Facility details
- Address
- 9600 John St
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 - Phone
- (323) 235-2156
- Website
- uametals.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Los Angeles County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070148403, 110071191014
Programs on file: BR CAL000403115 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 164597 · NPDES permit CAW455849 · NPDES permit CAZ461150 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000403115 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000466582
Interest types: HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, ICIS-NPDES UNPERMITTED, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL, TRANSFER FACILITY, VSQG
EPA record updated 2020-10-07
About this facility
A metals recycling facility, often called a scrap yard, buys and processes ferrous metal (steel, iron) and non-ferrous metal (aluminum, copper, brass, stainless) from contractors, haulers, manufacturers and the public. Material is weighed on a certified scale, graded, then sheared, baled or shredded for sale to steel mills and smelters. Prices change with commodity markets and are usually posted per pound or per ton by grade. Most yards require photo ID for payment and will not take sealed containers, pressurized cylinders or items with fluids. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to check current prices, what must be separated and whether vehicles, appliances or wire are accepted.
Typically accepted at a Metals Recycling Facility
- Steel and iron scrap
- Aluminum cans, siding and extrusions
- Copper pipe and wire
- Brass fixtures
- Stainless steel
- Appliances and vehicles (at many yards)
- Catalytic converters and batteries (documentation required)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- ASCO Metals Metals 0.7 mi · Santa Fe Springs, CA
- Greenview Resource Management Inc Recycling 0.8 mi · Whittier, CA
- Recycled Waste Products Inc Recycling 1.2 mi · Santa Fe Springs, CA
- First Blessing Recycling Center Recycling 1.5 mi · Whittier, CA
- General Waste Disposal Transfer Station 1.5 mi · Whittier, CA
- 1x1 Recycling Center Recycling 2.1 mi · Whittier, CA
- Cal Trans Florence Maintenance Station Transfer Station 2.2 mi · Downey, CA
- Green Recycle Recycling 2.4 mi · Santa Fe Springs, CA
- Savage Canyon Landfill Landfill 2.8 mi · Whittier, CA
- Ecology Recycling Recycling 2.8 mi · Santa Fe Springs, CA
Nearest landfill: Savage Canyon Landfill, Whittier — 2.8 mi
Area served
Serves Santa Fe Springs, Whittier, Pico Rivera, Downey, Norwalk, La Mirada, Montebello, Los Angeles, Bellflower, Cerritos, Artesia, Hacienda Heights.
County context
One of 289 recycling centers in Los Angeles County, CA.
ZIP 90670 population 18,255.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle