Sims Metal – San Jose, California (San Jose CA)

Scrap Dealers

Sell your scrap metal to us! We accept all types of non-ferrous and ferrous metal including copper, aluminum, brass, lead, zinc, nickel, steel, iron and more. Convenient location on Monterey Blvd, 1 mile south of I-280.

Local Businesses

We accept all types of metal equipment, wiring, shelving, fencing, metal pipes, HVAC equipment and general metal scrap for recycling.

Office Equipment

Metal office equipment including metal desks, filing cabinets, metal chairs and electronics and computer equipment accepted for recycling.

Production Equipment

Do you have oversized metal equipment? Retired machinery? No problem.  We work with manufacturers to help them remove obsolete production equipment and decommissioned in-plant equipment. Sims offers hauling equipment to handle bulk metal items.

Plant Production Scrap Collection

We provide metal collection bins to manage collection and removal of ongoing production scrap, such as metal turnings, borings and cuttings.

Call us at 408-494-4200 for more information or send an email.

We pay top dollar for your scrap.  You can come to us or we’ll come to you.

At Our San Jose Recycling Center

You’ll like doing business with Sims.  We get you in and out quickly when you drop your jobsite scrap at our San Jose yard.

• Plumbing metal scrap that we buy includes copper pipes and fittings, heating and cooling equipment, water supply equipment, water meters and hot water heaters.
• Electricians and HVAC Contractors – We buy heating and cooling equipment, air conditioners, heat pumps, ICW (insulated copper wire), switches and circuit boxes and light fixtures and more.

Metal Collection Bins for Your Jobsite

We can provide lockable bins at your jobsite or office. Most tradesmen prefer our small forklift bins for collecting insulated copper wire, copper pipe up to 6 ft in length, heavy gage copper wire, ICW, heavy gage aluminum wire and more.  We offer larger collection bins when needed.

Call us at 408-494-4200 for more information or send an email.

Radio dispatching of our fleet of trucks ensure we are responsive to your immediate needs.

Jobsite Bins for Metal Recycling – for new construction or renovation work – plumbing and electrical scrap collection including copper and steel pipes, copper wire, stainless steel fittings, brass water meters and more. Certified weight tags and reporting via online portal available.

Site Cleanup – short lengths of angle iron, I beam, bundled rebar, loose rebar, corrugated steel roofing

Plant Production Scrap – use our bins to collect non-ferrous manufacturing scrap including aluminum chips and cut-offs, copper wire and solids, stainless steel fittings. Popular with machine shops and auto dismantlers.

Every Job Done Right – Our team of uniformed drivers are professional, customer-focused and forklift certified to safely operate your equipment. We maintain a large inventory of all types of containers to meet your specifications and needs. Each container is forklift friendly and designed for the easy accumulation and movement of scrap through your facility and onto our trucks.

Call us at 408-494-4200 for more information or send an email.

We make it easy to recycle. Don’t throw scrap metal in the garbage!  Recycle your metal scrap with Sims.

Did you know?

Recycling aluminum results in 92% energy savings compared to using virgin material.  Copper recycling uses 90% less energy and steel uses 56% less energy compared to virgin material use.

We help you manage scrap metal as a recyclable instead of discarding as garbage. We offer quick and friendly service for residents wanting to recycle metal items. No appointment is necessary.  Common items we accept from consumers include water heaters, metal fencing, metal shelves, aluminum siding and gutters, metal window frames, aluminum cans, plus much more.

Did you know?

We will pay you for your junk car.   Call us at 408-494-4200 for more information.

Bulk Vehicle Recycling

Purchase of Whole Vehicles and Processed Vehicles

We pay for end of life vehicles (whole or processed) from auto dismantlers, repair centers, insurance companies, towing services, car parts stores, body shops and vehicle rental centers.

Ask about our stationary car crusher!

Call us at 510-412-5300 for more information or send an email.

Did you know? We Buy Vehicles from Individuals.

We will pay individuals for your junk car, whether running or not.   You will need proof of ownership (title). Call us at 408-494-4200 for more information.

All material suppliers will be required to provide a valid government issued photo ID (valid driver’s license or other official form of ID) to sell scrap metal to us.

Our scales are State certified and have digital outdoor weight indicators. Electronically generated scale tickets get you in and out quickly and accurately paid. We can provide receiving lists and account summaries as needed.

Safety is a core value at all our facilities. You will find our yards to be clean and run in an organized manner adhering to strict safety policies and procedure. In our daily activities, we embrace “think safe; work safe; home safe” for employees, customers, contractors and suppliers.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) will cheerfully be provided to all people dropping off metal at our yard. Your safety is our top priority.