For two guys who have never been here before this place can be a little overwhelming. However, the…read moreguys working here were very helpful and friendly and directed us as to what we needed to do to sell the various steel, aluminum, and junk copper wiring we had, and we were very happy with the prices.

From the owner: We purchase a wide variety of different scrap metals. Stop…read morein for help with grading your material and to get more money for your scrap.

Selling aluminum cans and scrap aluminum car parts and an old cooler motor. Got $20ish bucks and a…read moregood feeling not landfilling it. Place is a little hard to find and it is way crowded but they paid well for cans. Would sell to them again.

I called Recyco on Monday for a quote for aluminum. .50 lb. A stranger at my VA appointment…read morerecommended I proceed down 6th ave to Arizona Recycles. Big mistake. Az Recycle is located in middle of nowhere and were only paying.40 lb. I wish Recyco had told me they were located beside the American Legion Post 36 which I am a member of. .10 lb would have made a nice difference since I had a truck load.

The guys in the yard super helpful, unfortunately the girl in the cash booth need to go work…read moreoutside without customer interaction.

I love to recycle. At this location people are very friendly. Very helpful competitive pricing…read moredon't bring my recycling anywhere else. Other than this location on Ajo. Thank you. Julie for always taking care of me.

The employees were all very helpful.. it was a new experience for me and it all went smoothlyread more

They WILL rip you off on clean aluminum! I came in with a…read moredump trailer with aluminum bats and car rims . as soon as I backed up the guys directing and checking walked away . I dumped the aluminum and waited 5 minutes and no one came back(1st time this every happened) so we went to the scale and weighed out . then they came back telling us to go show them what we unloaded . Well, they decides that the few all aluminum bats that had tape on the handles made the ENTIRE load go from 1.20 clean aluminum to .16 cents dirty and its 110 degrees so hardly worth going back and reloading all the auminum. For TAPE RESIDUE!!!! what a rip off place pulling shady tricks ...smh

After trying to safely recycle couple laptops me kids left me;…read morethrough city of Tucson first Saturday morning of the month I went to east speedway past Kolb and no one was there ! A neighbor told me about Suburban Miners west of alvernon s of ft Lowell on Blacklidge. Easy entry and both times Faith very helpful. In reading first Yelp review they also recycle many other things , metal , anything electronic, & more. Grateful for their help and FREE SERVICE recycling Tucson.

Fantastic place to recycle metal, batteries, most any tech equipment and stuff that difficult to…read morerecycle otherwise.

Super easy drive up process makes it easy to recycle when your living community doesn't offer any…read moreoptions! Staff is very helpful and kind.

Prices of cans fluctuate way too often and sway up and down in major jumps sometimes a quarter,…read moresometimes a nickel, Needs to be more steady,and they also need to add a Pre-Crushed bonus,as some of us spend hours to make more cans fit in our loads,especially when we're trying to hit that pound bonus mark of $0.10 extra per pound

This is my preferred recycling center as you get a fair return. I take my aluminum cans here…read more Currently the price is $0.50/pound. The business recently relocated to 3225 E 36th Street in early December 2025. This location is bigger and makes it easier to get in and out of, especially for larger vehicles. For cans, simply drive up to the "Small Scale" in the corner and the employees will take your bags of cans and weigh them for you. You then get a chit which you take back to the office and then take the receipt with the QR code to the ATM for your money. So it's a three step process. I've been going to Desert Metals now for ten years and have always been treated well. When the ATM machine doesn't work, an employee will help me out. While this location is bigger, the ground is dirt. Heavy rains on New Years Day made the ground rather muddy when I got out to unpack my bags. The mud is my only complaint about this new location.

I have been to quite a few scrap yards, including in Phoenix and Tucson, and this one has paid…read moresignificantly higher than the rest. They are respectful and make the process of selling metal easy. I would recommend this scrap yard to a novice or an expert.

LOWBALLERS . Out of the way location and very hard to find. Definitely not worth the trip or wait…read more Will never return.

It's a fun adventure to recycle!!! Definitely take gloves and the people who run it work with you…read moreto get things done quickly...