Colorado Iron & Metal
METAL RECYCLING

PROHIBITED MATERIALS

• Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) – will not accept materials defined by regulations as ACM under any circumstances.
• PCB containing ballasts- not accepted. NON-PCB are acceptable if marked as such on the ballast.
• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) or PCB Materials – Colorado Iron & Metal, Inc. 
• will not accept under any circumstances.
• Batteries – Lithium-Ion, NiCAD & Alkaline batteries are not accepted. Lead acid batteries are accepted if there is no damage whatsoever to the battery.
• Capacitors – not accepted.
• Compressed Gas Cylinders – Not accepted
• Corrosive Material– no acidic or caustic material. Lead acid car batteries are allowed. 
• Electronic Scrap (VCRs, radios, office equipment, copy machines, computers, 
• printers, televisions, monitors, or other equipment potentially containing Cathode 
• Ray Tubes (CRTs) or Liquid-Crystal Displays (LCDs) – Colorado Iron & Metal does 
• not accept screens/monitors. Accepted electronic scrap is segregated. CIM uses 
• certified electronic waste vendors to manage all accepted electronic waste.
• Engine blocks/transmissions- drain plugs and filters must be removed. No fluids.
• Explosive or Combustible Materials – will not accept any type of explosive or combustible materials under any condition. Any load which is discovered to contain them will be rejected. Live ammo shells are not accepted. Empty shell cases are accepted.
• Free-Flowing Liquids – will not knowingly accept free-flowing liquids of any kind, including water.
• Heaters – Oil filled/Portable/Space not accepted.
• Infectious Material– no blood-soaked or biohazard items.
• Magnesium Turnings– not accepted.
• Mercury – Thermometers, thermostats, switches, relays, elemental, flame sensors, et. at, not accepted.
• Military & Government scrap – not accepted. 
• Natural Gas Pipeline system components – not accepted.
• Perforating Guns – not accepted.
• Frac Pipe – not accepted.
• Radioactive Materials – will not accept under any circumstances. Examples include aircraft instrumentation, dental or medical x-ray equipment, or contaminated oil field equipment. Items with radioactive markings are subject to rejection. Colorado Iron & Metal, Inc. facilities have radiation monitoring equipment to detect a load containing radioactive materials. All costs associated with rejected loads are the responsibility of the seller/customer.
• Railroad Rails, Ties or Railroad Materials – Railroad scrap materials will not be accepted from the general public.
• Loose Tires – not accepted. 
• Tar or Grease Containers – will not accept tar or grease containers under any circumstances.
• Transformers – not accepted from public. 
• Waste that is Hazardous/Toxic (as defined by federal and state law) –will not knowingly accept any type of hazardous substance or waste (e.g., paint, pesticides, water sealers, spent laboratory chemicals, etc.) nor containers with hazardous labeling unless the containers have been triple-rinsed and certified empty.

CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE

• Appliances (Conditional Terms) – Per applicable environmental regulations,
  • Colorado Iron & Metal, Inc. requires either:
    • (1) certification is completed, by Scale ticket attestation, that notes the name and address of the vendor that evacuated the appliance and the date of the evacuation (evidence of cut lines is grounds for rejection)(See Appendix F Scale Ticket Material Acceptance Policy Certification); or
    • (2) certification is completed by Scale Ticket attestation, that the items for sale are not if a type that did or could have contained CFS or the like; or
    • (3) where refrigerants are present, Colorado Iron and Metal will accept those appliances subject to a Twenty Dollar Per Item Fee ($20.00). Where this occurs, the facility will manage removal and all regulatory requirements thereunder. 
  • Additionally, all electrical components (e.g., capacitors and mercury switches) must be removed prior to delivery to the facility.
  • Subject to Inspection and rejection for non-compliance with above conditions. See also Compressors, below. 
• Ballasts –Only Ballasts marked NO PCB/NON-PCB. 
• Batteries- Lead-Acid Type ONLY- noCracked, Broken, Burned 
• Compressors – Colorado Iron & Metal does accept compressors if they are intact sealed units. (Compressors are segregated at purchase, stored in plastic lined gaylords and resold i.e., not waste). 
• Drums/Barrels – Colorado Iron & Metal, Inc. will not accept unless they have at least one end removed, opened, and have been certified triple rinsed and cleaned, or unless they have clearly and visibly contained only food type products. Closed containers of any type must have at least one end open, or a 24-inch hole cut out of it to be accepted for recycling purposes. Anyone submitting containers with HazMat markings must present a certification notice that the drums are suitable for recycling before being allowed to unload material. Drums of any size must be accompanied by proper empty drum certification.
• Munitions Scrap–only accept spent shells. 
• Heavy Equipment – See whole vehicles.
• Hydraulic Equipment – Only if labeled PCB-free
• Lighting Fixtures– Colorado Iron & Metal will only accept items with no ballasts or bulbs or capacitors and labeled PCB-Free. 
• Oil Cans, Oil Filters, or Oil Pans on Vehicles – Colorado Iron & Metal, Inc. will not accept oil filters or oil pans unless they have been properly punctured, crushed, and drained.
• Paint, Lacquer, Thinner, or Water Sealer Containers – Colorado Iron & Metal, Inc. accepts if it is open and dry.
• Pumps – Colorado Iron & Metal will only accept pumps with PBC-Free labeling and mercury switches removed.
• Pyrotechnic Devices – Colorado Iron & Metal, Inc. will not accept functioning pyrotechnic devices except where in whole vehicles (i.e., airbag containing sodium  azide). Whole vehicles are managed in accordance with CIM’s End Of Life Vehicle Program.
• Underground or Aboveground Storage Tanks (USTs or ASTs) – We will only accept USTs, ASTs, gasoline, or diesel tanks if they have been drained entirely, certified clean and with a large hole cut in the tank on both ends with an approximate size of foursquare feet.
• Vehicles (Conditional Terms) – Colorado Iron & Metal, Inc. accepts whole vehicles and depollutes on-site. See End Of Life Vehicle Program for details.