Reliable Management of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Since 1964
From our full-service scrap yard, Bradford Waste Traders provides metal scrapping and recycling services to customers all over West Yorkshire. As one of the leading companies in the area, businesses and individuals have turned to us for our fast and professional services for more than 50 years. From skip hire and warehouse dismantling to recycling and car scrapping, our scrap yard is well equipped to meet all requirements.
We’re not your average scrap metal dealer. Bradford Waste Traders is a one-stop shop when it comes to handling waste metals. We can help you dismantle old buildings as well as cars, and can provide skips of varying sizes. As one of Bradford’s leading metal recycling companies, we can take all your iron, steel, non-ferrous products, and other metals, and that’s with drop-off or collection, whatever’s most convenient for you.
Bradford Waste Traders is a fully registered and licenced Authority Treatment Facility (ATF). We’re also backed by plenty of accreditations from the leading industry authorities, like the British Safety Council, CarTakeBack, MVDA, and BMRA.
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Why Recycle My Metal?
Recycling is essential for keeping the environment running and everyone doing their bit has a substantial impact. The EU reports that using recycled raw materials, including metals, would cut CO2 emissions by approximately 200 million tonnes every year. The problem with producing these materials is that they have a harsh impact on our air and water, but recycling these materials reduces the problem drastically.
Scrap Metal Recycling
Approximately 10 million tonnes of scrap metal are recycled in the UK every year.
Waste Metal
Around 70% of all waste metal from the UK is recycled.
Recycle Metal
Treating recycled aluminium requires approximately 95% less energy than it does to produce it.
Recycle Steel
Recycled steel requires roughly 40% less water than producing it with raw materials.
Recycle my car
Most new cars contain roughly 25% recycled steel.
Warehouse Demolition
Approximately 90% of waste materials acquired from warehouse demolitions is recycled.
Skips and Containers for Hire
We have plenty of skips to choose from and the variety of sizes means we can meet all customer requirements. Whether you’re having a clear out a warehouse or you’re a business with some spare metal that needs recycling, we can provide the skip to help you clear it, and even a responsive team to help you with any waste clearing and dismantling you might need. All you need is a photo ID/passport to create an account with us so that you can get recycling.
Why Choose Us?
There are plenty of reasons to choose Bradford Waste Traders when it comes to cashing in on your scrap. We offer some of the most competitive rates in Yorkshire and specialise in recycling a large number of metals and you’ll always get a quick answer to any questions you have.
A Green Fleet
All our vans are environmentally friendly.
We’ll Come and Collect
Drop your metal at our site or arrange for us to come and collect it.
Recycling is our Speciality
We have all the right equipment to process metals with the best chance for recycling.
Contact Us
Bradford Waste Traders has the metal recycling expertise you need in your next waste management partner. Be sure to tell us how we can help you by giving us a call or using the contact form on our website.
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