Lee Iron & Metal Co., Inc. is proud to remain a family owned and operated recycling business. 

LIMCO, founded in 1975, has a deep commitment to safety, integrity and service.  Headquartered in Sanford, NC, LIMCO is a regional processor of scrap metals and post-consumer recyclables.  

With satellite locations in Raleigh, NC and Lillington, NC LIMCO is able to provide central North Carolina with quality recycling services.  Our yards have the flexibility and equipment to serve industrial customers, both large and small, demolition contractors and any other type of scrap metal generator.  

LIMCO is an active member of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and the newly formed Recycling Association of North Carolina.

Lee Iron & Metal Co. intends to be a responsible and respected member of the scrap recycling industry. We will achieve these goals while never losing scope of the safety & health of our employees, the concerns about our environment and the interests of our community.

Lee Iron and Metal in Sanford, NC, along with our satellite locations, is ideally situated to provide container service for industrial customers and demolition contractors as well as the general public. Our service area includes all of central North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. 

For our Industrial and Demolition Contractors, we offer on-site consultation to help you sort and contain your scrap recyclables, so that you consistently get the highest return for your scrap products. 

Lee Iron and Metal has the equipment to process all types of scrap metal and many post consumer recyclables in a safe, environmentally friendly manner. For example, we have a 10,000 square foot building devoted to storing machine shop turnings and other oily scrap. With the oil collection and storage system, LIMCO can guarantee that a customers machine shop turnings never come into contact with the environment. Lee Iron and Metal is committed to providing our customers with prompt, professional service in a safe, eco-friendly manner. 

And don’t forget that LIMCO is one of the largest independent recyclers of cardboard in central North Carolina! 

So besides merely picking up your recyclables, call us to take advantage of the many services we can provide to your company.

The nature of Lee Iron & Metal Co’s. Inc. operation has a positive impact on the environment through the conservation of metals and other non-renewable resources. Consistent with these core operations, it is Lee Iron & Metal’s overall goal to accomplish its business objectives while striving for an injury-free workplace, minimizing pollution and providing the best quality products to our customers.

We recognize that the responsibilities for safety, health, environment and quality are shared, requiring cooperation not only between employees and their supervisors, but among and between all those who assume the various roles within the company.

Lee Iron & Metal Co. will continually improve its safety, health, environment and quality systems and performance. This will include the setting of safety, health, environment and quality goals while taking into consideration our business, financial, operational and legal requirements as well as the views of interested parties.