Welcome

EMR Erith
Scrap Metal

Any questions? Please use our contact form, call, or send an email.

 

Opening Times

Monday to Friday

7am to 4pm

Saturday

7am to 12pm

🎄Christmas and New Year opening times🎄

Mon 23 December — Regular hours

Tues 24 December — Reduced operating hours (normal opening time)

Wed 25 December to Wed 1 Jan, 2025 — Closed

Thurs 2 Jan, 2025 — Regular hours

Local metal recycling with EMR

We buy all kinds of metal (aluminium, copper, iron, steel, and more), old cars, and other items. Fast, friendly service with same day payment.

 
 
we're easy
to find
 

EMR Erith
Manor Road
Erith
DA8 2AD

Postcodes can sometimes be inaccurate depending on your sat nav, so we recommend that you use the 'Get Directions' button below
get directions

ON ARRIVAL

If you are accessing us from the main dual carriageway (A206/A2016), take the turning by the McDonald’s towards Erith Town Centre and then the third exit on the roundabout onto Manor Road. We are on the left after the residential section, please use our second entrance, within the blue fencing, labelled “Scrap Deliveries”. Upon entry please bear left, and park in the area labelled “Customer and Visitor Parking” before reporting to the weighbridge office.
 
 
WE BUY METAL OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES
WE BUY METAL OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES

no load too big or too small

 
 

Items we take at EMR Erith:

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Ferrous metal — Iron, steel

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Non-ferrous metal — Aluminium, brass, bronze, copper, lead, nickel alloys, stainless steel, tin, titanium, zinc

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Scrap vehicles (ELVs)

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Alloy wheels

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Vehicle batteries

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Catalytic converters

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Cables

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Large domestic appliances — Cookers / ovens, dishwashers, tumble dryers, washing machines

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Small electrical goods (WEEE) — Kettles, toasters, toys

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UPVC window frames (glass and kick panels removed)

What we buy

The following materials cannot be accepted:

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Fridges, freezers

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Beer kegs / casks

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Dairy trolleys / cages

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Sealed cylinders — unless they have come through authorised routes

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Shopping trolleys

The following additional items are prohibited, so cannot be accepted at any of our yards:

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Ammunition shells or other explosive ordnance

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Asbestos

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CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)

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PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)

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Radioactive materials or containers

How to dispose of these items
How to dispose of these
 
Pound sign
 

Pound sign

Getting
Paid

At EMR Erith we get you weighed and paid fast and fuss free. Choose between contact-free payment direct to your bank account or cashing a cheque* on-site. If this is your first time cashing a cheque, you’ll need to bring ID, proof of address and complete the form given to you upon arrival, after that you only need to bring your ID. Click here to find out what forms of ID we accept.

*a small transaction fee applies

Selling to EMR
 
 
 
 

BRING ID
WITH YOU

We'll need to see identification before we can pay you. Have a look at what you'll need to bring along when you visit.

ID Required
 
ON-SITE
FACILITIES
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PPE available to buy (cost deducted from ticket)

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Help with unloading your vehicle

 
Car recycling logo
 

Car recycling logo

GET THE BEST PRICE FOR YOUR SCRAP VEHICLE

 

EMR Erith is fully geared up to responsibly recycle your scrap cars, vans and vehicles.

Bring your vehicle and V5 documentation to site and we will get you weighed and paid – fast and fuss-free. We’ll take care of all the paperwork for you and will de-register your vehicle with the relevant authorities.

The ELV process
 
 
 
 
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INFORMATION?
more information

Call 01925 715400 or fill out our online contact form and someone will be in touch. You can also read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for more information.

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