Facility details
- Address
- 151 Glenn Bass Rd
Fitzgerald, GA 31750 - Phone
- (229) 426-0091
- Website
- shapirometals.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Ben Hill County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070046154
Programs on file: NPDES permit GAIS13212
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2025-06-16
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
- Shapiro Sales Co. Recycling 0.9 mi · Fitzgerald, GA
- OmniSource Corporation Metals 1.9 mi · Fitzgerald, GA
- Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Co Regional Solid Waste Management Authority-Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.6 mi · Fitzgerald, GA
- Fitzgerald Kiochee Church Rd Ph2 Landfill 3.6 mi · Fitzgerald, GA
- WM - Fitzgerald Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Fitzgerald, GA
- Stephens Recycling Recycling 20.9 mi · Abbeville, GA
- Coffee Co Transfer Station And Collection Transfer Station 21.2 mi · Douglas, GA
Nearest landfill: Fitzgerald Kiochee Church Rd Ph2, Fitzgerald — 3.6 mi
Area served
Serves Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Wray.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in Ben Hill County, GA.
ZIP 31750 population 18,582.
Georgia solid-waste agency: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)