Frank's Scrap Metal

Frank's Scrap Metal Local Scrap Metal Purchase & Sales in Silver Spring, Maryland. Frank's Scrap Metal Buys and Sells! We buy and sell remnants and usable metals. or Stop By!

We buy all scrap metal. Bring your scrap metal and be paid promptly. We offer door to door service and pride ourselves on always going the extra mile for our customers. Frank's Scrap Metal has a friendly and courteous staff Family-Owned and Operated since 2001! Before You Buy...or Sell Call us first! "We Save You Money!" Recycling the way it should be! We have been serving the Industrial, Commerc

ial and Residential community in the greater Washington DC metropolitan location for over 10 years. We purchase, clean, sort and package hundreds of types of scrap metals for shipment, in the most proficient and economical manner available. Our cost efficient operation, and our long standing relationships with local mills allows us to pass the savings on to our customers in the form of constant higher prices for their scrap and recyclable materials.

08/01/2023

A case study published in The Economist notes, “If done right, there is no doubt that recycling saves energy and raw materials, and reduces pollution. But as well as trying to recycle more, it is also important to try to recycle better.” We agree.

07/27/2023

Lead is still an omnipresent metal, and can be found in a number of applications, including plumbing, old sash weights, and soldered joints. However, lead requires special handling and should not be deposited in a landfill. If you have scrap lead, call us for recycling instructions.

07/25/2023

Metal condition doesn’t greatly affect price. Heavily-rusted iron can still be cleaned and melted down to be reused, though rusted metal should be handled with care.

07/20/2023

Do you know that nonferrous metals, like copper, aluminum, lead, tin, nickel and zinc can be recycled an infinite number of times? This is because they don’t degrade or lose their chemical or physical properties in the recycling process.

07/18/2023

The practice of recycling metal actually stretches back for centuries. In fact, archaeologists have found evidence that early Romans recycled bronze coins into statues, which could then be sold at a higher monetary value.

07/13/2023

Do you know that recycling seven steel cans can save enough energy to power a 60 watt light bulb for 26 hours? Conserve energy and save our planet by increasing your recycling efforts.

07/11/2023

One prominent benefit of recycling scrap metal is that it conserves natural resources. In fact, recycling one ton of steel can conserve 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,400 pounds of coal, and 120 pounds of limestone.

07/06/2023

There's a large international market for reclaimed iron and steel. Care to guess how many metric tons of shredded steel scrap were sold oversees in 2012? If you guessed more than 6.5 million metric tons, you're right. That's a lot of steel.

07/04/2023

Did you know that the United States recycles a much higher volume of ferrous metals than nonferrous metals? However, nonferrous scrap metals generate more industry revenue due to the greater value they hold.

06/29/2023

Do you know that the amount of aluminum thrown away annually in the United States would be enough to rebuild the commercial air fleet 4 times per year?

06/27/2023

Did you know that the recycling movement in the United States really took off during World Wars I and II? Because so much metal was needed for the War Effort, recycle drives became very popular from coast to coast.

06/22/2023

According to WasteCap, a nonprofit organization that helps businesses develop recycling programs, reducing consumption and waste can improve a company or organization’s customer and community image.

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2306 Perkins Place
Silver Spring, MD
20910

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5pm
Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 2pm

Telephone

(301) 495-3009

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