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 Footscray
A short run out to our Braybrook yard, with any amount. 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, Footscray
Scrap metal recycling for Footscray’s renovations and building sites.
Metal Plus buys scrap metal from the people renovating Footscray’s old cottages and weatherboards, and from the builders putting up its apartment towers. That means copper pipe and old wiring, brass tapware, cast iron baths and fireplaces, lead flashing, and the steel, conduit and cable offcuts a construction site throws off.
Our yard at 159 Ashley St, Braybrook is a few suburbs out. A boot or ute load is worth bringing in, because there is no minimum at the gate and copper pays well by the kilo. A building site can have a bin, and the industrial businesses still along the river can have it collected. It is graded in front of you and paid on the spot.
Where the yard is
A short run out west.
The yard is in Braybrook, a few suburbs out from Footscray, so a car boot or ute load is an easy trip. There is no appointment and no minimum at the gate. For a building site producing metal every week, a bin on site saves the trips.
What we see from here
Scrap metal we buy from Footscray.
This is what turns up from Footscray, and roughly who it comes from.
Renovation and rewire
Copper pipe and old wiring out of the cottages and weatherboards. Small by weight and high by value, and worth a trip to the yard however little there is.
Selling scrap copperPeriod fittings
Cast iron baths, fireplace grates, old brass taps and door hardware from houses being brought up to date. Cast iron and brass are each graded on their own, so keep them apart from the steel.
Scrap brass, sorted on siteApartment construction
Offcut reo, steel framing, conduit, cable and ducting from the tower builds. For a site that fills a bin, a bin on the ground swapped as it fills beats a trailer.
How 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
Old houses, new towers.
Footscray and West Footscray are full of Victorian and Edwardian workers’ cottages, weatherboards and interwar houses, and a lot of them are being renovated, rewired and replumbed. That produces good copper: pipe and cable that went in decades before anybody thought of them as worth anything.
At the same time the suburb is growing upwards. Apartment towers are going up around the station and along the river, and every one of those builds produces offcut steel, conduit, cable and framing for as long as it is under construction.
Footscray grew up as an industrial river suburb, and parts of it still work that way. But most of what comes to us from here now is renovation and construction metal rather than factory scrap.
This page covers
- Footscray
- West Footscray
- and the rest of the western suburbs
More of the western suburbs
Questions
Scrap metal questions from Footscray.
The ones we get asked most from Footscray. Anything else, ring and ask.
Call 0452 220 422I am renovating an old house in Footscray. What metal is worth keeping?
The copper above everything: pipe and cable. Then brass taps and fittings, cast iron baths and fireplace grates, and any lead flashing off the roof. Keep each in its own pile if you can, because a mixed load is graded towards the lowest metal in it.
Is a small load worth bringing in from Footscray?
Yes. There is no minimum at the yard, and copper is worth enough per kilo that a boot load is worth the drive. We are open until 6:30pm on weekdays and 5pm on Saturday, and after hours by arrangement.
We are building apartments near the station. Can you take the offcuts?
Yes. Construction sites are a normal job for us, and for a site producing metal every week, a bin swapped as it fills is simpler than booking trucks. Tell us about access and where a bin could sit, and we will work to it.
Do you buy old cast iron baths?
Yes, and fireplaces, grates and old cast iron pipe too. Cast iron is graded separately from steel, so it is worth keeping apart.
Can I get cash for scrap metal in Footscray?
You are paid on the spot at the yard in Braybrook, as soon as the weight is agreed. That is what most people searching for cash for scrap want to know. How a Victorian scrap metal dealer may pay is set by state law, the same for every yard, and our page on the law explains it.
What will I get for scrap from a Footscray renovation?
More than most people expect, if the copper and brass are kept apart from the steel. Those two are among the best-paying metals there are, and old houses are full of them. The figure depends on the metal, its grade, how clean it is and the weight, so 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.