Facility details
- Address
- 1753 Beloit Ave
Janesville, WI 53546 - Phone
- (608) 756-2555
- Website
- altermetalrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Metals, Recycling
- County
- Rock County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Alter Metal Recycling
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
- Universal Recycling Technologies Recycling 0.8 mi · Janesville, WI
- Janesville Jacks Hauling Service Transfer Station 2.0 mi · Janesville, WI
- Stateline Recycling | Janesville Recycling 2.6 mi · Janesville, WI
- Waste Management Transfer Station 3.6 mi · Janesville, WI
- City of Janesville Landfill Landfill 3.6 mi · Janesville, WI
- GFL Janesville Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Janesville, WI
- City of Janesville Recycling Recycling 3.7 mi · Janesville, WI
- WM WI - Janesville Transfer Station 3.8 mi · Janesville, WI
- Waste Management Transfer Station 3.9 mi · Janesville, WI
- Sherman Sanitation Services Transfer Station 4.3 mi · Janesville, WI
Nearest landfill: City of Janesville Landfill, Janesville — 3.6 mi
Area served
Serves Janesville, Afton, Beloit, Milton, Avalon, Footville, Clinton, Orfordville, South Beloit, IL, Darien, Edgerton.
County context
One of 11 recycling centers in Rock County, WI.
ZIP 53546 population 29,482.
Wisconsin solid-waste agency: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)