Do not place any scrap metal in your curbside recycling. The only metal that belongs in your curbside recycling are aluminum and steel cans. 

 

Other scrap metal like car parts, appliances, license plates, wire hangers and hot water tanks can be recycled at a local scrap yard or through a community scrap metal drop-off for residents. Check with your community. 

Before recycling a license plate, we recommend cutting it in some way so it cannot be used by someone else.

 

For a list of scrap metal recyclers, see our Business Recycling Directory. There may be a small fee to remove Freon refrigerant from refrigerators, air conditioners and dehumidifiers.