Facility details
- Address
- 43 Yard Loop
Baxter, KY 40806 - Phone
- (606) 573-3366
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Harlan County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110056355028
Programs on file: Emissions inventory 5951011 · NPDES permit KYR003169
Interest types: AIR MINOR, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2017-06-01
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
- Harlan County Recycling Center Recycling 1.8 mi · Baxter, KY
- Harlan County Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.1 mi · Baxter, KY
- Harlan Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.1 mi · Coldiron, KY
- Lee County Solid Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 17.7 mi · Jonesville, VA
- Robbins Recycling Recycling 19.7 mi · Calvin, KY
- Leslie Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.8 mi · Hyden, KY
- Rumpke - Leslie County Transfer Station Transfer Station 20.9 mi · Hyden, KY
- Leslie Co Transfer Station Transfer Station 21.2 mi · Hyden, KY
- Bell County Transfer Station Transfer Station 24.7 mi · Pineville, KY
Nearest landfill: Wise County Sanitary Landfill, Norton — 33.6 mi
Area served
Serves Baxter, Ages Brookside, Loyall, Bledsoe, Coalgood, Dayhoit, Grays Knob, Putney, Mary Alice, Gulston, Wallins Creek, Cawood.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Harlan County, KY.
ZIP 40806 population 1,827.
Kentucky solid-waste agency: Kentucky Division of Waste Management