Circosta Iron & Metal Company

They no longer buy from private individuals, would have been nice to know before hauling 700 pounds of scrap there. Go to Zark in South San francisco.

What a rip off! I miss SIMS! These guys are rude and they dont pay only half the value.
1 stars on being the local metal recycler in SF

From the perspective of someone with a small amount of scrap, it’s fine. No hassle, not especially friendly, but easy. I was in and out in 10 minutes, would have been faster if I knew what I was doing beforehand.
Things to know if you’re dropping off a small load:
1. Unless you have 500 pounds or more, you can’t get any cash, but you can at least drop it off.
2. For drop off go to the entry on Rankin St. Turn right just past the main entrance. Head to «Gate 5,» which is very clearly marked. Back in. Someone will unload your stuff, give you a thumbs up, and you’re on your way.
Even with renting a Zipcar, this was easier than waiting for the scrap pickup guys who made three appointments, but never showed.

Had some steel parts from old shelving that I wanted to make sure got recycled; not a ton but definitely more than should be tossed in the garbage. Got a recommendation by another scrap metal outfit that didn’t want my metal to go to Circosta. They were great! Ernie greeted me right away and personally drove with me to where I need to make the drop off. He even made sure the area I drove on was free of debris so I wouldn’t puncture a tire. I’d definitely go back again when the need arises.

Absolutely the best metal recycling company in the bay area, hands down! They are fast, and very professional compared to all the other scrap metal recyclers. I highly recommend doing business with them!

I went and help my friend out and sell some scrap metal in his backyard that he got from remodeling his house.
Toss it in a pick up and put on washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, pipes etc… anything that metal and ways a crap load they will take. You load it on drive there get weight dump off metal gate #5 return back on scale and get paid wah la!
People do this for a living and if you know how to separate your metals you are bound to make good money.
Overall, sometimes the lines are long to get weight. and it gets crazy here a lot of big rigs drive by.
**parking**
yeah plenty

This is a fun place to check out! They’ve been on eye on the bay and myth busters. I bring my cans plastic and glass down. The employees are friendly and the prices are great. My husband owns a plumbing company and brings all his left over copper brass and cast to them.
Go check this place out! The cranes, trucks, and machinery is amazing to see how they smash and bail metals!

If you have any types of metals and other junk like insulated wire then bring it here to get paid for dumping it off. They also take your typical bottles and cans too. Be prepared to have to separate them by metal type though. Market value for materials change often though so don’t expect same amount of pay every time.
Those guys who drive around picking up your stoves, refrigerators, pipes, metal scraps and wires for free, drive over here to get paid for them. So if you know someone who has a truck/​utility vehicle and can haul it, bring it here if its worth your time.
FYI that truck scale in front is for vehicles hauling a large, heavy amount of metal… not for the avg joe with a small truck or trunk full of stuff. Forgot the minimum weight. You drive just past the scale and turn right through the gated opening and unload them on a cart and line up.
The driveway entrance is right before the intersection light/​corner.
People here running the recycling line are generally very helpful and friendly.

my very first time coming to a junk yard? indeed, i was fascinated by the grabbing machine that reminds me of a machine that grab toys. anyway this place take aluminium to metal and etc.
came here with my boyfriend because he wanted to take his unnecessary aluminiums here. they took everything and we got 18 $ buck out of it. yay?

The only place you get paid to dump metal. I had a home gym that was useless after years of use. I brought it here and I got 80 bucks for it. Not bad but then I got a big scratch in my tailgate which ruined my fun. I came here and the line was really long but I think I went at a busy time.

This is where I drop off all my metal scrap items for recycling. Bedframes, appliances, pipe — it all gets squashed down and (eventually) recycled. All that metal crap people dump by the side of the road… If they had a brain, they’d be bringing it here.