it to 550 Messier Street, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We weigh it, grade it and pay you.
Getting your load ready
Not covered here? Call the yard and ask: 204-233-1908.
How should I sort my scrap?
Keep copper, aluminum and brass apart from steel, keep batteries upright, and take your belongings and the plates out of a car. Then bring it down to the team at 550 Messier Street and we will take care of you.
Do you take propane tanks?
No. We do not take propane tanks or gas bottles. See what we do not take.
Do you take fridges and freezers?
Yes, once they are free of refrigerant. Have it recovered by a certified technician, and never release it yourself. Then bring the appliance whole.
Do you take e-waste?
Yes, for free: there is no charge to drop off computers, circuit boards, telecom gear and other electronics. Wipe your data first. See electronic scrap.
Business service
Not covered here? Call the yard and ask: 204-233-1908.
Can you put a scrap bin at my business?
Yes. Tote boxes, roll-off bins and lugger bins from 8 to 65 cubic yards, short or long term, and our own trucks to haul them. See scrap bins and pickups.
Do you come to farms and yards?
Yes. For scrap yards, auto parts yards and farm sites, we bring the trucks and equipment to you. See mobile and site recycling.
Which areas do you serve?
All of Winnipeg, plus business programs across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Northwestern Ontario. See areas we serve.
Can I buy metal from you?
If you are a business, yes. We sell furnace-ready shred, prepared steel grades and sorted non-ferrous metals to businesses. See buy from us.
Visit the yard
550 Messier Street
Winnipeg, MB R2J 0G5
- Open
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call ahead on holidays.
- Toll-free
- 800-567-5116
- Serving
- All of Winnipeg and nearby towns. Areas we serve

