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 Brighton and bayside
Copper, brass and aluminium out of the rebuilds and renovations from St Kilda to Beaumaris. 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, Bayside suburbs
Scrap metal recycling for Brighton, Sandringham and the rest of bayside Melbourne.
Metal Plus buys scrap metal from the builders and demolition contractors knocking down and rebuilding houses along the bay, from the plumbers, electricians and roofers working on the ones being renovated, and from the building managers and body corporates of the flats in St Kilda and Elwood. Most of it is high-value: copper pipe and cable, brass tapware, aluminium windows and stainless from kitchens, with roofing and steel from the knock-downs.
Our yard is in Braybrook, on the other side of Melbourne. A knock-down or strip-out with more than a tonne of metal can have a bin on site, free on demolition jobs and swapped as it fills. From a house, a car boot of copper or brass is worth the drive to the yard, where there is no minimum, and the few factories and industrial sites here can have it collected. Every load is graded in front of you and paid on the spot.
Where the yard is
Across town, and honest about it.
Our yard is in Braybrook, in Melbourne’s west, so from Brighton or Sandringham it is a drive across the city. For a demolition or a rebuild that changes nothing: the bin comes to the site, it is swapped as it fills, and the weights and grades are shown to you every time. For a household it is a long drive, so ring or send a photo first and we will tell you honestly whether the load is worth it.
What we see from here
Scrap metal we buy from the bayside suburbs.
Different regions produce genuinely different loads. This is what turns up from the bayside suburbs, and roughly who it comes from.
Knock-down rebuilds
Roofing, gutters, steel framing, copper pipe and cable from the houses coming down in Brighton, Hampton and Beaumaris. Strip the copper and cable before the excavator arrives, and put the rest in a metal bin rather than the skip.
Demolition scrap metalRenovation and rewire
Copper pipe and old cable out of the period houses of Elsternwick, Caulfield and Elwood. Small by weight and high by value per kilo.
What scrap copper is worthBathrooms and kitchens
Brass tapware and fittings, stainless sinks and benches. Easy to undersell as mixed steel, and each is paid at its own grade kept apart.
Scrap brass taps and fittingsWindows and doors
Aluminium window frames, sliding doors and balustrade from renovations along the bay. Clean aluminium with the glass out is graded higher.
Scrap aluminium, by gradeFlats and body corporate
Roller doors, balustrade, old bike racks, plant room replacements and basement clear-outs from the blocks of flats in St Kilda and Elwood. Ring before a big one.
Trades
Offcuts and old stock off the plumbers’, electricians’ and roofers’ utes: copper, brass, cable and flashing, each kept in its own bucket.
Scrap cable and wireHow 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
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Where we go
Melbourne’s oldest seaside suburbs, rebuilt house by house.
Brighton is one of the oldest suburbs in Melbourne. Henry Dendy’s special survey was sold in March 1841, the town was laid out that spring in the crescent of streets it still has, and by 1846 it was the third biggest town in Port Phillip. The railway reached Brighton Beach in 1861 and Sandringham, then called Gipsy Village, in 1887.
Bayside city was formed in December 1994 from Brighton, Sandringham and parts of Moorabbin and Mordialloc, and its foreshore runs through Brighton, Hampton, Sandringham, Black Rock and Beaumaris, the last two mainly inter- and postwar suburbs. North of it, St Kilda, Elwood, Elsternwick and Caulfield are older and denser, with streets of flats among the period houses.
There is almost no industry here, and the metal comes out of change instead. Big blocks and high property values mean old houses are knocked down and rebuilt, or replaced with townhouses, and every one of those jobs produces roofing, copper pipe, cable and aluminium windows. The renovations in between produce the brass tapware, the stainless and the copper, which are the best-paying metals there are.
Suburbs we cover in the bayside suburbs
- St Kilda
- St Kilda East
- Balaclava
- Ripponlea
- Elwood
- Elsternwick
- Gardenvale
- Caulfield
- Caulfield North
- Caulfield South
- Glen Huntly
- Carnegie
- Brighton
- Brighton East
- Hampton
- Hampton East
- Sandringham
- Highett
- Black Rock
- Beaumaris
- Mentone
- and the rest of the bayside suburbs
Somewhere else in Melbourne?
Questions
Scrap metal questions from the bayside suburbs.
The ones we get asked most from this part of Melbourne.
Call 0452 220 422Do you collect scrap metal from Brighton?
From factories and industrial sites, yes, though there are few around the bay. We do not collect from houses. A demolition or rebuild in Brighton with more than a tonne of metal can have a bin on site instead, and from a house, the yard in Braybrook takes any amount, Monday to Saturday.
We are knocking down a house in Brighton. Can we have a metal bin?
Yes. On a demolition job over a tonne the bin is free, you are paid for the metal that goes in it, and it is swapped as it fills. Pull the copper pipe and cable out first and keep them apart: they are the best-paying metal on the site.
Is a trailer of scrap from Sandringham or Mentone worth the drive?
It depends on what is in it. Copper, brass, cable and aluminium usually are; a trailer of steel and roofing iron often is not, from this far. Ring or send a photo first. If you do come, the yard is open 7am to 6:30pm on weekdays and 7am to 5pm on Saturday, with no minimum.
Do you buy scrap copper and brass from the bayside suburbs?
Yes, and they are the loads most worth the drive: copper pipe, cable and wire, brass taps and fittings. Keep the two apart and take off what steel comes away easily, because clean copper and clean brass are each graded higher.
Can I get cash for scrap metal in Brighton?
You are paid on the spot when the weight is agreed, on a bin swap from a Brighton site as much as at our gate. That is what most people searching for cash for scrap want to know. 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 Brighton and bayside?
The price is set by the metal, its grade, how clean it is and the weight, not by the suburb, at the prices per kg we publish. Bayside renovation scrap is often worth more than people expect, because it is mostly copper, brass and stainless. 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.