Drive in with an old air conditioner, a box of aluminium, some copper, a dead compressor, a used car battery or a set of rims, and walk out with it sorted. We keep the list of what we buy short on purpose, so the visit stays quick and the payout stays fair.
You don't need to clean, strip or sort anything before you arrive. Load it up, drive in, and we'll do the rest, weighing and assessing each item so you get a fair, honest number.
Bringing items in yourself is the quickest way through. Can't make it to the yard? Call us instead, we collect larger loads from homes, farms and job sites across Cardiff and the surrounding Lake Macquarie suburbs. Clearing out a shed, a rental property or a work site is a lot less painful when someone else does the heavy lifting.
Recycling these items keeps them out of landfill and puts the copper, aluminium and lead back into use rather than sitting around rusting. Not sure if something on your list qualifies? Just ask, if it's one of the six types we buy, we'll take it.
We only buy these six categories in Cardiff. General steel, appliances outside this list, and mixed household junk aren't part of the service here, which keeps the yard fast for everyone.
Short answer, bring it in or call for a pickup, it gets weighed and checked, then you get paid. No appointment needed for a straightforward drop-off.
No need to clean or strip anything first, bring items as they are.
Smaller loads are easy to bring yourself. Bigger loads from a home, farm or job site can be collected instead.
Each type is weighed and assessed on the spot, so pricing is transparent from the start.
Based on type, weight, condition and current market rates for that metal.
Payment is made once everything's checked, usually before you've finished loading the empty containers back in your car.
Cardiff sits in the City of Lake Macquarie, just south of Newcastle, and has long been a rail town, home to the historic Cardiff Railway Workshops and Cardiff railway station on the Main North line. It's a practical, well-connected suburb, close to the Glendale retail precinct, the Warners Bay foreshore, and the wider Lake Macquarie area, with easy access from the Newcastle Link Road for anyone dropping scrap off from further out.
Nearby suburbs like Cardiff Heights, Cardiff South and Argenton are covered on the same local route, so a pickup booked from any of these areas gets slotted in without extra hassle.
Every scrap metal sale in NSW, Cardiff included, requires valid photo ID from the seller. It's a standard part of being a registered dealer, and it's there to keep the industry honest for everyone selling legitimate scrap.
Payment cash on the spot. Under the Scrap Metal Industry Act 2016 and the Scrap Metal Industry Regulation 2024, registered dealers in NSW have to pay by a traceable method, so bring your bank details along with your ID and you'll be paid by transfer once your items are checked.
Sources: NSW EPA · NSW Legislation, Scrap Metal Industry Act 2016 & Regulation 2024
Drive in with your items, or call to book a pickup for a bigger load. Bring photo ID and your bank details, and you'll be paid once everything's checked.
Six things only, air conditioners, aluminium, copper, compressors, used car batteries and rims. Keeping the list tight means faster service at the yard and a quicker payout for you.
No, not at this stage. General steel, appliances outside the list, or mixed household junk aren't part of what's bought here. If you're not sure whether something fits, just ask before you drive out.
No. Bring items as they are, air conditioners with the gas still in, batteries as they come out of the vehicle, rims still dirty. Sorting and prep is handled at the yard.
Both. Smaller loads are easy to drive in yourself. For bigger loads, from a home clean out, a farm, or a job site, a pickup can be arranged instead.
No. Under the Scrap Metal Industry Act 2016, registered NSW dealers can't pay cash for scrap metal. Payment is made by bank transfer instead, so bring your details along with photo ID.
Weight, condition and current market rates for that type of metal. An air conditioner and a bag of aluminium rims are priced completely differently, so it's worth calling ahead if you want a rough figure before you load the car.
Cardiff sits just off the Newcastle Link Road and Main Road corridor in the City of Lake Macquarie, close to Glendale and Warners Bay, so it's an easy detour for most of the Lake Macquarie area.
Yes. Cardiff Heights, Cardiff South, Argenton, Warners Bay and Glendale are all covered on the same local run, whether that's a drive-in visit or a pickup.
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