Sell your accepted scrap metal at Scrap Mart Hillsborough with transparent pricing and grading, certified weighing and instant payment after inspection.
Scrap Mart buys unwanted scrap metal from Christchurch electricians, plumbers, roofers, demolition sites, factories, building contractors, workshops and households. Bring your load to Hillsborough and our team will inspect it, weigh it and grade it before confirming the price.
Yes. Check the Christchurch scrap price list for current indicative pricing before bringing accepted material to the Hillsborough yard.
Bring it in, or send us the details. The final price is confirmed after inspection and certified weighing.
Sorting is not required, but separating your metals makes grading faster and usually improves the return.
Choose the option that best matches your situation: Household Drop-Off, Tradie Scrap or Commercial Supply. Each option explains what to prepare before visiting or requesting a collection.
One-off loads from a garage clear-out, a renovation or an appliance replacement. Free drop-off for whiteware, no appointment, and payment on anything with recoverable value. Best if you are bringing a boot or a trailer load.
Household Scrap Drop-off
Workshop, factory, fleet and demolition material, either as a one-off or as regular supply. Give the team a call with your requirements, and we will confirm whether drop-off or a collection review suits you better.
Sell Commercial Scrap
Job-site offcuts from electrical, plumbing, roofing, HVAC and fabrication work. Copper, cable, brass, aluminium and batteries. Drive in, get graded, get paid, get back to the job.
Sell Tradie ScrapTwo similar-looking loads can receive different prices because grade, weight, cleanliness and attached materials affect the final value. The team will explain the grade before payment.
Branch prices can differ between Auckland and Christchurch, because local operating, freight and market conditions are different.
Scrap metal prices are subject to international market fluctuations and may change without notice. Prices listed here are indicative. The final price is confirmed at the time of delivery.
Grade Cleaner, separated material is easier to assess.
Weight Payment is based on the confirmed yard weight.
Condition Paint, oil, plastic, dirt and attachments affect grading.
Market Price Rates move with the international metal markets.
Most people are in and out within fifteen minutes. Here is the whole process, from the first price check to cash in hand, so you know what happens and in what order.
Check current Christchurch prices, or call the team on 03 930 8023.
Sort your load where it is safe and practical.
Drive in to 48 Curries Road, Hillsborough. No appointment needed.
Scrap Mart inspects, weighs and grades the material.
Once it is accepted, you are paid instantly by cash or bank transfer.
Address: 48 Curries Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Phone: 03 930 8023
Note: Scrap metal collection availability is assessed case by case. Give the team a call with your requirements.
For businesses, workshops and regular suppliers with ongoing volumes.
Sell Commercial Scrap In Christchurch
Car Batteries, Truck Batteries, Industrial Forklift Batteries, Solar Batteries, Gel Batteries and AGM Batteries.
Recycle Batteries In ChristchurchThere are other yards in Christchurch. These are the reasons sellers keep coming back to this one, and most of them come down to the same thing: you always know where you stand.
Transparent Pricing And Grading Rates published and reviewed weekly, and you see how the grade was reached.
Certified Weighing Certified weighing platforms and a weighbridge.
Instant Payment Cash or bank transfer once the load is confirmed.
Trade-Friendly Yard Built for tradies, workshops and regular suppliers.
Free Household Drop-off Free scrap metal drop-off for household appliances.
Responsible Metal Recyclers EPA hazardous export permits, compliant with the Basel Convention.
This feedback reflects how Scrap Mart works every day: transparent pricing and grading, certified weighing and instant payment. Most of our customers come back, and most of them came to us because another tradie told them to.
Quick answers to the questions customers ask most often before selling to Scrap Mart. If your question is not here, call your nearest branch or send us a photo through the quote form.
Yes. Scrap Mart buys accepted scrap metal at 48 Curries Road, Hillsborough.
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Yes. No appointment is required.
No. You can bring anything from a single copper tap to a full trailer load.
Yes. A valid New Zealand driver licence, passport or proof of age (NZ 18+ card) is required to sell scrap metal, and this is required by law under the Pawnbrokers Act. We are licensed second-hand dealers under the Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 and must record ID for every seller.
