Facility details
- Address
- 311 Tower Rd
Waupaca, WI 54981 - Phone
- (715) 258-6611
- Website
- waupacafoundry.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Waupaca County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070739566
Programs on file: BR WID006133441
Interest types: HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER
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
- Alter Metal Recycling Metals 0.7 mi · Waupaca, WI
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- Weyauwega Yard Waste Site City Transfer Station 6.9 mi · Weyauwega, WI
- Waupaca City Transfer/Woodburning/Recycling Transfer Station 7.3 mi · Little Wolf, WI
- Mukwa Transfer Station 14.6 mi · Mukwa, WI
- Graveyard Auto Metals 16.6 mi · Hortonville, WI
- Village of Almond Transfer Station 18.5 mi · Almond, WI
- Portage County Sanitary Landfill Landfill 20.1 mi · Custer, WI
- Portage County Waste Transfer Facility Transfer Station 22.9 mi · Plover, WI
Nearest landfill: Portage County Sanitary Landfill, Custer — 20.1 mi
Area served
Serves Waupaca, King, Weyauwega, Scandinavia, Ogdensburg, Manawa, Amherst, Pine River, Fremont, Wild Rose.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in Waupaca County, WI.
ZIP 54981 population 15,064.
Wisconsin solid-waste agency: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)