Welcome

EMR Kilmarnock
Scrap Metal

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

 

Opening Times

Monday to Friday

7:30am to 5pm

Saturday

8am 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 Thurs 2 Jan, 2025 — Closed

Fri 3 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 Kilmarnock
Burnside Street 
Kilmarnock
KA1 4EU

If you are using our postcode you will arrive at a set of traffic lights next to the Tesco garage. Turn into Holmquarry Road, adjacent to the Tesco garage and follow the road to the end, then turn left and this will bring you on to Burnside Stree.
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ON ARRIVAL

The entrance to our yard can be found at the very end of Burnside Street, past the Scottish Water yard entrance. When you arrive at the yard, if you have ferrous metals with you please drive through the gates onto the weighbridge and report to the reception upstairs.
If you are bringing non-ferrous metals, please drive through the gates and turn left where you will arrive at the non-ferrous shed.
 
 
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 buy at EMR Kilmarnock:

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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

What we buy
What we buy

The following items 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 Kilmarnock 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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Fast payment to your bank account

 
Car made from scrap
 

Car made from scrap

GET THE BEST PRICE FOR YOUR SCRAP VEHICLE

 

EMR Kilmarnock 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
 
 
 
 
OTHER YARDS
NEARBY
 
 

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G51 4BT

Approximately 19 miles from EMR Kilmarnock
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EMR Glasgow
739 South Street
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G14 0BX

Approximately 20 miles from EMR Kilmarnock
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EMR Bellshill
Kirklee Road
Bellshill
ML4 2QW

Approximately 24 miles from EMR Kilmarnock
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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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