Scrap metal is often the bulkiest and heaviest material collected at municipal transfer/recycling facilities. Recycling scrap metal will help save thousands of dollars in avoided disposal costs, and will conserve limited landfill space. It also conserves natural resources by replacing the need for virgin raw materials with recycled scrap metal to produce new metal goods! Recycling one ton of scrap metal saves: 2,500 pounds of iron ore! 1,400 pounds of coal! 120 pounds of limestone!

Compressed gas cylinders/tanks must be empty before drop-off.  If you have metal appliances to recycle please see: Appliances/White Goods. 

For commercial/industrial refrigerators/freezers/HVACs, the refrigerant must be removed prior to disposal.  Contact a refrigeration service company for refrigerant removal service and documentation.

West Hawai‘i

In Kona, clean scrap metals may be taken to two locations:

• Atlas Recycling Centers
  Mon - Fri: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  74-5599 Pawai Place, Kailua-Kona
  329-6868 (Please call first)
• The Kealakehe Recycling & Transfer Station
  Daily 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI
  For more information, please call Big Island Scrap Metal at 935-9328 or email biscrap@hawaii.rr.com.

East Hawai‘i

In East Hawai‘i, clean scrap metals may be taken to six locations:

• Atlas Recycling Centers
  Mon - Fri: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Sat & Sun: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  30 Maka‘ala St., Hilo
  935-9328 (Please call first)
• Mr. K's Recycle & Redemption
  Sunday - Saturday 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  815 Kino'ole St., Hilo (next to K's Drive-In & Kadota Liquors)
  969-1222
  Accepting aluminum, copper, bronze, stainless steel, brass and other non-ferrous metals.
• Reynolds Recycling
  Tues - Sat: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  1260 Kīlauea St., Hilo
  935-5679 (Please call first)
• Hilo Recycling & Transfer Station
  Daily 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  For more information, please call Big Island Scrap Metal at 935-9328 or email biscrap@hawaii.rr.com.
• Kea‘au Recycling & Transfer Station
  Sunday - Saturday 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  No commercial metal accepted at this location.
• Pāhoa Recycling & Transfer Station
  Sunday - Saturday 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  No commercial metal accepted at this location.

All Recycling Points and Transfer Stations are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

Copper

New copper regulations:

In July of 2007, Act 197 was enacted by the Hawai‘i State Legislature to deter copper theft. This law establishes new rules for scrap dealers and redeemers.

Atlas Recycling, Mr. K's Recycle & Redemption and Reynolds Recycling buy back copper. The payout amount is according to type and weight.  Customers must be at least eighteen years old and have a valid picture ID. The paperwork received from the recycler must be notarized. Once the notarized document is returned to the recycler, a payment is issued by check only. The notarized paperwork is kept on file, as required by law.
Visit Reynolds Recycling's website, for more information about copper buy back with Reynolds Recycling.