City Scrap Metal

What City Scrap Metal does

City Scrap Metal Inc. is a privately held scrap metal processing company founded in 1987 and operated from a single yard at 1638 SE Decker St. in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The company's core product is scrap metal recycling and processing: it accepts both non-ferrous metals (aluminum, copper, brass, stainless steel and specialty alloys, lead, electric motors) and ferrous metals (steel, white goods, brake rotors, farm equipment, sheet iron) in small and large lot sizes, then separates, cleans, and packages them into specification-grade feedstock sold to primary and secondary metal mills in the United States and abroad. Catalytic converters are purchased as a specialty feedstock line. Underlying technology is conventional scrap-yard operations relying on certified weighing scales and standardized material handling rather than any disclosed software platform; the company's documented differentiator is transaction compliance — weight recording, customer photo capture, ID verification, vehicle records, and signed declarations per load — driven by Missouri state law and Lee's Summit city ordinance requirements.

The business operates a horizontal, two-segment customer model: individuals and households bring scrap to the yard for walk-up weigh-and-pay transactions (cash under $500, check at $500 and above), and a smaller set of business and industrial accounts — manufacturing facilities, HVAC, automotive shops, and farms — provide ongoing scrap volumes and are served through approved roll-off container deployments. Revenue is generated through the spread between purchase price paid to sellers and sale price to mills, i.e. a transaction-based commodity margin rather than a fee or subscription model; pricing is quote-based by material type and tonnage and is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is exclusively physical: a single drop-off yard plus roll-off container delivery to approved commercial sites in the Lee's Summit / Kansas City region. The President (Bret) personally conducts site visits to review and design industrial recycling programs, and the firm maintains ISRI affiliation and a Scrap Theft Alert partnership as its primary marketing and credibility signals.

Name

City Scrap Metal

Legal name

City Scrap Metal Inc.

Website

https://cityscrapmetal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

City Scrap Metal Inc. is a privately held, single-yard scrap metal processor in Lee's Summit, Missouri, founded in 1987, that buys, sorts, and packages non-ferrous and ferrous scrap from individuals, households, and local industrial accounts for resale to metal mills across the U.S. and abroad.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scrap Metal Recycling

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051)

akta.pro primary industry

Scrap Metal Collection, Logistics & Aggregation (Yards, Roll-off, Container Programs) (IMAKAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Manufacturing Scrap Recycling (Factory Scrap, Turnings, Offcuts) (IMAKAMAE), Aluminum Scrap Collection, Sorting & Processing (IMAKACAJ), Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Recycling (Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Lead, Zinc) (EUAIAJAB), Metals Recycling & Processing (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (BPALADAF)

Keywords

• Scrap metal recycling
• Ferrous metal processing
• Non-ferrous metal buying
• Scrap yard services
• Roll-off container recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Lees Summit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Scrap Metal Purchase and Processing: City Scrap Metal purchases scrap metal from individuals and businesses, then processes the materials (separates, cleans, packages) for resale as feedstock to primary and secondary metal mills domestically and internationally. Revenue is generated through the margin between purchase price paid to sellers and sale price to mills.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

City Scrap Metal Inc. operates a single physical scrap yard in Lee's Summit, Missouri that purchases ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal from individuals and businesses, then separates, cleans, and packages the materials into feedstock for primary and secondary metal mills in the U.S. and abroad. The company offers roll-off container services to approved commercial and industrial accounts, plus targeted purchasing of catalytic converters and other specialized items.

Product overview

City Scrap Metal Inc. is a scrap metal recycling and processing company located in Lee's Summit, MO. The company's core offering is its scrap metal recycling service, which accepts both non-ferrous and ferrous metals in small and large quantities. The primary products include Aluminum, Brass, Copper, and Stainless Steel & Special Alloys recycling services. The company also offers catalytic converter purchasing and roll-off scrap metal containers as additional services. Materials are separated, cleaned, and packaged to create feedstock for metal mills across the U.S. and abroad.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scrap Metal Recycling & Processing Services End-to-end scrap metal recycling and processing service for individuals and businesses. The company receives non-ferrous and ferrous materials, then separates, cleans, and packages them into mill-ready feedstock sold to primary and secondary metal mills in the U.S. and abroad.
• Aluminum Recycling Material-specific recycling service that purchases aluminum in many forms — beverage cans, cast, radiators, wheels, extrusions, guttering, thermo, sheet, shavings, and specific alloys (6061, 5052) — for resale as aluminum feedstock.
• Brass Recycling Material-specific recycling service purchasing brass items including yellow brass, red brass, plumbing brass, new manufacturing brass, heater cores, radiators, sheets, and shavings for resale as brass feedstock.
• Copper Recycling Material-specific recycling service purchasing copper items — tubing, wire, insulated wire, sheet, and radiators — for resale as copper feedstock.
• Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Recycling Material-specific recycling service accepting stainless steel and specialty alloys in multiple forms — sheets, tubing, solids, shavings, and any alloy grades — for resale as specialty feedstock.
• Catalytic Converter Purchasing Targeted purchasing program that buys catalytic converters from eligible sellers, leveraging the same certified-scale, transaction-documentation workflow used for general scrap intake to satisfy regulatory and anti-theft requirements.
• Roll-Off Scrap Metal Containers Delivery-and-pickup container service for approved commercial and industrial jobsites. City Scrap Metal drops off roll-off scrap metal containers, the customer fills them with project scrap, and the company hauls the material for processing; pricing is quote-based by material tonnage and location.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Metalico: U.S. scrap metal recycler with yards across multiple states, focused on non-ferrous and ferrous collection and processing. Closely comparable in business model, customer mix, and scrap streams handled to City Scrap Metal.
• Cohen Recycling: Family-owned Midwest scrap recycler operating multiple yards across Ohio and surrounding states. Closely comparable to City Scrap Metal in size, ownership profile, and yard-based collection/processing model.
• OmniSource Corporation: Midwest-focused scrap metal processor and broker serving ferrous and non-ferrous markets, supplying feedstock to steel mills. Strong geographic and operational overlap with City Scrap Metal's Missouri/Midwest footprint and mill-direct resale model.
• Ferrous Processing & Trading: Midwest-based scrap metal processor with yards and container services serving industrial accounts in Michigan and Ohio. Mirrors City Scrap Metal's yard-plus-roll-off model with a similarly sized regional footprint.

Regional players

• American Iron & Metal (AIM): Canada-headquartered scrap metal recycler with growing U.S. yard footprint. Comparable operating model and mill-feedstock sales approach, though it primarily serves Canadian and Northeast U.S. markets rather than the Midwest.

Broad incumbents

• SA Recycling: Large U.S. scrap metal recycler with yards across the Sun Belt and West Coast. Operates the same buy-process-sell scrap model with roll-off/container services for industrial accounts, directly analogous to City Scrap Metal's offering.
• EMR Group: One of the world's largest metal recyclers with U.S. operations through Garden Street Iron & Metal. Operates the same yard-based scrap collection/processing model that competes for industrial accounts and non-ferrous feedstock.
• Sims Metal Management: Global scrap metal recycler with extensive U.S. operations. Comparable as a direct competitor for non-ferrous scrap supply and as a participant in the mill-feedstock supply chain City Scrap Metal serves.
• Schnitzer Steel Industries (Radius Recycling): One of the largest U.S. ferrous and non-ferrous scrap recyclers operating dozens of yards. Comparable because it buys, processes, and sells scrap feedstock to mills—the same end-to-end model as City Scrap Metal, but at vastly greater scale.
• David J. Joseph Company (DJJ): One of the largest U.S. scrap brokers and processors, subsidiary of Nucor. Comparable end-market exposure (mill feedstock supply) but operates at substantially larger scale and acts as a broker/processor rather than a small local yard.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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