Scrap Metal Recycling in Shreveport, LA
General Scrap Material at 200 North McNeil Street buys iron, steel, appliances, aluminum, copper and other metals from individuals.
See all 2 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Ask whether items must be mostly metal and free of refrigerant, fuel or oil.
- Check whether the operator pays for metal or charges a fee.
Louisiana rules
- Scrap delivered to a scrap metal recycler may not contain lead-acid or nickel-cadmium batteries, microwave ovens, fluorescent lights, large capacitors, hazardous or radioactive waste, or CFC refrigerants. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab)
- Anyone delivering scrap, including vehicles and parts, must give the recycler a signed certification that these items have been removed. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab)
More Louisiana rules (4)
- Household hazardous waste is collected at community Household Hazardous Waste Days, where people drop off items they should not put in the trash. Source: LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab)
- Local entities that want to host a household hazardous waste day must submit a request to LDEQ. Source: LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ gathers recycling information from cities and parishes and reports it to the Legislature; local governments run recycling. Source: LDEQ: Recycling (opens in new tab)
- Louisiana's Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law is La. R.S. 30:2411 through 2423. Source: LDEQ: Recycling (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (11)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Garbage and Trash Collections (opens in new tab) · City of Shreveport Public Works
- Shreveport's recycling program has been suspended. Checked October 26, 2026.
- General Scrap - Auto Shred (opens in new tab) · General Scrap Material
- General Scrap serves both businesses and individuals in the Shreveport-Bossier area. Checked October 26, 2026.
- What We Buy (opens in new tab) · General Scrap Material
- General Scrap buys iron and steel, appliances and tin, aluminum, copper, brass, stainless steel, lead and batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
- FAQ (opens in new tab) · General Scrap Material
- Sellers need a state ID, driver license or passport and must be in a vehicle with a valid license plate. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Under a 2012 state law, payment for copper items is held 5 business days and paid by check. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab) · Louisiana State Legislature
- Scrap delivered to a scrap metal recycler may not contain lead-acid or nickel-cadmium batteries, microwave ovens, fluorescent lights, large capacitors, hazardous or radioactive waste, or CFC refrigerants. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Anyone delivering scrap, including vehicles and parts, must give the recycler a signed certification that these items have been removed. Checked October 26, 2026.
- LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- Household hazardous waste is collected at community Household Hazardous Waste Days, where people drop off items they should not put in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Local entities that want to host a household hazardous waste day must submit a request to LDEQ. Checked October 26, 2026.
- LDEQ: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- LDEQ gathers recycling information from cities and parishes and reports it to the Legislature; local governments run recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Louisiana's Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law is La. R.S. 30:2411 through 2423. Checked October 26, 2026.
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