Peterborough Iron & Metal Inc
740 Erskine Ave, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Scrap Metal in Peterborough - Top Dollars Paid! At Peterborough Iron & Metal we have certified scales that are calibrated several times a year. We use a state of the art software program that will link your whole experience together eliminating any chance of error. We are your #1 choice for metal recycling!

Your experience at Peterborough Iron & Metal will be like no other scrap yard you have been to before! Our friendly staff and clean unloading area will make your experience one to remember.
We pay top dollar for you unwanted scrap metal!
We pay cash on the spot with a receipt every time
We provide staff to help out with unloading
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Make Money with Peterborough Iron & Metal Recycling your Scrap Metal
This is a family run business that is dedicated to our customers and building our brand!

We do Bin and Container services ( we will leave bins and pick up when full also will have a reoccurring bin placement)
We buy - Copper, Brass, Aluminum, Stainless steel, Batteries.
We buy- Cars, Trucks, End of life trucks, End of life fleets, Farm equipment, Obsolete equipment.
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We will pick up your scrap
We PAY CASH ON THE SPOT.
We pay best prices in town!
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We do monthly prizes (Draws for dinners T.V. sets etc.)
We do Demolition (buildings, houses, factories etc.)
We provide towing and TILT AND LOAD services.

The steel industry has been actively recycling for more than 150 years, in large part because it is economically advantageous to do so. It is cheaper to recycle steel than to mine iron ore and manipulate it through the production process to form new steel. Steel does not lose any of its inherent physical properties during the recycling process, and has drastically reduced energy and material requirements compared with refinement from iron ore. The energy saved by recycling reduces the annual energy consumption of the industry by about 75%, which is enough to power eighteen million homes for one year. According to the International Resource Panel's Metal Stocks in Society report, the per capita stock of steel in use in Australia, Canada, the European Union EU15, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, New Zealand and the USA combined is 7085kg (about 860 million people in 2005).

Basic oxygen steelmaking (BOS) uses between 25 and 35% recycled steel to make new steel. BOS steel usually contains lower concentrations of residual elements such as copper, nickel and molybdenum and is therefore more malleable than electric arc furnace (EAF) steel and is often used to make automotive fenders, tin cans, industrial drums or any product with a large degree of cold working. EAF steelmaking uses almost 100% recycled steel. This steel contains greater concentrations of residual elements that cannot be removed through the application of oxygen and lime. It is used to make structural beams, plates, reinforcing bar and other products that require little cold working. Downcycling of steel by hard-to-separate impurities such as copper or tin can only be prevented by well-aimed scrap selection or dilution by pure steel. Recycling one metric ton (1,000 kilograms) of steel saves 1.1 metric tons of iron ore, 630 kilograms of coal, and 55 kilograms of limestone.