Colorado Scrap Metal Prices - USA

Colorado, the Centennial State, is a mountain state with a population of close to 6 Million inhabitants. It has a unique history in the sense that already 13000 years ago, Native Americans were living there.

Known in the world for its beautiful nature and the "Rocky Mountains", you would almost forget it's a thriving state with a lot of other things going for it. With regards to scrap metal it's important to know that Colorado has a long mining history, which is a huge part of the economy. And manufacturing is also a big player and on the rise ever more. So there's a lot of money to be made in scrap metal.

The laws surrounding buying and selling scrap metal in Colorado are much more relaxed than other states, making it it much more convenient to make money selling scrap metal in Colorado.

Firstly, all scrap yards will keep records of all transactions for at least 2 years. When scrapping a vehicle the scrap yard is required to check it against the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System. Make sure that you can proof that the cars registered owner has given you permission to scrap the car. The final law is only important for scrap yard owners. Law enforcement have the ability to hold any material for upto 5 days while they conduct an investigation.

Below is a list of cities in Colorado for which we have looked up the latest scrap metal prices and the best scrap yards.

Best Scrap Yards in Colorado

We have done research to find the best scrap yards in Colorado. Denver is the state capital and its metropolitan area is home 3 million people, over 50% of the population of the the state. With so many people there is great opportunity to find and sell scrap metal.

There are lots of great scrap yards in Denver. Three that we recommend are MSJS Appliance & Scrap Metal Recycling, A Better Recycler LLC and Denver Metal Recycling. All of these are great options and offer competitive prices. Colorado's largest city by area and second biggest by populations is Colorado Springs.

For those around the Colorado Springs area we have narrowed down the scrap yards to three that we recommend which are: Urban Recycling, Koscove Metal and Colorado Industrial Recycling.

Aurora, the third largest city in Colorado, has been thought of in the past as a suburb of Denver. However, in the past few decades the population has increased and now its population is half of that of Denver. The scrap yards that we recommend are: Junk Car Boys Aurora, JC Removal and Atlas Metal & Iron Corp.