Facility details
- Address
- 1555 Highway 36
Brenham, TX 77833 - Phone
- (979) 830-9060
- Website
- bigcompany.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Washington County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070362851
Programs on file: NPDES permit TXR05DL24 · NPDES permit TXR05FP02 · NPDES permit TXR05FY30 · NPDES permit TXR05GD51 · NPDES permit TXR05GE55
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2025-02-16
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
- Washingtion County Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Brenham, TX
- City of Brenham Recycling Center Recycling 1.7 mi · Brenham, TX
- City of Brenham Transfer Station Facility Transfer Station 2.6 mi · Brenham, TX
- Fayette County Public Collection Station And Recycling Recycling 20.8 mi · Round Top, TX
- City of Hempstead Transfer Station Facility Transfer Station 21.1 mi · Hempstead, TX
- County Waste Inc Transfer Station 21.1 mi · Sealy, TX
- Fayette County Public Collection Station And Recycling Recycling 23.0 mi · Fayetteville, TX
- Navasota Scrap Metal Metals 23.4 mi · Navasota, TX
- Recycle Station City of Navasota Recycling 23.9 mi · Navasota, TX
Nearest landfill: Rock Prairie Road Landfill, College Station — 29.4 mi
Area served
Serves Brenham, Burton, Bleiblerville, Chappell Hill, Industry.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Washington County, TX.
ZIP 77833 population 28,234.
Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)