Emfinger Steel

At Emfinger Steel, we love helping you clear out your old scrap and putting cash in your pocket. However, keeping our team, our customers, and our facility safe is always our number one priority.

That is why we cannot accept hazardous materials, including sealed gas cylinders like this acetylene tank. Even when they appear completely empty or old, pressurized tanks pose a major safety hazard during the sorting, preparing, and recycling processes.

Removing the valve helps on oxygen and propane tanks, but because acetylene tanks have a clay filler that holds the acetylene in stasis. It remains a big hazard for decades, even with the valve out.

If you are ever loading up your trailer and feel unsure whether we can take a specific item, please give us a call at 334-794-4251 or send us a quick message with a photo. We are always happy to help you check before you make the drive down Webb Road!

How heavy are these? Hint: You probably can't lift it by yourself. Probably not with a friend either.

We bale aluminum cans in order to get more in the truck and save on fuel. We fill our roll-off containers with loose cans and dump them on our baler's conveyor belt, which ends up making these things, ready to ship.

The answer to how much they weigh is in the comments.