What Counts as Scrap
Major appliances
- Washers
- Dryers
- Refrigerators
- Freezers
- Stoves
- Dishwashers
Refrigerators, freezers and AC equipment are accepted as part of the scrap pickup.
HVAC and plumbing
- Condensers
- Air handlers
- Ductwork
- Water heaters
- Copper pipe
- Cast iron pipe
Contractor tear-outs are routine here. A change-out that leaves a condenser and an old water heater on the pad gets one flat number rather than a per-piece tally.
Structural and outdoor
- Chain link fencing
- Metal fencing
- Gutters
- Roofing metal
- Sheds
- Carport frames
Dismantled or still standing, say which when you call. A shed that still has to come apart is labor, and labor is what the quote is built from.
Household metal
- Bed frames
- Filing cabinets
- Shelving
- Grills
- Patio furniture
- Exercise equipment
This is the category that most often rides along with a cleanout. Folded into a job that is already booked, it does not trigger the separate $150 minimum.
Automotive and mixed
- Wheels and rims
- Tool boxes
- Shop metal
- Garage cleanout metal
Sorting is not your job. Mixed loads are fine -- metal, appliances, and other scrap material can go together. A pile holding a grill, a bed frame and other scrap does not need organising before anyone arrives.
The $150 Minimum, Explained
Scrap metal removal Myrtle Beach residents search for is often framed online as free, and that framing deserves a direct response.
Scrap has resale value, but not enough to cover a truck, fuel, two people, and the drive to a processing facility for a single appliance in a back yard. Companies advertising free pickup are almost always cherry-picking high-value loads or declining anything that requires labor.
Junk It charges a $150 minimum, quoted flat rather than by weight, and takes the job regardless of whether the metal is worth anything. Larger loads are quoted above the minimum based on volume and labor, and the number is fixed before the truck rolls.
Where it gets cheaper. Metal folded into a cleanout or a dumpster rental you already have does not trigger the separate minimum. If a cleanout is already scheduled, mention the metal and it gets handled inside that quote.
How Scrap Pickup Works
Text a photo
Send a picture of the item or pile to (843) 453-2333, or describe it over the phone.
Get a flat quote
One number, at or above the $150 minimum depending on volume and access.
Pick a window
Metal-only jobs are routed, so a day or two of notice gets you a tighter window than a same-day request.
Crew loads and hauls
No sorting, no carrying it to the curb, no dumpster in the driveway. Payment is due at pickup and the accepted methods are cash, credit card, and Zelle, with Stripe handling anything booked online ahead of time.
Why Book Metal Here
The quote is honest about the minimum
No free-pickup bait followed by a fee on arrival.
Mixed loads are accepted
Sorting happens on the crew's end.
Rural properties are covered
Loris, Aynor, and Longs are on the route, not out of range.
It bundles
Metal added to an existing cleanout skips the standalone minimum entirely.
Appliances with refrigerant are not a problem
Handled properly rather than refused.
Metal Does Not Go to the Landfill
Metal collected across Horry County goes to a processing facility rather than into general disposal, kept out of the landfill.
Copper, aluminum, and brass are separated and sold back into manufacturing. Refrigerant is recovered from appliances by certified handling before the shell is processed.
That matters for two practical reasons beyond the environmental one. First, it is why metal gets hauled on a separate run instead of thrown into a dumpster headed somewhere else.
Second, it is why the pricing works the way it does: the recovered value offsets part of the job, which is what keeps the minimum at $150 instead of the higher rate a pure disposal run would require.
What a Metal Pickup Looks Like
The unit
The trailer that metal gets loaded onto, rubber tires and all
On site
Set level on site, so a mixed load has somewhere to go
Driveway
Set on a residential drive without steel rails on the concrete
Send a Photo. Get a Number.
Scrap Metal Questions
No. There is a $150 minimum on standalone metal jobs. Scrap does carry resale value, but not enough to cover a truck, fuel, a two-person crew, and a run to the processing facility for one appliance.
Companies advertising free pickup generally either decline anything requiring labor or add a fee once they see the job. The $150 is quoted up front and holds.
A single appliance falls under the $150 standalone minimum for a metal-only pickup. If you already have a dumpster rental or a cleanout scheduled, appliances go in at the standard $30 per-item surcharge instead, which is dramatically cheaper. For one refrigerator and nothing else, single-item pickup starting at $99 is often the better fit.
No. Mixed loads are expected -- metal, appliances, and other scrap material can go together. A pile containing a grill, a bed frame, and an old dryer gets handled as one job without any preparation on your end.
Yes. Refrigerators, freezers, window units, and AC condensers are all accepted as part of the scrap pickup.
Yes. Longs, Loris, and Aynor properties are served, including long gravel drives and outbuildings well off the road. Those areas are routed rather than dispatched on demand, so booking a day or two ahead gets you a tighter window.
It can, and for a mixed renovation load that is usually simplest. Metal in a dumpster is subject to the same tonnage allowance as everything else, and it is dense, so a load that is mostly appliances and pipe reaches the weight cap faster than it looks like it should. For a metal-heavy job, a separate scrap pickup often works out cheaper than the overage.