Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co
Traverse City, MI
Facility details
- Address
- 2674 Cass Rd
Traverse City, MI 49684 - Phone
- (231) 946-3499
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- beaconrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Grand Traverse County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110003697045
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler MIR000017004
Interest types: VSQG
EPA record updated 2014-03-07
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.
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- Glen's Sanitary Landfill Inc. Landfill 11.5 mi · Maple City, MI
Nearest landfill: Glen's Sanitary Landfill Inc., Maple City — 11.5 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Traverse Hauling4.3 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
- Erecycle LLC4.3 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
- Security Sanitation6.6 mi · Traverse City, MI · 4 drivers
- We Recycling6.6 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
- Portable Storage Solutions LLC6.6 mi · Traverse City, MI · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Traverse City, Grawn, Interlochen, Kingsley, Cedar, Williamsburg, Lake Ann, Buckley.
County context
One of 9 recycling centers in Grand Traverse County, MI.
16 waste haulers in Grand Traverse County, MI.
ZIP 49684 at a glance
- Population
- 21,585 (158 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 49
- Households
- Median income $80,788 · 41% earn six figures
- Housing
- 69% owner-occupied · median home value $417,894 · median rent $1,306
- Workforce
- 57% labor-force participation · 3.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)