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The start of a new year is when many operations teams take a hard look at budgets, waste streams and line-item costs. One area that often gets overloo...

After the holidays, a lot of Oklahoma City garages, sheds and back rooms end up packed with old decorations, broken tools, worn out appliances and box...

Scrap Management Industries (SMI) has taken another big step in serving customers across the Midwest. In December 2025, SMI announced it has acquired ...

When it’s time to upgrade your old refrigerator, washer or stove, what happens to the old one? Too often, household appliances end up in landfills, ta...

When someone searches for “metal recycling near me,” they want a Kansas City metal recycling facility that is clean, professional, and easy to navigat...

Scrap Management Industries works to be a good neighbor in every city we serve. That means operating clean, safe scrap yards, treating customers with ...

When you think of ways to support veterans in Kansas City, your local scrap yard may be the last thing on your mind. But this November it is a great o...

When you think of a scrap yard, the first thing that comes to mind may not be saving the environment. But in reality, recycling scrap metal is one of ...

If you live or work in Wichita, there are easy ways to turn everyday metal into something useful. When you bring metal to a scrap yard like Scrap Mana...

What is pushing copper, aluminum and brass to the front of the recycling line in 2025? In a word, demand. The forces behind that demand go beyond day-...

One of the most common questions people ask about scrap metal recycling is: "Why don’t you post scrap metal prices online?"

It’s a fair question. Some ...

When most people picture a scrap yard, they imagine mountains of twisted metal, loud heavy equipment and a quick drop-off with little explanation. But...

When you’re getting ready to recycle old equipment, clear out a garage or clean up a job site, you might be surprised by how much metal you uncover (a...

When you think about metal recycling, you might imagine heavy machinery and stacks of old steel. But here in Kansas City and across the nation, it’s s...

Encouraging everyone to take environmental responsibility to heart is how cities like Oklahoma City shape a smarter, more sustainable future. As the m...

Kansas City, Mo., June 10, 2025 – Scrap Management Industries (SMI), a Top 20 U.S. metal recycler and one of the Midwest’s leading ferrous and nonferr...

As communities across the Midwest focus on sustaining cleaner, more efficient cities, scrap metal recycling is acting as a powerful force in environme...

Since opening our doors in 1973, we’ve grown from a single yard into a leading ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal recycling partner with multiple loca...

You probably already know that recycling scrap metal helps the environment and can also help you earn extra money. If you live in Oklahoma and have sc...

Scrap metal recycling in Kansas City is a smart way to turn unwanted materials into cash. Thanks to a strong demand for recyclable metals, it's easier...

In the world of scrap metal recycling in Kansas City, copper and aluminum often steal the spotlight. However, many other metals hold significant value...

Recycling scrap metal has never been more important, and for residents and businesses in Wichita, metal recycling is great way to support sustainabili...

Since we were founded in 1973, Scrap Management Industries (SMI), has been at the forefront of environmental stewardship, making sustainability a core...

Every piece of scrap metal recycled at Scrap Management of Topeka becomes part of our community’s strides toward sustainability and environmental resp...

Nonferrous metals are critical to industrial operations thanks to their unique properties such as corrosion resistance, lightweight composition and hi...