Tulare Iron & Metals

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Tulare Iron & Metal / Body Crushers recycles and processes ferrous and non-ferrous metals, CRV (California Redemption Value) beverage containers and auto bodies. We offer competitive pricing and exceptional customer service to businesses and residents of Tulare County and the surrounding areas.

In addition to our scrap metal recycling yard located at 3615 South "K" Street in Tulare, California, we also offer a variety of services including roll off container delivery and service for businesses, municipalities, organizations, and residents having large quantities of scrap metal, commercial scrap metal demolition and / or scrap metal debris removal, auto body recycling, car crushing and removal of auto bodies for businesses, municipalities, organizations, or residents having large quantities of vehicles.

Committed to offering recycling and reuse opportunities to our customers, Tulare Iron & Metal offers scrap metal purchases for that hard to find piece of steel or that part you've been looking for but couldn't find anywhere.

Additionally, next door to Tulare Iron & Metal, our sister company R&D Auto Dismantling offers new, after market auto parts as well as used parts, we also have used tires for sale. Our "no bloody knuckles" guarantee comes without the hassle of having to take the part off of the vehicle yourself. Our experienced dismantling technicians pull the part from the vehicle for you while you wait. All this, and still with prices you can't beat. R&D Auto Dismantling, owned and operated by Ron Rushing Inc. is located next door to Tulare Iron and Metal. They're open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, and Sunday, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm. You can reach them by telephone at (559) 687-9037.

Recycling one aluminum can saves 95% of the energy needed to make aluminum from bauxite ore. www.chevroncars.com
In the United States, the amount of steel that is dicarded and not recycled every year is enough to build all the new American-made cars. www.chevroncars.com
Just recycling one ton of steel conserves: 2,500 lbs. of iron ore; 1,400 lbs. of coal; 120 lbs. of limestone Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI)
Automobiles are made of almost 100% recycled steel. Steel Recycling Institute
Recycling just one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours - or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline. www.greenopolis.com

An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now. www.greenopolis.com

There is no limit to the amount of times an aluminum can can be recycled. www.greenopolis.com
Steel is the most recycled material in the world - more than aluminum, glass & paper combined. Steel Recycling Institute
75% of all American steel ends up recycled into new products. Steel Recycling Institute
The energy saved each year by steel recycling is equal to the electrical power used by 18 million homes each year. Steel Recycling Institute
There were 26 cars recycled every minute across the United States in 2001. Steel Recycling InstituteAmericans use 100 million steel cans a day. We throw away enough steel every year to build all the new cars made in America. Newman, S. & Schwarz, M. 1993. 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Recycle. Berkeley, CA: EarthWorks Press
60% of the world's lead supply comes from recycled car batteries. Virtually 100% of the car batteries returned to gas stations and battery dealerships get recycled. EarthWorkss Group, 1990. The Recycler's Handbook, Berkeley, CA: The EarthWorks Press
Every year enough energy is saved by recycling steel to supply LA with nearly a decade's worth of electricity. EarthWorkss Group, 1990. The Recycler's Handbook, Berkeley, CA: The EarthWorks Press

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