They offer excellent prices for copper and other non ferrous metals. If you have a lot of brass, be sure to separate yellow and red from the "irony brass", otherwise you will lose 50¢ per pound on the yellow as they will count it as mixed.
Serving Oakwood★ 4.5 (37+ reviews)Open Mon-Fri 8 AM-5 PM, Sat 9 AM-2 PMUnloading assistance available
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- CLEAN FACILITY, MODERNIZED OPERATION
/WHAT WE BUY
SCRAP METAL SERVICES
Competitive pricing on all ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Scrap Metal Recycling
Bring your ferrous and non-ferrous metals to Smitty's Salvage in Brookville, OH. We pay competitive prices for copper, brass, aluminum, and steel. Our knowledgeable staff helps you understand sorting requirements—especially for brass grades—so you get fair weight and price. We accept most metal materials and handle unloading assistance.
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Copper Recycling
Smitty's Salvage specializes in copper scrap in Brookville, with excellent prices and transparent grading. We understand copper markets and pay fairly based on current scrap rates. Bring your copper wire, pipes, and tubing. Our staff is ready to answer questions and ensure accurate weight.
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Brass Scrap Buying
Bring yellow brass, red brass, or mixed brass to Smitty's Salvage in Brookville. We pay attention to brass grades—yellow and red command different prices, and improper mixing can cost you. Our experienced crew knows the details and will guide you through sorting to maximize your return.
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Aluminum scrap commands fair prices at Smitty's Salvage in Brookville. We accept cans, foil, extrusions, and mixed aluminum. Our updated facility and organized operation mean faster processing and a cleaner experience. Bring your aluminum and let our knowledgeable staff handle the details.
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Smitty's Salvage in Brookville buys ferrous metals including steel, iron, stainless, and cast iron. We offer competitive pricing on heavy loads and small batches alike. The facility is clean and organized, making dropoff easy and safe. Bring your steel and iron scrap anytime during business hours.
Learn moreRecycling Drop-Off Service
Smitty's Salvage makes drop-off simple and straightforward in Brookville. Drive in, unload with help if needed, get weighed, and receive fair payment. The grounds are clean, the staff is helpful, and the whole process runs smoothly. We're open weekdays 8 AM to 5 PM and Saturdays 9 AM to 2 PM.
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THE SMITTY'S SALVAGE PROCESS
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Gather Your Scrap
Collect your ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Separate brass grades (yellow and red) if possible to maximize price. Organize larger items for safe transport.
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Drive to Smitty's Salvage
Head to 10328 E Westbrook Rd in Brookville. Our clean, organized facility makes unloading easy. Drive straight to the scale area.
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Unload and Weigh
We help unload your metals and place them on our accurate scale. Our staff answers any questions about materials or grades. No hidden fees or surprises.
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Get Paid Same Day
We calculate fair payment based on current scrap prices and material type. Walk to our office window and collect your payment on the spot.
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FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
We buy ferrous metals (steel, iron, stainless) and non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, aluminum). We accept everything from wire and pipes to larger scrap items. Call (937) 248-6810 if you're unsure whether we take a specific material.
Our prices track the daily scrap commodity market and are updated regularly. Copper, brass, and aluminum rates vary week to week. For the current price on your specific metals, call us or bring your load to the scale. We weigh materials accurately and pay fairly.
Yes. Yellow and red brass sell at different prices. Mixing them costs you about 50 cents per pound. Separate your brass by color before arriving, and you'll get top dollar. Our staff can answer sorting questions if you call ahead.
We're located at 10328 E Westbrook Rd in Brookville, OH 45309. Hours are Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday 9 AM to 2 PM. We're closed Sundays. Call (937) 248-6810 to confirm hours or ask questions.
Yes. Our staff is ready to assist with unloading, especially on larger or heavier loads. Just pull up to the scale area and let us know. We're here to make the process smooth and safe.
Once we weigh your metals at the scale, payment is processed at our office window same day. The entire process is usually quick—bring your load in, unload with help, verify the weight, and collect your payment.
Absolutely. Under new management, the facility and grounds have been significantly improved. We maintain clean drive lanes, an organized scale area, and safe unloading zones. Customers consistently mention how much better the environment is now.
Smitty's Salvage has been serving the Brookville and Dayton area scrap community for years. We recently underwent management changes that brought modernization, better staffing, and a renewed commitment to cleanliness and customer service.
Yes. We accept stainless steel, cast iron, and other ferrous metals. Bring them in during business hours and we'll weigh and price them fairly. Our knowledgeable staff can answer any questions about what we accept.
Yes, we accept mixed loads. However, you'll get better prices if you sort by type and grade. For example, separating copper from aluminum, or yellow brass from red brass, ensures you receive top value per pound.
Still have questions? Call (937) 248-6810
Serving Oakwood
Oakwood is a small, densely built city wedged between Dayton and Kettering, known for tree-lined streets and a housing stock that runs mostly pre-war and often much older than that. Homes built in that era were finished with materials that are worth something today: copper gutter and downspout, copper roof flashing, heavy copper supply lines, solid brass hardware and fixtures, and cast iron radiators and tubs. Renovation work in Oakwood is nearly constant because owners maintain these houses rather than replace them, and every roofing job, repipe, or radiator conversion puts real non-ferrous metal on the curb. Volume per household is small, but the grade quality is high, which is exactly the situation where careful weighing matters more than tonnage.
Areas of Oakwood we serve
- Far Hills Avenue
- Smith Memorial Gardens
- Shafor Park
Why Oakwood customers need this work
Oakwood sends us small, high-value loads rather than trailers of steel. Copper gutter and flashing, heavy old copper pipe, solid brass fixtures and hardware, and cast iron radiators are the recurring items. Those materials pay well when they are graded correctly and poorly when they are dumped into a mixed bucket, so the sorting conversation at the scale is the whole ballgame here. We separate copper by grade, split brass by color since yellow and red pay differently, and weigh cast iron on its own. Even a couple of buckets gets the same treatment as a full trailer, because on Oakwood material the grade is where the money lives.
Recent work in the Oakwood area
- 01.Copper gutter, downspout, and roof flashing off a pre-war Oakwood home
- 02.Cast iron radiators removed during a heating system conversion
- 03.Solid brass hardware and fixtures from a period bathroom or kitchen restoration
Why Choose Smitty's Salvage for Scrap Metal Recycling in Oakwood
Oakwood customers bring us copper, brass, aluminum, and cast iron pulled out of some of the oldest and best-built housing in the Dayton area. We grade each metal on its own, weigh in front of you, and pay at the office window the same day. The Brookville yard is a straightforward run northwest from Far Hills. Call (937) 248-6810 before you load if you have copper gutter, old brass fixtures, or cast iron and want to know how each gets graded.
Oakwood customers choose us because we treat every project like it's our own — no upselling, no surprises, just straightforward work that gets the job done right.
Whether you live in Oakwood or just need a reliable team nearby, we're a short drive from Brookville and happy to walk you through every recommendation before any work begins.
Small loads from Oakwood are worth real money, and that only holds true if the yard grades them honestly. We separate copper grades, split yellow from red brass before payment, and weigh cast iron on its own ticket rather than folding everything into one mixed number. You watch the scale and you can ask what any piece is classified as while it is sitting there. The lot is clean and easy to get in and out of, which matters when you are dropping two buckets rather than backing a trailer. Payment is settled at the office window before you leave, same day, every time.
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