Household Scrap
Households can recycle Aluminium Cans, Window Frames, Sheet and renovation offcuts.
Household ScrapScrap Aluminium Buyers
Get Top Dollar For Your Scrap Aluminium
Sell scrap aluminium at Scrap Mart's Auckland and Christchurch yards with transparent pricing and grading, certified weighing and instant payment after inspection.
Aluminium
Unlock The Best Aluminium Return
Aluminium is worth more when it is clean, sorted and free of mixed attachments. Aluminium Extrusion, Aluminium Sheet, Aluminium Cast, Mag Wheels, Aluminium Domestic, Aluminium Cans, Aluminium Radiators and Aluminium Copper Radiators are all graded differently, so we check every item before payment.
Bring your aluminium in for an assessment on the spot. No appointment is needed for a standard drop-off. Most accepted loads are weighed, graded and paid out while you wait.
Aluminium Grade Types
Know What Scrap Mart Buys
The value of Aluminium depends on grade, cleanliness and any attached material. Review the common grades below before visiting the yard. Separating different grades can help the team assess your load more efficiently.
Aluminium Cans Clean drink cans, free of liquid and rubbish.
Aluminium Cast Cast housings, engine covers and moulded parts.
Aluminium Copper Radiators Radiators with copper content, graded separately.
Aluminium Domestic Household aluminium, pots, trays and light fittings.
Aluminium Extrusion Clean joinery, window frames and rails.
Aluminium Irony Aluminium with steel attachments still fitted.
Aluminium Radiators Clean aluminium radiators and coolers.
Aluminium Sheet Clean flat sheet, free of paint build-up and plastic.
Aluminium Swarf Machining swarf and turnings, free of oil and coolant.
Mag Wheels Alloy wheels, with tyres and steel weights removed.
Aluminium
Check Aluminium Prices Before You Visit
Scrap aluminium prices are subject to international market fluctuations and may change without notice. Prices listed here are indicative. Prices may vary by location, and the final price is confirmed at the time of delivery, based on scrap metal type, weight and cleanliness.
Before you visit, separate aluminium from steel, copper, brass, batteries and general scrap. Keep clean extrusion and mag wheels away from dirty or mixed aluminium where you can.
Selling Steps
Turn Aluminium Into Cash Fast
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.
Drop Off Or Request Pickup
Drop your aluminium off at the yard, or ask the team about pickup availability for suitable commercial volumes.
Weigh And Grade The Material
Scrap Mart inspects, weighs and grades your aluminium.
Get Paid Instantly
Once it is accepted, you are paid instantly before you leave the yard.
Customer Types
Sell Scrap Aluminium To Suit Your Load
How you sell aluminium depends on how much of it you have and how often. All three paths use the same grading and the same certified scales. The difference is what we ask you to send us first.
Tradie Scrap
Tradies can bring aluminium joinery, offcuts, mag wheels and air-con material.
Tradie Scrap
Whatever the size of the load, every delivery is inspected, weighed and graded before instant payment.
Our Yards
Visit Scrap Mart For Scrap Aluminium
Both yards buy aluminium, and both work the same way. Pick whichever branch is closer, drive in during opening hours and the team will take it from there. No appointment, no minimum load, and the scales are certified at both sites.
Auckland
Scrap Mart Onehunga, Auckland
Bring Aluminium Extrusion, Mag Wheels, Sheet, Cans or mixed aluminium to Onehunga for grading and certified weighing.
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Phone
- 09 971 1708
Christchurch
Scrap Mart Hillsborough, Christchurch
Bring accepted aluminium to Hillsborough for inspection, certified weighing and instant payment after grading.
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Phone
- 03 930 8023
Customer Feedback
Trusted by Auckland and Christchurch businesses
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.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
What types of aluminium does Scrap Mart buy?
Scrap Mart buys Aluminium Extrusion, Aluminium Sheet, Aluminium Cast, Mag Wheels, Aluminium Domestic, Aluminium Cans, Aluminium Radiators, Aluminium Copper Radiators, Aluminium Swarf and Irony Aluminium.
Do you buy scrap aluminium in Auckland?
Yes. Bring accepted aluminium to Scrap Mart Onehunga at 11 Edinburgh Street.
Do you buy scrap aluminium in Christchurch?
Yes. Bring accepted aluminium to Scrap Mart Hillsborough at 48 Curries Road.
How are aluminium scrap prices worked out?
Prices depend on grade, weight, cleanliness, quantity, location and market movement. The final price is confirmed after inspection and certified weighing.
Do I need to book before visiting?
No. Bring accepted aluminium to your nearest yard during opening hours. Call first only if the load is large or unusual.
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Ready To Sell Your Scrap Aluminium?
Bring your aluminium to Scrap Mart today for transparent pricing and grading, certified weighing and instant payment after inspection.