Sims Metal – Rome

Scrap Dealers: Sell your scrap metal to us! We accept all types of ferrous metal including steel and iron. Convenient location in Montgomery County, just off 270.

Local Businesses: We accept all types of metal equipment, wiring, shelving, fencing, metal pipes and general metal scrap for recycling.

Office Equipment: Metal office equipment including metal desks, filing cabinets and metal chairs.

Production Equipment: Do you have oversized metal equipment? Retired machinery? No problem. We work with manufacturers to help them remove obsolete production equipment and decommissioned in-plant equipment. Sims offers hauling equipment to handle bulk metal items.

Manufacturing Scrap: We provide metal collection bins to manage collection and removal of ongoing production scrap, such as metal turnings, borings and cuttings.

Vehicles need to be free of gas, battery and have other fluids emptied prior to being delivered to our recycling center. Proof of ownership (title) is also required.

At Sims Metal, we know that time is money for contractors. The needs and demands contractors face daily leave no room for error. We’ll get you in, weighed and paid quickly, every time. From siding contractors to bathroom remodelers, our quality scrap metal recycling services can support and pay contractors of any specialty. We often work with plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians but our door is open to all specialists. Ask us about our mobile unit pick up service by calling today!

Variety of sizes to meet all your needs. Convenient drop off and pick up.

• Jobsite Bins for Metal Recycling – for new construction or renovation work – plumbing and electrical scrap collection including copper and steel pipes, copper wire, stainless steel fittings, brass water meters and more
• Site Cleanup – short lengths of angle iron, I beam, bundled rebar, loose rebar, corrugated steel roofing
• Manufacturing Scrap – use to collect non-ferrous manufacturing scrap including aluminum chips and cut-offs, copper wire and solids, stainless steel fittings.

When it comes to scrap metal recycling, our team has seen it all. In our 100 years of scrap metal recycling, we have become the most experienced scrap metal buying team in the DC and Baltimore metro areas and the go-to solution for servicing government contracts and large projects.

Custom Needs

We are able to provide unique and personal scrap metal options for you or your company! We can handle any job or problem you have, call us today!

Material Destruction

We are able to provide unique and personal scrap metal options for you or your company! We can handle any job or problem you have, call us today!

Equipment Placement

We are able to offer all types of machinery with operators if needed for your job. Some of our equipment includes:

• Forklifts
• Loaders
• Torching
• Flat-bed trailers

Don’t throw scrap metal in the garbage! We’ll make it easy to recycle your metal scrap – and we’ll pay you for it!

Did you know?

Recycling aluminum results in 92% energy savings compared to using virgin material. Copper recycling uses 90% less energy and steel uses 56% less energy compared to virgin material use.

We help you manage scrap metal as a recyclable instead of discarding as garbage. We offer quick and friendly service for residents wanting to recycle metal items. No appointment is necessary. Common items we accept from consumers including metal fencing, metal shelves, metal window frames, plus much more. Send us an email with any questions.

We pay for end of life vehicles (processed with batteries, gas, gas tanks and fluids removed) from the general public, auto dismantlers, repair centers, insurance companies, towing services, car parts stores, body shops and vehicle rental centers.

All material suppliers will be required to provide a valid government issued photo ID (valid driver’s license or other official form of ID) to sell scrap metal to us.

Our scales are State certified and have digital outdoor weight indicators. Electronically generated scale tickets get you in and out quickly and accurately paid. We can provide receiving lists and account summaries as needed.

Safety is a core value at all our facilities. You will find our yards to be clean and run in an organized manner adhering to strict safety policies and procedure. In our daily activities, we embrace “think safe; work safe; home safe” for employees, customers, contractors and suppliers.