Welcome to Colorado Iron & Metal, Inc.
Open to the Public - Two Locations to Serve Your Recycling Needs
Fort Collins Location
903 Buckingham Street
(970) 482-7707
Summer Hours
March – November
M-F 8-4:30
Saturday 8-Noon
Winter Hours
December – February
M-F 8-4:30
Saturday CLOSED
Loveland Location
2929 N Garfieid Ave
(970) 667-4059
buys non-ferrous only
We Pay Cash for Your Recyclable Metals
Serving Scrap Metal Recycling for Colorado And Wyoming
Our scrap metal recycling facility is one of the largest metal recycling centers in Northern Colorado.
We recycle all types of metal from small bags of aluminum cans to large amounts of bulk scrap metal.
All you have to do is walk in, drop off your junk metal or cans and get paid for it. We serve commercial and industrial customers with onsite pick-up available. For larger jobs, roll-offs, recycling containers or recycling bins are also available. We have the largest variety and size of containers in Northern Colorado.
We have metal processing equipment to shear, shred, chop, strip, or bale your scrap metal as well as bulk load, unload, or haul any metal large or small
** Colorado Iron & Metal has a 500lb minimum on scrap steel before we can pay out money









Cash for Scrap
Colorado Iron & Metal is one of Northern Colorado’s largest recycling centers. Our scrap recycling services and specialty equipment gets the job done right! We recycle all types of metal from small bags of aluminum cans to large amounts of bulk scrap metal. All you have to do is walk in, drop off your junk metal or aluminum cans and get paid for it.
If you have bulk scrap, Colorado Iron & Metal also provides roll-off and container services, complete with pick-up, to haul the metal for you. From 90-yard containers to open-top trailers, we’ve got what it takes to handle any job. All you have to do is collect the scrap and watch your recycling “cents” pile up!
Scrap Metal Prices change daily, please call for current scrap metal pricing.










A valid government issued photo ID is required for all sales.
We do not accept the following items:
- Electronics - PCB Ballasts, CRT Tubes, Computer Monitors, Capacitors, Bulbs, Mercury Switches, Thermostats, Sodium Switches
- Explosives - Live Ammunition, Dynamite, Active Ordnance, Explosives
- Hazardous Materials - Air Bags, Asbestos, Any Paint Cans, Refrigerators Unless CFC Drained, Medical Waste
- Household Items - Antifreeze, Liquid Coolants, Bulbs, Chemicals, Motor Oil, Mirrors, Napkins, Paper Towels, Plastic Caps, Plastic Bags, Plastic-coated Boxes, Plastic without recycling marks, Styrofoam, Tableware, Pesticides, Fertilizer, Bleach, Ammonia
- Flammable Liquids - Liquid or Gas Filled Containers, Oil, Oil Filters, Propane Tanks
- Stolen Materials
- Any Poisons
- Anything Radioactive
- Garbage - Wood, Oil, Dirt, Diapers, Dyed Paper, Ceramics, Pottery
*** Call before bringing equipment with fluids, paper, cardboard, shock absorbers ***
Container and Roll-Off Service








Colorado Iron & Metal offers a variety of bin sizes that can be placed at your business or construction site.If you have bulk scrap, we also provides roll-off and container services, complete with pick-up, to haul the metal for you.
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About Us
In 1995, Kent Garvin purchased Nelson Metals and changed the name to Colorado Iron & Metal. In the early years, CIM was a three person operation selling new steel, fabrication, shredding paper, and recycling metal. In 2014, Kent Garvin sold the business to his two nephews, Dan Garvin and Marty Garvin. Today CIM has nearly 20 employees and operates all along the front range with locations in Fort Collins and Loveland, and focuses on scrap metal recycling.
Links
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
ISRI, a Washington, DC, based trade association, represents nearly 1,500 private and public for-profit companies who operate at more than 6,000 facilities in the US and 30 countries worldwide.
Scrap Magazine
Scrap is the bimonthly magazine of ISRI, a trade association that process, broker, and consume scrap commodities, including ferrous and nonferrous metals, paper, glass, textiles, rubber, and plastics.
Cigna.com (https://www.cigna.com/legal/compliance/machine-readable-files)
This link leads to the machine-readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.