Facility details
- Address
- 3850 1st Ave W
Willmar, MN 56201 - Phone
- (320) 235-6789
- Website
- northernmetalrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Metals, Recycling
- County
- Kandiyohi County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Northern Metal Recycling-Willmar MN
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110008805533, 110068617688
Programs on file: MN-TEMPO 10860 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler MNS000157164 · MN-TEMPO 150663
Interest types: VSQG
EPA record updated 2016-06-03
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
- S.W. Inc Recycling 0.2 mi · Willmar, MN
- City of Willmar Transfer Station 3.6 mi · Willmar, MN
- West Central Sanitation Transfer Station 3.9 mi · Wilmar, MN
- Kandiyohi County Sanitary Landfill Landfill 11.0 mi · New London, MN
- C&D Landfill Inc Landfill 19.9 mi · Hawick, MN
Nearest landfill: Kandiyohi County Sanitary Landfill, New London — 11.0 mi
Area served
Serves Willmar, Pennock, Kandiyohi, Raymond, Kerkhoven, Spicer, Prinsburg, Blomkest, Atwater, New London.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Kandiyohi County, MN.
ZIP 56201 population 24,860.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)