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Eco-Friendly, Recycling & Sustainability·July 12, 2025

Metal Recycling 101: What Items Can Be Melted and Reused?

By Fred Siegel, Fred’s Junk Removal · Old Town 92110

Appliances, bed frames, filing cabinets, BBQ bodies, and scrap pipe are metal. We pull them for scrap instead of burying them. TVs are e-waste, not scrap metal. A sofa is not scrap until we strip the frame.

A metal frame or appliance is $69 curbside as an item. Mixed scrap in a garage prices by volume. No fuel tanks, no sealed drums.

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ZIP 91902 — BonitaZIP 91910 — Chula VistaZIP 91911 — Chula VistaZIP 91913 — Chula VistaZIP 91914 — Chula VistaZIP 91915 — EastlakeZIP 91915 — EastlakeZIP 91932 — Imperial BeachZIP 91941 — La MesaZIP 91942 — La MesaZIP 91945 — Lemon GroveZIP 91950 — National CityZIP 91977 — La Presa, Spring ValleyZIP 91978 — Spring ValleyZIP 92037 — La JollaZIP 92071 — SanteeZIP 92101 — DowntownZIP 92102 — Golden Hill, South ParkZIP 92103 — Hillcrest, Mission HillsZIP 92104 — North ParkZIP 92105 — City HeightsZIP 92106 — Point LomaZIP 92107 — Ocean BeachZIP 92108 — Mission ValleyZIP 92108 — Mission ValleyZIP 92109 — Mission Beach, Pacific BeachZIP 92110 — Old TownZIP 92111 — Kearny Mesa, Linda VistaZIP 92113 — Logan HeightsZIP 92114 — Encanto, Lomita, SkylineZIP 92115 — College GroveZIP 92116 — Kensington, Talmadge, University HeightsZIP 92117 — Clairemont MesaZIP 92118 — CoronadoZIP 92119 — Lake Murray, San CarlosZIP 92120 — Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Lake MurrayZIP 92121 — Sorrento ValleyZIP 92122 — University CityZIP 92123 — Serra MesaZIP 92124 — TierrasantaZIP 92126 — Mira MesaZIP 92130 — Carmel ValleyZIP 92131 — Scripps RanchZIP 92139 — Paradise ValleyZIP 92154 — Otay MesaZIP 92173 — San Ysidro

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