Facility details
- Address
- 2466 K-7
Columbus, KS 66725 - Phone
- (620) 674-3800
- Website
- advantagerecycling.com
- Facility type
- Metals, Recycling
- County
- Cherokee County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Advantage Metals Recycling - Columbus
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110032730285
Programs on file: KS-FP 76227748 · NPDES permit KSR000552 · NPDES permit KSU123150 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler KSR000506493 · STATE KSU123150
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, ICIS-NPDES UNPERMITTED, NPDES UNPERMITTED
EPA record updated 2016-01-11
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)
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Wheatland LF Landfill 1.6 mi · Columbus, KS
- Advantage Metals Recycling LLC - Columbus Metals 3.1 mi · Columbus, KS
- City of Columbus Transfer Station 3.1 mi · Columbus, KS
- Champlin Tire Recycling Inc Tires 7.4 mi · Weir, KS
- Hodgeman County Landfill Landfill 14.5 mi · Jetmore, KS
- American Disposal Services of MO Inc Transfer Station 14.6 mi · Galena, KS
- Republic Services Galena Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.6 mi · Galena, KS
- City of Galena Landfill Landfill 14.6 mi · Galena, KS
- Cornejo & Sons Cdr North Landfill Landfill 14.6 mi · Wichita, KS
- Southeast Kansas Recycling Transfer StationRecycling 14.9 mi · Pittsburg, KS
Nearest landfill: Wheatland LF, Columbus — 1.6 mi
Area served
Serves Scammon, Columbus, West Mineral, Weir, Cherokee, Galena, Riverton, Baxter Springs, Pittsburg, McCune, Opolis, Carl Junction, MO.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in Cherokee County, KS.
ZIP 66725 population 5,102.
Kansas solid-waste agency: Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE)