Facility details
- Address
- 119 6th Ave NE
St Cloud, MN 56304 - Phone
- (320) 251-5980
- Website
- northernmetalrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Metals, Recycling
- County
- Benton County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- EMR St. Cloud (Northern Metal Recycling); Northern Metal Recycling-St Cloud MN
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
- Python's Recycling 0.3 mi · St Cloud, MN
- Waste Management Of Minnesota, Inc. Transfer Station 0.3 mi · Saint Cloud, MN
- WM - St. Cloud Hauling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Saint Cloud, MN
- Midway Iron and Metal, Inc. Metals 0.6 mi · St. Cloud, MN
- Integrated Recycling Technologies Recycling 1.4 mi · St Cloud, MN
- Onyx Central Minnesota Recycling 2.0 mi · St Cloud, MN
- Republic Services Minden Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.8 mi · St. Cloud, MN
- Minden Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Saint Cloud, MN
- Tri-County Organics Recycling 2.9 mi · St Cloud, MN
- Minden Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.1 mi · St Cloud, MN
Nearest landfill: Henkemeyer Landfill, Sauk Rapids — 6.2 mi
Area served
Serves Saint Cloud, Waite Park, Sauk Rapids, Sartell, Saint Joseph, Saint Stephen, Rockville, Collegeville, Clear Lake, Clearwater, Rice, Cold Spring.
County context
One of 5 recycling centers in Benton County, MN.
ZIP 56304 population 17,281.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)