Your
Local
Metal
Recycler

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EMR account

Creating an EMR account only takes minutes and means you can be recycling your waste materials quicker when you arrive at one of our sites.

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We Buy metal of all shapes and sizes

We buy metal

no load too big or too small, including

Ferrous, non-ferrous and scrap vehicles*

Ferrous metal

Including

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Bicycles

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Cookers

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Iron

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Steel

non-ferrous metal

Including

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Aluminium

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Brass

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Car batteries

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Catalytic converters

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Copper

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Household cable

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Lead

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Stainless steel

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Zinc

waste electricals

Including

We accept small electrical goods and appliances (WEEE – waste electrical and electronic equipment) at many EMR yards. Items include microwaves, power tools, printers, washing machines

*Some of our yards only accept certain types of metal so make sure to check what your local yard accepts before visiting

More about what we buy

Find your nearest
EMR recycling centre

EMR is the local metal recycler you can count on. For over 70 years we're been responsibly recycling waste materials for businesses of all sizes, and the general public. Giving all the old, scrap materials we receive a new life.

With EMR you get a great price for your waste materials and the reassurance you are playing an important role in reducing carbon emissions to help save the planet!

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Our focus
sustainability

In each of our yards we work hard to provide sustainable materials, reducing reliance on non-renewable materials and diverting waste from landfill. We also invest in our site structure, our equipment and our local communities to minimise any environmental impact our activities might have.

EMR helps give young people a safe place to learn and grow with £2,000 contribution to Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone

2025-04-07

Global leader in sustainable materials, EMR, is once again supporting Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone, continuing a long-standing partnership to improve the lives of young people in the local communities.

EMR backs Great Yarmouth’s young carers with £3,000 contribution to GYGYC

2025-04-02

EMR – a global leader in sustainable materials – is continuing its partnership with Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers (GYGYC) to deliver support for young people - aged 5 to 21 - who are caring for a parent or sibling at home.

EMR officially opens state-of-the-art fridge recycling plant

2025-01-15

Defra's Deputy Director for Resource and Waste Directorate, Chris Preston officially opens EMR's brand-new facility in Darlaston, Walsall
The 'next generation' facility meets and exceeds the increased requirements placed on fridge recyclers in the UK

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