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Sims Metals (Sparks NV)

1655 Franklin Way Sparks Nevada 89431 United States Phone: +1 775-331-3023Fax: +1 775-331-3276 Send us an email Items we accept

About This Location

Want Cash for your Scrap Metal?

We buy and recycle all types of metal at our Sparks recycling center. Serving businesses and the general public in Reno-Sparks and Washire County, we accept all types of metal scrap, including copper, aluminum, brass, lead, zinc, nickel, steel, iron and more.

Easy Drop Off of Your Metal Scrap

We are conveniently located off I-80 in east Sparks and offer help in unloading heavy and bulky items. Our concrete yard eliminates the muddy mess encountered at some recycling facilities.

For service details, view information listed under map on the right.

Our Reno facility is unable to accept plastic for recycling.

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Office Hours

Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:15 pm – Closed for lunch noon to 12:30 pm
Saturday – Sunday Closed

Yard Hours

Steel and Iron (Ferrous Metal)
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:15 pm – Closed for lunch noon to 12:30 pm
Saturday – Sunday Closed

 

Copper, Brass, Aluminum (Non-Ferrous Metal)
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:15 pm – Closed for lunch noon to 12:30 pm
Saturday – Sunday Closed

Special Notice:

PLEASE NOTE: As a result of the Coronavirus emergency, Sims Metals has temporarily shut down our “Retail Business” and we are not open to the public.  If you are an industrial/commercial business, please contact our facility and a Buyer will arrange for you to get an appointment with our receiving department.

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Services offered at this location

Sell your scrap metal to us! We accept all types of metal scrap, including copper, aluminum, brass, lead, zinc, nickel, steel, iron and more. Convenient location and hours of operation.

Office Equipment

Metal office equipment and desks

Manufacturing Scrap

Obsolete production equipment, decommissioned in-plant equipment

Production scrap such as metal turnings, borings, cuttings.

Construction Scrap

Jobsite bins for collection of plumbing and electrical scrap

Demolition scrap and site clearance

Commercial Junk Vehicles

We pay for processed end of life vehicles from repair centers, insurance companies, towing services, car parts stores, body shops and vehicle rental centers.

*Please note. The State of Nevada requires a “non-repairable title” for all cars we buy.
Call us at 775-331-3023 and we’ll work with you to meet Nevada’s rules.

Appliances and White Goods

Bulk purchase of obsolete appliances. Freon must be removed from refrigerated appliances before we can accept.

Call today 775-331-3023 or send an email!

Get paid for ferrous and non-ferrous metal, including copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, lead, zinc, nickel, cast iron, steel and iron.

We offer quick and friendly service and work to get you in and out of our yard quickly. We can help in unloading bulky items.

ATM on-site. No appointment is necessary.

Get paid for recycling metal household items. We offer quick and friendly service for residents wanting to recycle metal items. No appointment is necessary.  You’ll like our convenient hours.  We accept copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, steel and iron.Common items we accept from consumers include old appliances, water heaters, metal fencing, metal shelves, aluminum siding and gutters, metal window frames, aluminum cans, plus much more.Please note: We only accept refrigerators and air conditioners if refrigerant (Freon, R-22, R-407c, R-410A) has been removed.Send us an email with any questions.

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We will pay you for your junk car.  *Please note. The State of Nevada requires a “non-repairable title” for all cars we buy.
Call us at 775-331-3023 and we’ll work with you to meet Nevada’s rules.

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

Manufacturing Plants – use to collect non-ferrous manufacturing scrap including aluminum chips and cut-offs, copper wire and solids, stainless steel fittings.

Jobsite Metal Scrap Collection – 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

Fork Lift Bins

4×4
4×6

Roll Off Boxes

4×20
4×16
6×22
8×22

Call today 775-331-3023 or send an email!

Oversized metal equipment? Retired machinery? No problem.  We offer hauling equipment to handle bulk metal items.

40’ open top box trailer allows easy collection and loading of large pieces of metal.

40’ flatbed for easy loading of oversized items.

Call today 775-331-3023 or send an email!

We offer certified and documented destruction of metal equipment when proof of destruction is required.

  • Manufacturers – prototype destruction and recalled products
  • Government and military equipment
  • Private businesses
  • Slot machines

Certificates of Destruction can be provided.

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.

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.

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