Weighed in front of you
You watch the load go on the scales and you see the reading yourself. Nothing gets weighed out the back.
Cash for scrap metal in Altona
Altona North’s industrial sites and Altona’s homes, just past Brooklyn from our yard. Weighed in front of you, paid on the spot.
- Open till 6:30pm weekdays
- Weighed in front of you
- Paid on the spot
We buy Copper, Aluminium, Brass, Stainless steel, Steel and heavy metal, Cable and wire, Car bodies, Lead, Batteries, Electric motors, Alloy wheels, Radiators, Catalytic converters, Offcuts, Site clearance.
Why people use this yard
Paid on the spot
Settled the moment the weight is agreed. No invoice to wait on and nobody to chase next week.
Open till 6:30pm weekdays
Two hours after most Melbourne yards shut, 5pm on Saturday, and after hours by arrangement if you ring ahead.
No minimum at the yard
A boot load is weighed the same way as a truck load. Factories and industrial sites, we collect.
Scrap metal recycling, Altona
Scrap metal recycling for Altona North’s industry and Altona’s homes.
Metal Plus buys scrap metal from the manufacturers, engineering shops, transport yards and process plants of Altona North and the Kororoit Creek Road corridor, and from the households and renovators of Altona, Seaholme and Altona Meadows. Stainless and steel pipework, tanks, racking, production offcuts and copper out of the older houses near the beach are the regular loads.
Altona North backs onto Brooklyn, and our yard at 159 Ashley St, Braybrook is just past it. Factories and industrial sites here are collected from on a short run, and a site that fills a bin has it swapped as it fills. From a house it is an easy trip to the yard, where there is no minimum. Graded in front of you, paid on the spot.
Where the yard is
Just past Brooklyn.
Altona North backs onto Brooklyn, and the yard is just past Brooklyn and Tottenham, in Braybrook. That makes the industrial sites here a short run for our trucks, and a trailer load from a house an easy trip in, with no appointment and no minimum at the gate.
What we see from here
Scrap metal we buy from Altona.
This is what turns up from Altona, and roughly who it comes from.
Plant and process industry
Stainless pipework, vessels, tanks, valves and structural steel from shutdowns and upgrades at the industrial and chemical sites. Stainless kept apart from mild steel is paid at its own grade.
The stainless grades we buyFactories and workshops
Offcuts, drops, turnings, racking and worn plant from the manufacturers, engineering shops and transport yards in Altona North. A steady supply suits a bin on site.
Scrap steel and site binsHomes near the beach
Copper pipe, old wiring, roofing and fencing out of the houses in Altona and Seaholme, and garage clear-outs. Brass taps and copper are worth bringing in however little there is.
Scrap brass taps and fittingsHow it works
Four steps, and you are paid before you leave.
- 01
Ring us or send a photo
Tell us roughly what you have got. A photo from your phone is usually enough for us to say whether it is worth bringing in and what to expect.
- 02
Bring it to the yard
Drive it into the Braybrook yard Monday to Saturday, or at another time by arrangement. Any amount, and no appointment. Factories and industrial sites can book a pickup instead.
- 03
Weighed in front of you
Your load goes on the scales while you watch. You see the reading and you get the docket. Nothing is weighed out the back where you cannot see it.
- 04
Paid on the spot
Sorted the moment the weight is agreed. You are not waiting on an invoice and you are not chasing anybody next week.
Three ways to sell
However much you have got, there is a way to move it.
Drop off at the yard
Pull in, get weighed, get paid. No appointment and no minimum. We are open until 6:30pm on weekdays and 5pm on Saturday, and after hours by arrangement.
- No minimum quantity
- Weighed while you watch
- Paid before you leave
Industrial pickup
For factories and industrial sites across Greater Melbourne. Tell us what the site produces and roughly how much, and we will bring the right truck.
- Factories and industrial sites
- Right truck for the load
- Paid on collection
Bins for bigger jobs
Scrap bins dropped on site for jobs over a tonne. Factories, demolition, construction and site clearance. We swap them out as they fill.
- For loads over 1 tonne
- Swapped as they fill
- Ongoing contracts welcome
Weighing and payment
You watch the scales. That is the whole policy.
The single most common worry people have about selling scrap is that the weight will not be right and there is no way to check. So we took the question off the table.
- Your load is weighed where you can see it. Nothing goes out the back and comes back with a number on it.
- You get a docket with the weight on it. Written down, in your hand, before anything is settled.
- Grades are shown to you, not just quoted. If your copper is two different grades we will separate it in front of you and explain why.
- Payment is settled on the spot. Once the weight is agreed, that is it. No invoice, no waiting.
- 5+
- Years in the trade
- 4,000+
- Tonnes recycled each year
- 50
- Trucks and bins on the road
- 150+
- Collections a week
Reviews
What people actually say.
Every one of these is a real review on our Google profile, word for word. Click any of them and check.
See all reviews on Google- Tom Ison
Read Tom Ison's review on GoogleDawood is one of the nicest lads you’ll meet. Clearly communicated on the phone and was a pleasure to deal with. Had to get rid of these wheels asap and he took care of me with a fair payment.
Would highly recommend his service, easy and straightforward.
- Ben Salads
Read Ben Salads's review on GoogleGood experience, good customers service, best prices for scrap coppers in Melbourne. On the spot payments.
Good people
- Luc Tran
Read Luc Tran's review on GoogleGreat service, fast service, no issues, good pricing, They paid instantly and much better rate than other metal recyclers yard across Melbourne,
- Nathan Barca
Read Nathan Barca's review on GoogleWas looking for a scrap metal place and couldn’t find one that dealt with small amounts, Dawood from Metalplus was very quick honest and helpful, i am definitely coming back.
- Syafiq Azroy
Read Syafiq Azroy's review on GoogleI recently had an old accident-damaged car that I needed to get rid of while I was in Bendigo. After searching on Google, I found MetalPlus in Melbourne, and I’m really glad I chose them.
The whole process was smooth and hassle-free. They were professional, easy to deal with, and offered me a fair price for my car. When I dropped the car off, everything was handled quickly, and I received my payment without any issues.
I’m very happy with the service I received and would definitely recommend MetalPlus to anyone looking to sell a scrap or unwanted car. Great experience overall!
- Joseph Robinson
Read Joseph Robinson's review on GoogleGreat service, best copper price in the market Dawood helped heaps Will be back
- Max Bruton
Read Max Bruton's review on GoogleGreat service, great prices with reliability and easy to work with attitude. Will definitely be back for future business.
- Arthur Lamaris
Read Arthur Lamaris's review on GoogleGreat service. Efficient and payment received on the spot. Couldn’t recommend higher.
- Mark Killmister
Read Mark Killmister's review on GoogleFriendly staff extremely helpful good money paid for Scrap!!! highly recommend
- Benji Hibberd
Read Benji Hibberd's review on GoogleVery good service top bloke looks after his customers great experience
Been in and had a good run? A review takes a minute and it genuinely helps. Leave one here, or just ring 0452 220 422.
Where we go
Coal, oil and chemicals, beside the beach.
Altona took its name from the homestead of Alfred Langhorne, who leased the land around 1842, and the homestead took it from a town on the Elbe outside Hamburg. A coal company started boring here in 1881, but it found brown coal and water rather than black coal, and the mine was finished by 1919.
Industry came with oil. A refinery opened east of Seaholme in 1924, Vacuum Oil began refining at Altona in 1949, and in 1961 the first plant of a petrochemical complex beside Kororoit Creek Road came into production, with synthetic rubber and chemical works following it. The 1949 refinery ran until 2021, when it became a fuel import terminal.
So Altona is two places. Altona North and the Kororoit Creek Road corridor are industrial, full of plant, pipework, tanks and the steel that keeps them running. Altona, Seaholme and Altona Meadows are houses, from postwar blocks near the beach to newer estates, being renovated and rebuilt like the rest of the west.
This page covers
- Altona
- Altona North
- Seaholme
- Altona Meadows
- and the rest of the western suburbs
More of the western suburbs
Questions
Scrap metal questions from Altona.
The ones we get asked most from Altona. Anything else, ring and ask.
Call 0452 220 422Do you collect from industrial sites in Altona North?
Yes, and it is one of our shorter runs. Ring with what you have, roughly how much, and where a truck can get to it, or send a photo through the form.
We have a shutdown coming up. Can you take the scrap?
Yes. Stainless and steel pipework, tanks, vessels and structural steel are all metal we buy, and over a shutdown a bin on site, swapped as it fills, usually beats booking trucks. Tanks and pipework have to be empty and drained. Ring before it starts and tell us what is coming out.
Do you collect from houses in Altona?
No. Pickup is for factories and industrial sites. From a house in Altona, Seaholme or Altona Meadows, the yard in Braybrook takes any amount, open 7am to 6:30pm on weekdays and 7am to 5pm on Saturday.
Is stainless worth more than steel?
Yes, well above mild steel, as long as it is kept out of the steel bin. Most stainless will not hold a magnet, which is the quickest way to sort it on site, and we show you which grade yours came out as.
Can I get cash for scrap metal in Altona?
You are paid on the spot when the weight is agreed, whether we collect from a site in Altona North or you bring a load to Braybrook. That is usually what people searching for cash for scrap are after. How a scrap metal dealer in Victoria may pay is set by state law for every yard, and our page on the law explains it.
What are scrap metal prices like in Altona?
The same as anywhere we buy: the metal, its grade, how clean it is and the weight decide it, at the prices per kg we publish. On plant and pipework it is the stainless grade that moves the number most, so keep it apart. Ring or send a photo and we will tell you what to expect.
Got metal sitting there doing nothing?
Ring us and we will tell you what it is worth and whether it is worth bringing in. Takes two minutes and it costs you nothing to ask.