Welcome

EMR Rochester
Scrap Metal

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

 

Opening Times

Monday to Friday

7am to 3:45pm

Saturday

7am to 10:45am

🎄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 Rochester
Medway City Estate
Whitewall Road
Rochester
ME2 4DZ

If you use our postcode, some sat navs will take you to HE Services (Diggerland) at the end of the road. If this happens, head back down Whitewall Road into the centre of the estate.
get directions

ON ARRIVAL

The entrance to our yard can be found half way down Whitewall Road. When you arrive, please park outside in the queue, walk into the yard and head to the weighbridge office window. We will advise you on our easy process and make sure you are set up with an account and ready to go.
 
 
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 Rochester:

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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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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

What we buy
What we buy

The following items cannot be accepted at EMR Rochester:

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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 Rochester 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 unloading your vehicle

 
 
OTHER YARDS
NEARBY
 
 

EMR Erith
Manor Road
Erith
DA8 2AD

Approximately 14 miles from EMR Rochester
Get Directions
Directions
see this yard
see yard

EMR Silvertown
Unit 6, Standard Industrial Estate
London
E16 2EJ

Approximately 21 miles from EMR Rochester
Get Directions
Directions
see this yard
see yard

EMR Express Barking
Atlantic Wharf
London
IG11 8BL

Approximately 21 miles from EMR Rochester
Get Directions
Directions
see this yard
see yard
 
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Careers
EMR Jobs

We're always on the lookout for new people to join the EMR family. See our latest job vacancies

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WANT MORE
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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