Baker Scrap Metal and Recycling
Whitesburg, KY
Facility details
- Address
- 68 Baker Hollow
Whitesburg, KY 41858 - Phone
- (606) 632-0007
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- gregbakerattorneys.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Letcher County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A metals recycling facility, often called a scrap yard, buys and processes ferrous metal (steel, iron) and non-ferrous metal (aluminum, copper, brass, stainless) from contractors, haulers, manufacturers and the public. Material is weighed on a certified scale, graded, then sheared, baled or shredded for sale to steel mills and smelters. Prices change with commodity markets and are usually posted per pound or per ton by grade. Most yards require photo ID for payment and will not take sealed containers, pressurized cylinders or items with fluids. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to check current prices, what must be separated and whether vehicles, appliances or wire are accepted.
Typically accepted at a Metals Recycling Facility
- Steel and iron scrap
- Aluminum cans, siding and extrusions
- Copper pipe and wire
- Brass fixtures
- Stainless steel
- Appliances and vehicles (at many yards)
- Catalytic converters and batteries (documentation required)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Letcher Co. Transfer Station No. 1 Transfer Station 5.8 mi · Millstone, KY
- Lechter Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.6 mi · Millstone, KY
- Letcher County Transfer Station No 1 Transfer Station 6.9 mi · Millstone, KY
- Wise County - Pound #1 Transfer Station 12.3 mi · Pound, VA
- Wise County - Pound #2 Transfer Station 12.6 mi · Pound, VA
- Wise County - Appalachia Transfer Station 14.9 mi · Appalachia, VA
- Wise County Sanitary Landfill Landfill 15.0 mi · Norton, VA
- Wise County - Norton Transfer Station 15.5 mi · Norton, VA
- Wise County - Wise #1 Transfer Station 15.9 mi · Wise, VA
- Rumpke of Kentucky Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.1 mi · Hindman, KY
Nearest landfill: Wise County Sanitary Landfill, Norton — 15.0 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- C B M Septic2.4 mi · Whitesburg, KY · 1 driver
- Collins Septic Service5.8 mi · Isom, KY · 2 drivers
- B & C Septic Tank Service10.2 mi · Carrie, KY · 1 driver
- B & C Septic Tank Service LLC11.1 mi · Pine Top, KY · 2 drivers
- Superior Septic Tank Company13.5 mi · Jenkins, KY · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Whitesburg, Ermine, Mayking, Premium, Eolia, Thornton, Isom, Seco, Jeremiah, Roxana, Millstone, Partridge.
County context
The only listed recycling center in Letcher County, KY.
3 waste haulers in Letcher County, KY.
ZIP 41858 at a glance
- Population
- 7,031 (31 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $45,933 · 17% earn six figures
- Housing
- 74% owner-occupied · median home value $86,098 · median rent $654
- Workforce
- 42% labor-force participation · 6.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Kentucky solid-waste agency: Kentucky Division of Waste Management