Facility details
- Address
- 7252 Broussard #B
Olmito, TX 78575 - Phone
- (956) 592-8022
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Cameron County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070366086, 110071155654
Programs on file: NPDES permit TXR05DF38 · NPDES permit TXR05FC12
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
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
- Joes Scrap Metal Metals 0.6 mi · Olmito, TX
- Suntrack Supply Services Recycling 0.9 mi · Olmito, TX
- City of Brownsville Landfill Landfill 5.9 mi · Brownsville, TX
- JP Metals Recycling Recycling 5.9 mi · San Benito, TX
- Laureles Metals Metals 7.0 mi · San Benito, TX
- RDA Technologies Recycling 7.6 mi · Brownsville, TX
- City of Brownsville Recycling Center Recycling 7.8 mi · Brownsville, TX
- Jim Wilkinson Iron & Metal Recycling 7.9 mi · Brownsville, TX
- Brownsville Scrap Paper Inc. Recycling 8.0 mi · Brownsville, TX
- J & M Recycling Recycling 8.0 mi · Brownsville, TX
Nearest landfill: City of Brownsville Landfill, Brownsville — 5.9 mi
Area served
Serves Olmito, Brownsville, San Benito, Los Fresnos, Los Indios, Port Isabel.
County context
One of 25 recycling centers in Cameron County, TX.
ZIP 78575 population 4,728.
Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)