First time recycling cans at an establishment like this. The folks here were very helpful and friendly. When I'm in town again, I'm going to come here and recycle again.
The main gate to the Yard is straight up NORTH HAMILTON AVE NOT THE ALLY WAY OFF OF LUDWICK! We are tired of peaple driving down a narrow road when all There big trucks use N Hamilton Ave!!!
No thanks. Taking my scrap elsewhere. There are several ways to communicate the same information without being curt, unfriendly, and/or borderline rude. Kindness is free.
This Scrap Yard is the BEST in all of Western Pennsylvania, perhaps even the BEST this side of the Mississippi. The Gentleman that are employed by this family owned business that goes back generations, are very polite and respectful, especially the Sir who works the scale in the warehouse. He will take the time to explain why certain metals do or do not qualify at a particular grade.
Their hours of accepting scrap start @ 7:30AM until 3:30 PM.... But if it's the lunch hour say quarter till noon till 12:30ish bring your own lunch while you sit and wait for the scales to reopen.. But by golly the line of vehicles moves moves moves...as fast as the jolly man in the little window can process the weigh slips with out any folly and stuff cash into your hands. BUT SURE AS ICE IS COLD, AND FIRE IS HOT,, DON'T EVER BACK UP OFF THE SCALE.. THAT'S A BIG no NO!! For everyone's safety. Plus Dan gets a little heated and might speak with a loud voice some people consider a yell , but that's because he doesn't have a loudspeaker to talk through or yell......lol...through to get your attention.... For everyone's safety.
One more really cool thing is if you have your pet dog with you they will get an official D&M scrap yard bone treat to knaw on for the ride out, while you get CA$H$CA$H$CA$H for what MOST people BELIEVE is garbage junk TRASH trash TRASH.
Everybody there is nice, courteous and professional, for the most part, and while I don’t take a lot of scrap there. I go there a few times a month, mostly with cans and whatever aluminum and copper, brass, etc. I can salvage, and sometimes scrap steal, what I can fit into the trunk and back seat of my car, lol. I was kind of disappointed on my last visit though. Along with other scrap I had a piece of copper pipe I had cut in half and I spark tested and spot sanded it, and believed it to be all copper, but when I got home and looked at my ticket, I didn’t see any copper on it, so I just figured it was an honest mistake, so I returned to inquire.. I realize those guys work extremely hard, and the amount of volume they turnover in a day I'm sure is a lot, but when I asked about it, I was told it was painted and there was brass fittings on it, I didn’t notice any, so i just accepted it and said ok, sorry, but had I known that I would’ve drove the block back to my house and made a simple cut with the saw and got paid for the copper not brass, I guess in hindsight, its my fault for not asking if it was solid copper as I thought, and if you’re not sure, cut all elbows off and ask.. as I said, I still enjoy going there and think the staff is polite and courteous. This was just a one time minor disappointment for me. No big deal…
I e been taking scrap there for years! Sometimes your not going to get the very top price but they have to pay and make $ themselves remember it is a business! It's like anything else in the world some good days some bad days.. nothing is perfect it's a very hard job and I applaud everyone that works there
This was my first time going to a junk place and these guys were fantastic. Everyone was friendly and informative. They even got my dog water and gave her a treat. I had no idea what i was doing, they sorted everything and were just wonderful.
I had never been here before and even though they pay less than where I usually go I thought I'd give them a try. Very disappointed. Everything i had was in a bucket but I was told I had to park in a bay anyway. Then you pull up on the scale to get paid. The person in front of me was next to down below so I knew they were empty and getting paid so I puked up into the scale behind them. The guy there was rude and told me only one Jetson on the scans at a time. They should post signs stating what their wishes are instead of snapping at people. On top of that they have me #2 price for #1. This was my first and last time here.
Good people and fair but very inefficient operation. Don’t go here if you are in a hurry or on a schedule. Don’t be surprised if it takes 1 -1.5 hours on a Saturday.
The staff is very friendly, at least everyone I ran into. Unfortunately I can’t spend kindness. I called them to see what the price for # 1 copper was; 2.50 for stripped 2.30 for #2
I immediately called George Warhola in the strip district and they said 3.00 for #1 and 2.90 for #2
So instead of driving a couple miles away where I live in Greensburg I have to drive all the way to the city.
I’m not sure why they shave all that off the top.
I've been taking my scrap metals to them for over 40 years and it has always been a pleasant experience. The employees will treat you as nice as you treat them, and sometimes nicer than I think I would. It's always nice to help the environment and make a little extra cash in the process.
Great place to take all the cans and other met all junk you hav lying around . I have been during this place for over 40 years call first check on price they are paying. sometimes it's better to wait for price to go up
I was cleaning out my property. I took all the metal here. I was actually paid to dispose of metal trash from my clean-out. Much better option than paying the transfer station to take it.
Ill go if theres no where ells but i got 21 bucks for a squating truck load of metal. Came back the same day with barly anything in my truck of the same thing and got 20 bucks... No. Ill go ells where.
The people were very rude. I've never been talked to like that before. They lied about how much the stuff weighed but it was too late to get everything back. I will definitely never go back there again.
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