Sell Your Scrap Metal in Elk Grove Village

Tungsten carbide scrap

Machine shops across the Village’s business park burn through carbide tooling — inserts, end mills, drills, reamers, wear parts. We buy it by the pound at top-of-market prices, grade it in front of you, and pay on the spot.

Copper wire & cable

Electrical contractors and data-center work across Elk Grove generate constant copper: pulled wire, tray cable, service entrance, busbar. Any quantity, clean or mixed.

Brass scrap

Machine-shop turnings, plumbing fittings, valves, and meters from the Village’s manufacturers and mechanical contractors — graded by type, not lumped together.

Nobody has to tell you how dense the Village’s business park is: more than 5,600 businesses and 400-plus manufacturers, the second-largest manufacturing workforce in Illinois. Machine shops across the park go through carbide inserts, end mills, and drills every single week — and most of that used tooling is money sitting in a drum waiting for a buyer who actually shows up.

Elk Grove is also a data-center hub, which means steady electrical surplus: decommissioned cable, busbar, UPS units, and switchgear when facilities refresh. And the contractors wiring those buildings generate copper scrap on every job. We’re ten minutes away — text a photo in the morning and we can have it picked up the same day.

Do you buy carbide scrap from machine shops in Elk Grove Village?

Yes — that’s our bread and butter. Inserts, end mills, drills, and turnings from shops across the business park. We’ll place a collection drum at your shop and pick it up on your schedule.

Do you buy electrical surplus from data centers?

Yes. Decommissioned cable, busbar, switchgear, UPS units, and panels from facility refreshes and teardowns across Elk Grove Village. One buyer for the whole lot.

How do I get today’s price?

Text a photo of your pile to 312-880-8174 and we’ll tell you what grade it is and what we’re paying today — same day, no games. We don’t publish per-pound prices because the market moves too fast for that.

Do you offer same-day pickup in Elk Grove Village?

Yes. We’re based in Rolling Meadows, minutes away — same-day pickup across the Village for copper, brass, and carbide.

Do I need an ID to sell scrap in Illinois?

Yes. Illinois law requires scrap buyers to record a photo ID for every purchase. Bring a valid ID — that’s the whole paperwork side of the deal.

Based in Rolling Meadows, we buy scrap metal across the Chicago area, including Bensenville, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Mount Prospect. See all service areas.