Calbag Metals Company in
Portland (OR)

What clients say about Calbag Metals Company in Portland (OR)

• Christopher Ponte

  Cool recycling facility

  May 01, 2025
• mannat sahani

  Very nice people work here , friendly, fast, polite . Definetly deserve 5 stars

  Jan 18, 2025
• don nado riggins

  Waste of time i litterly can not find the info im looking for on their website or even contact via phone 8 phone calls all to voice mail just trying to recycle 8 pallets of light fixtures. Guess I'm going else were to a business that answers a phone

  Apr 20, 2024
• Wayne Samerdyke

  Working with Eric was great, very professional. I will definitely be coming back. Thanks again!

  Apr 15, 2024
• robert l

  Great place, great people! I love knowing we can take all sorts of metals here and that it's going to be reused.

  Feb 03, 2024
• Herb Schlobohm

  By far, the most trustworthy and friendly scrap metal buyer in metropolitan Portland. The loading dock scale master, Eric, at the delivery dock is very helpful. Pricing for nonferrous is very good.

  Dec 17, 2023
• goalgod31

  Very clean and very professional environment. I did not know what I would encounter when I headed to the facility to recycle some gutters, but it was a very pleasant experience with very friendly and helpful employees.

  Dec 07, 2022
• John Smith

  Super friendly and helpful staff. Extremely clean and will come again

  Nov 01, 2022
• Larry

  Have always had pretty good service at the scales, but it was exceptional my last 3 trips, worked with both Gage & Lexi

  Sep 20, 2022
• John Loftis

  Everyone was in a Friday mood instead of a Monday mood. Very Smooth transaction with plenty of help!

  Aug 24, 2021
• Barney

  I didnt mind the worker he seemed polite. I just think a can get 10 cents versus some other type metal that is way heavier and bigger gets you less than a couple dollars is a scam.

  Mar 19, 2021
• Eric Engholm

  For large loads: loop around to the back scale. Smaller loads can be taken to the front dock. It was my first trip and the workers were helpful but the receipts needed to be printed a couple times for me to get the cash

  Mar 11, 2021
• wesley neville

  Very kind and professional office staff and dock staff. They do everything they can to help! It's a bit tight for the big trucks but it is doable.

  Nov 24, 2020
• Draven Lore

  Super friendly and very quick to off load. Look forward to future business dealings. Great prices on non ferrous.

  Nov 23, 2020
• Michael Wall

  Great guys on the scales and the best price in town usually it's easy and fast to get in and out They tell to separate some of the metals so You get the best price. I've been doing business with them for 30 years and it's always been great.

  Nov 12, 2020
• Janet davenport

  so while struggling to get through this shut down of normal life i turn to my part time recycling in hopes of making alittle money to be able to by food, and i call cal bag only to be told i cant bring my metal in unless i am part of a company, but they are still taking company metals... why is it that the company's who are working already can make more money but because im by myself im not aloud? are they immune to illness? it is a necessary thing to eat, and without money i cant do that... thanks calbag, for showing me that once again if your not a big biz your nothing... why are you open if your not necessary?

  Mar 25, 2020
• Shermancompound

  They say they open at 6, but dont believe it. I think they maybe ready for customers around 6:20.

  May 23, 2019
• Laurie

  We have done our share of picking up loads here. It gets a bit tight for the big trucks coming in. Everyone here has always been great. We have always been loaded in a timely manner and the office staff is very friendly. Hubby was always offered a snack or two. :) This place is like a maze and it can be entertaining watching people unload their items. We have watched some crazy things here, they do get the job done!

  Apr 04, 2019
• anna skiss

  my girlfriend only says good things about this place, how helpfull the staff are and how she never has to wait, we send all our recycling there

  Oct 22, 2018
• Sara Davenport

  I was there the other day, they got me in and out pretty fast. I don't have a car so I'm doing small loads at a time, they didn't mind, they were friendly I'll be happy to do next load with them too

  Jul 13, 2018
• Sean Ahseln

  Hi Everyone! My friends kids and I picked up some brass shell casings and soft lead from various shooting spots up in the woods. We found Calbag Metals and their staff were very informative and polite! While we were a little disappointed about having to receive a check and not cash, the scalemaster "Shawn" explained everything in detail to us! While the "other big name" scrap metal buyer up in Tri Cities gave us a check on the spot we totally understand the rules regarding the selling of scrap metal now here in Portland thanks to the scalemaster. He treated us with respect and answered all of our questions! When we pick up more brass shell casings, we will bring it there to Calbag Metals. Thank you guys for taking the time to explain things to us!

  Mar 30, 2018
• David

  This is a very professional and easy to work with metal recycling business. We had been acquiring lots metal display racks and fixtures in my business over the past decade and it felt like it would be too big of an undertaking to get rid of ourselves. I contacted Jason and he came out to look at what we had, a week later a huge container was brought on site and we were able to correctly dispose of all our metal waste! Thanks again!

  Feb 21, 2018
• Eli Lane

  First time recycling scrap metals, electronics, and whatnot... Everybody I met made this experience completely painless and and totally worthwhile. If you have the need for some recycling - check out this business first!

  Feb 09, 2018
• Gary Sanchez

  First rate service. Exceptional prices. And as efficient and professional as can be. I highly recommend these guys!

  Feb 09, 2018
• THOMAS TRAPP

  I go in a couple of weeks ago to get rid of some steel and some non fares. Do a lot of cut through there they only paid me 4 cents a pound for about 500 pounds customer service was good the scrap prices suck there.

  Sep 26, 2017
• John Coman

  The prices they offer are half of what you can get at other scrap metal places. The only positive is that they re close to downtown. Buyer wasnt particularly professional but i didnt really expect much at a junk metal place. Go here only if you have no other place closer to you or you dont really care about getting the best price. On a side note, its hard to breathe inside the docks area likely due to metallic dust particles from crushed metals. prob not the healthiest to be there. would prefer if you didn't have to step inside the docks as a customer to complete transaction.

  Sep 27, 2016
• Rose Dimasi

  Great place to do buisness. Have been scraping for 40+yrs. Always fair and will explain their ways of doing buisness if there are any discrepancies in a load. Thanks!

  Mar 02, 2016
• Stephanie Peterson

  I recycled metal for the first time and everyone there was very friendly and they got me in and out quickly. I really wasn't expecting to get paid for the junk I brought it, but I received a check a few days later. Very cool.

  Dec 04, 2015
• Risa

  I had some kitchen odds and ends and I came across Calbag Metals for metal recycling. I have never been to a metal recycling location before and the folks at Calbag made me feel comfortable bringing in my few items for recycling. Nice to feel good about doing something so small.

  Sep 15, 2014
• Bonita Moore

  I am the Office Manager for Auto & Work Injury Center and we contacted Calbag Metals because we were doing some construction at our office and we had a ton of steel and aluminum that we needed to get rid of. We had also contacted another metal place and received a quote of 65 cents for the aluminum. I made contact with Calbag Metals and asked if they could match the price of the 65 cents and Dave told me YES that he could do that. When we received the check it was priced at 60 cents and not 65 cents. I called Dave and informed him of the missed quote of the 60 cents and not the 65 cents he apologized and said that he would cut us another check for the difference. I called him two days later to see if he was going to bring the check by and he informed me that he thought about it and he could not honor the 65 cents. He said "he heard 60 cents" and that's what he wrote down and so he is not willing to honor the 65 cents. So I explained to him that he definitely said that he would honor the 65 cents and I asked him was his word not bond? He went on to say that he could just not do the 65 cents and that he is going to stand on the 60 cents and then hung up on me. Please make sure that if you have any kind of metal, DON"T USE this company as they don't stick to their WORD! Dissatisfied company.

  Mar 14, 2014