Friendly and efficient operation. Run by great hard working family…read more So much above others, Including the only one that there was to do business with in the town I moved from.

Not a store front for snake handling revival meetings, just a place to bring your empties because…read moreIowa is weird that way. Strictly utilitarian like any of these places. Nothing to write home about fawningly or otherwise, but any place that takes a nickle out of the government coffers and puts it back in a real person's pocket can't be all bad.

Could not be happier with the prompt, professional service received from Rudd. Working to clear out…read more3 hoarding properties (and having to travel 937 miles to do so) is not an easy task. Bob worked with me, giving me plenty of notice when a dumpster became available so that I could make travel plans. Quick turnaround on emptying and returning dumpsters between properties. Thanks for making a difficult situation a little easier!

This company goes above and beyond!! I had forgotten to put my trash out(not just once but twice)…read moreand I called them and they came back same day. The lady was very friendly and explained what I needed to do if I had more trash than what I could fit in my can. I highly recommend this company!

I can't imagine how a business can operate without taking/returning phone calls from current or…read morepotential new customers. I've been trying for two weeks to get a hold of this "business" only to receive voice mail and never a return call. I even had someone else call with a different phone number and still no answers. I guess when you have enough current customers and your making $$ you could care less about calling people back. Maybe I'll try leaving notes for the guys actually doing the work.

I got a flat tire in a parking lot while picking up dinner the other night. In horror I realized…read morethat my jack was in my girlfriends car so I was at the mercy of having to wait for roadside assistance to come help me get my spare tire on. Before I even had time to make the call, a gentleman pulled up and began placing a jack under my car. He then told me I could keep the jack as he and his family run a salvage yard here in town. That gentleman's name was Chris Bell and he saved me an enormous amount of time and anger that evening. A good man who went out of his way to help me like that deserves a shout out and good review. Please check out Bell Salvage in Ames for all your metal and appliance salvaging needs! It's right across the street from Carney's auto salvage yard.

From the owner: Serving Ames, Boone and the surrounding communities since 1982!…read more Bell Salvage is a family owned business and has been serving Ames, Boone and the surrounding communities for 28 years. Bell Salvage will pay you for all types of steel and metals. Some of the items we recycle are listed below. Call for current prices.We recycle: Iron Steel Copper Brass Aluminum Tin Wire Stainless Farm Machinery Autos Radiators Catalytic Converters BatteriesWe have a large truck scale as well and an inside scale for weighing materials. There are 20-, 30- and 40-yard roll-off containers available for drop off at your site also.Call or stop in today.