Cans & small quantities
Aluminium can recycling
Drinks cans are worth money as aluminium, so a collection at a school, pub, club or office can raise real funds instead of going in the general bin.
40+ years in Nantwich
Family run scrap merchants and industrial dismantlers since the 1980s.
Environment Agency compliant
Licensed facility with proper end-of-life vehicle de-pollution.
Weighed and graded on site
Approved scales, sorted by grade, and an 800-tonne Harris shear.
Collection across the region
Own lorries and grab loaders covering roughly 30 miles from the yard.
You do not need a lorry-load to come and see us. Cans are weighed on the same approved scales as everything else and paid at the going rate for aluminium.
Who this suits
Schools and colleges running an eco or fundraising project; pubs, clubs and sports grounds getting through cans every week; offices with a can bin by the kitchen; scout and guide groups, churches and charities collecting for funds. If your collection has grown too big for the boot of a car, tell us and we will talk about a bin on site instead.
How to prepare them
Empty and reasonably dry is all we ask. Crushing them saves you space but makes no difference to the weight. Please keep steel food tins separate from aluminium drinks cans — a magnet tells you which is which, as it sticks to steel and not to aluminium. Bags or bulk sacks are easier to handle than loose cans.
What you will be paid
Aluminium moves with the market, so we do not publish a rate. Ring the yard on 01270 611447 before you come and we will tell you what we are paying today, and roughly what a sack or a bin of cans is likely to weigh.
Paying a school or charity
Payment is by bank transfer, never cash, so bring the account details for the school, club or charity fund and the name of the person authorised to receive it. Whoever brings the cans in will also need photo ID and proof of address, as they would with any scrap metal.
Why Garratt’s
- Schools, clubs, pubs, offices and charities welcome
- Cans weighed on approved scales
- Paid by bank transfer, never cash
- Small quantities are fine
- Bring them in or ask about collection
Step by step
How it works
No jargon and no surprises. This is what happens from the first phone call to getting paid.
- 01
Tell us what you have
Ring the yard on 01270 611447 or send the details through the form — a photo helps us judge it quickly.
- 02
We quote you honestly
We tell you what we are paying today for that grade, and whether it is worth us collecting or better brought in.
- 03
Collection or drop-off
We collect with our own lorries and grab loaders, or you turn up in opening hours and we help you unload.
- 04
Weighed, graded and paid
Your load is weighed on approved scales and paid straight into your bank — no cash, as the law requires.
In the yard
Tap any photo to see it full size.
Request a quote for aluminium can recycling
Tell us what you have, roughly how much of it and where it is, and we’ll come back to you with what we can do and what we’re paying. Prices change daily, so ring the yard if you need a figure today.
Good to know
Aluminium can recycling — questions we get asked
Is there a minimum quantity of cans?
No. Bring what you have collected — a few sacks is fine, and if the collection grows we can talk about a bin on site instead.
Do the cans need washing or crushing?
No. Empty and reasonably dry is enough. Crushing saves you space but makes no difference to the weight you are paid on.
How do you pay a school, club or charity?
By bank transfer into the school, club or charity account — the law does not allow cash for scrap metal. Bring the account details and photo ID for whoever is bringing the cans in.
How much will you pay for my scrap metal?
Scrap prices move daily with the metal markets, so we do not publish rates. Ring the yard on 01270 611447 and we will tell you exactly what we are paying today for what you have.
Not sure what your scrap is worth?
Prices move daily. Give us a ring and we'll tell you what we're paying today — no obligation, no nonsense.