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Turnings, chips, shavings, filings and grindings; we collect metal swarf from businesses such as workshops, machine shops and manufacturers.
Metal streams recovered and recycled.
Years experience in the waste sector.
Collection service available, Mon–Fri.
At MetalCycle, we provide specialist metal swarf recycling and disposal services for businesses of all sizes across the UK.
Metal swarf is the waste material produced when metal is cut, turned, drilled, milled or ground. It ranges from fine filings and needles to curled turnings and larger chips, and it is often coated in cutting fluids or oils from the machining process.
Whether you run a small engineering workshop or a high-output production line, our nationwide collection service makes metal swarf waste easy to manage, cost-effective to remove and fully compliant with waste regulations.
Metal swarf builds up fast in manufacturing, and loose swarf takes up valuable floor space, creates slip and cut hazards, and can leak oil if it is stored badly. Sending it to general waste disposal wastes a recoverable material and may breach your duty of care.
Most swarf is fully recyclable. Once cutting fluids are separated out, the metal can be melted down and returned to the supply chain. Recycling your metal swarf with MetalCycle cuts landfill waste, supports a circular economy and can recover value from high-grade materials such as stainless steels, brass and aluminium.
Mild steel, cast iron and tool steel turnings from CNC and general machining.
Stainless steels are kept separate by grade so they can be recycled at full value.
Aluminium, brass, copper and bronze chips, turnings and shavings.
Swarf contaminated with cutting fluids, coolants and lubricating oils.
Filings, dust and sludge from grinding, honing and finishing work.
Not listed? Ask us – we’ll confirm whether we can collect it.
Ferrous turnings
Stainless steel
Aluminium chips
Oily swarf
Fast, dependable metal swarf collections for businesses across the country.
From drums and wheelie bins to skips and full industrial loads.
Correct documentation for every collection, including oily and contaminated waste.
Metal recovered, fluids handled responsibly and landfill avoided.
Contact us with details regarding your metal waste type, quantity, and location.
We collect metal swarf directly from your premises at a time that suits you.
Swarf is sorted by metal type, cutting fluids are separated out, and the metal is prepared for recycling.
Recovered metal goes back into the supply chain. We provide full compliance documentation for your records.
If your business needs a reliable, sustainable and fully compliant metal swarf recycling service, MetalCycle is here to help.
Contact us today to schedule your metal swarf collection and keep your workshop clear, safe and productive.
Metal swarf is the chips, turnings, shavings and filings produced by manufacturing processes such as turning, milling, drilling and grinding. It can be ferrous or non-ferrous and is often coated in cutting fluids.
We recycle ferrous, stainless steel and non-ferrous swarf, including aluminium, brass and copper, in forms ranging from fine filings to larger chips and long turnings.
Keep different metals apart, store swarf in covered, leak-proof containers and drain off as much cutting fluid as you can. Well-sorted swarf is easier to recycle and gets a better return.
