Robinette Scrap Metal Processing
Big Stone Gap, VA
Facility details
- Address
- 228 Short St N
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 - Phone
- (276) 523-1522
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- robinettesteel.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Wise County
- EPA Region
- 3
- 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
- Precious Plastic Big Stone Gap Recycling 1.8 mi · Big Stone Gap, VA
- Wise County - Appalachia Transfer Station 3.0 mi · Appalachia, VA
- Wise County - Big Stone Gap/East Stone Gap Transfer Station 3.1 mi · Big Stone Gap, VA
- Wise County Sanitary Landfill Landfill 7.1 mi · Norton, VA
- Wise County - Norton Transfer Station 8.5 mi · Norton, VA
- Wise County - Wise #1 Transfer Station 12.9 mi · Wise, VA
- Wise County - Wise #2 Transfer Station 16.9 mi · Wise, VA
- Scott County Transfer Station Transfer Station 17.1 mi · Gate City, VA
- Baker Scrap Metal and Recycling Metals 17.9 mi · Whitesburg, KY
- Wise County - Pound #2 Transfer Station 18.7 mi · Pound, VA
Nearest landfill: Wise County Sanitary Landfill, Norton — 7.1 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- C B M Septic20.0 mi · Whitesburg, KY · 1 driver
- Potter's Recycling Inc20.2 mi · Coeburn, VA · 2 drivers
- Xpress Recycling Services LLC20.2 mi · Coeburn, VA · 1 driver
- Ford Enterprises LLC22.9 mi · Kingsport, TN · 3 drivers
- Collins Septic Service23.2 mi · Isom, KY · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Big Stone Gap, East Stone Gap, Appalachia, Holmes Mill, KY, Keokee, Lynch, KY, Dryden, Duffield, Norton, Partridge, KY, Benham, KY, Cumberland, KY.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in Wise County, VA.
2 waste haulers in Wise County, VA.
ZIP 24219 at a glance
- Population
- 10,450 (56 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $55,252 · 19% earn six figures
- Housing
- 69% owner-occupied · median home value $153,332 · median rent $794
- Workforce
- 42% labor-force participation · 5.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Virginia solid-waste agency: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)