Facility details
- Address
- 701 North 19th St
Middlesboro, KY 40965 - Phone
- (606) 248-1203
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Bell County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
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
- Bell Co Garbage & Refuse Disposal Transfer Station 0.3 mi · Middlesboro, KY
- Bell County Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.6 mi · Pineville, KY
- Clairborne County Convenience Center-Sunnyside Transfer Station 6.0 mi · Cumberland Gap, TN
- Robbins Recycling Recycling 9.4 mi · Calvin, KY
- Clairborne County Convenience Center-Clairfield Transfer Station 11.9 mi · Clairfield, TN
- Abner Metals Recycling 13.7 mi · Tazewell, TN
- Clairborne County Convenience Center-County Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.4 mi · New Tazewell, TN
- Claiborne County LF Landfill 16.1 mi · New Tazewell, TN
- Knox Recycling, LLC Recycling 18.6 mi · Bimble, KY
- Scrap Mart Recycling 19.6 mi · Tazewell, TN
Nearest landfill: Claiborne County LF, New Tazewell — 16.1 mi
Area served
Serves Middlesboro, Cumberland Gap, TN, Pruden, TN, Pineville, Calvin, Harrogate, TN, Trosper, Ewing, VA, Miracle, Frakes, Speedwell, TN, Fourmile.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Bell County, KY.
ZIP 40965 population 11,698.
Kentucky solid-waste agency: Kentucky Division of Waste Management