Facility details
- Address
- 3440 15th St E
Columbus, NE 68601 - Phone
- (402) 564-2855
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- altertrading.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Platte County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110072000355, 110072171905
Programs on file: AIR NE0000003114100127 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler NEX000510750
Interest types: AIR MINOR, VSQG
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
- City of Columbus Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.5 mi · Columbus, NE
- Columbus Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.7 mi · Columbus, NE
- ACI Plastics Nebraska Recycling 3.9 mi · Columbus, NE
- Alter Metal Recycling Recycling 4.4 mi · Columbus, NE
- Shockley Trucking Transfer Station 17.1 mi · Octavia, NE
- Osceola Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.6 mi · Osceola, NE
- City of Osceola Transfer Station 19.9 mi · Osceola, NE
- Butler County Landfill, Waste Connections Of NE Inc Landfill 20.6 mi · David City, NE
- Butler County Landfill Inc Landfill 20.7 mi · David City, NE
Nearest landfill: Butler County Landfill, Waste Connections Of NE Inc, David City — 20.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Mid Nebraska Grading & Demolition Inc1.9 mi · Columbus, NE · 1 driver
- Columbus Junk Removal LLC1.9 mi · Columbus, NE · 1 driver
- Diamond Sanitation Inc1.9 mi · Columbus, NE · 3 drivers
- Weiland Septic Tank Pumping1.9 mi · Columbus, NE · 5 drivers
- Big Red Sanitation7.6 mi · Duncan, NE · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Columbus, Duncan, Bellwood, Platte Center, Monroe.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in Platte County, NE.
8 waste haulers in Platte County, NE.
ZIP 68601 at a glance
- Population
- 30,944 (42 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 38
- Households
- Median income $68,480 · 33% earn six figures
- Housing
- 69% owner-occupied · median home value $218,523 · median rent $897
- Workforce
- 69% labor-force participation · 2.1% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Nebraska solid-waste agency: Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment (NDWEE)