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Our Mission

“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”.

What We Buy
  • Copper
  • Brass
  • Bronze
  • Insulated Copper Wire
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Painted Siding
  • Zinc
  • Magnesium
  • Lead
  • Lead Alloys
  • Nickel
  • Stainless Steel
  • Hi Temperature Alloys
  • Electric Motors
  • Steel
  • Cast Iron
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Mixed Office Paper
  • Whole Computers (CPU’s)
  • Tanks with No Valve
What We Don't Buy
  • Batteries
  • Capacitors
  • Shopping Carts
  • Street Signs
  • Irrigation Pipe
  • Beer/Soda Kegs
  • Any Item w/a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
  • Sealed Transformers
  • Any Railroad Track Material
  • Cemetery Markers, Urns or Vases
  • Old Pay Phones
  • Cast Iron Manhole Covers or Grates
  • Lighting Ballasts Containing PCB’s
  • Asbestos Containing Materials
  • Cell Phones, TVs, and Computer Peripherals (keyboard,mouse)
  • Sealed Containers incl: Tanks w/Valves Attached
What We Don't Buy
  • Smoke Detectors and Any Other Potentially Radioactive Materials
  • Hazardous or Toxic Substances of Any Kind
  • Military Scrap incl: Brass Shells w/o a Corresponding Bill of Sale From the Federal Government
  • Drums or Containers That Once Held Solvents, Freon or Other CFC’s, Paints, Any Oil Products, or Any Hazardous Products
  • Catalytic Converters Not Attached to a Car
  • Food and Beverage Containers
SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR AUTOMOBILES AND APPLIANCES

Appliances: accepted only if the CFC’s, and compressors have been properly removed. Microwave ovens without the door are acceptable.

At our Sanford facility, automobiles are accepted only if the freon charge has been properly removed from the air conditioning system. The battery, gas tank, and all fluids (including transmission and motor oil and antifreeze) also must be removed before entering Lee Iron & Metal Co., Inc. At our Lillington facility, we will accept your automobile "as is".

In all cases, we must have the title if the vehicle is less than ten (10) years old.