Construction scrap metal recycling and pick-up in Brisbane

Construction scrap metal, collected from your site

Forge Recyclers buys construction scrap metal from builders, site managers and subcontractors across Brisbane, and we collect it from site. Rebar offcuts, steel framing, roofing iron, copper pipe and cable all have value. Send photos of the pile, and we reply with a quote.

Scrap we collect from building sites

• Slab and footings

  Rebar and mesh offcuts, starter bars and tie wire.

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• Frame and roof

  Steel stud and purlin offcuts, roofing iron, flashing and gutters.

• Services

  Copper pipe, cable offcuts, steel conduit and ductwork.

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• Fit-out

  Aluminium window and door frames, brackets, hinges and handrails.

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• Strip-outs and refurbishments

  Old pipe, hot water cylinders, ducting, framing and wiring.

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• Commercial refits

  Shelving, racking, shopfronts, steel display frames and old stainless kitchen equipment.

Why builders sell their scrap metal to Forge Recyclers

• More room in your skip. Metal kept out of the general waste skip leaves space for the rubbish you pay to remove.
• Offcuts that pay. We buy the steel, copper and aluminium your crews cut off.
• One pick-up for the whole site. Steel, copper, cable, aluminium and old fittings go together.
• Wherever you're building. We collect across South East QLD, from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast.

One-off clean-outs and regular pick-ups

Book a one-off pick-up at the end of a stage, before handover, or when the metal pile starts to get in the way. The process is short: send photos of the pile and the site access, and we quote it.

On a long build, ask about a regular pick-up. Tell us the stages ahead, the metals you expect and how fast they pile up, and we'll talk it through.

Construction steel scrap prices

Steel, a ferrous metal, makes up the bulk of most site scrap. It weighs a lot and earns less per kilo than non-ferrous copper, cable or aluminium, so the copper and cable from a site can be worth more than their size suggests. We price each metal on its grade, its weight and the market on the day. Clean rebar with the concrete knocked off grades higher. Send photos of each pile and we reply with today's price.

Construction metal waste, recycled

In the construction industry, metal is one of the few kinds of site waste that pays. Everything we collect goes on to recycling. Mills melt rebar and framing offcuts into new steel, and copper goes back into new pipe and wire, again and again. That saves new mining and energy. On your site, a metal-only pile keeps steel and copper out of landfill and out of the general waste skip. When a client or head contractor asks how the job handles waste, the metal has a clear answer: sold and recycled.

Getting more for your site scrap

• Set up a metal-only corner or stillage close to where crews cut.
• Keep copper pipe and cable apart from steel, in a spot you can lock.
• Knock loose concrete off rebar where it comes away easily.
• Keep timber, plastic and packaging out of the metal pile.
• Tell us the length of any long steel before the pick-up.

If the job starts with a knock-down, see demolition and site clearance. For a company with several sites, see commercial scrap metal collection.