Scrap Metal and E-Waste Pickup Invoicing App (2026)
Scrap and e-waste hauling runs both directions: some pickups you pay the customer for, others they pay you to take away, and business accounts need certificates of destruction and recycling. ShowTheReceipts ($15/mo) handles both — a service invoice with per-item disposal fees, or a purchase record when you're buying material — and bills commercial accounts on recurring net terms.
How we picked
Entry-plan prices as published in 2026, taken from each vendor's own pricing page or a recent third-party summary. Judged on the solo hauler's money workflow — service fees for e-waste pickup, per-item disposal charges, recurring commercial account billing, and clean records for both directions of payment — not on scrap yard scale systems, commodity trading, or metal grading.
| Software | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| ShowTheReceipts That's us | $15/mo | Solo haulers: service and disposal fee invoicing, recurring commercial accounts, clean two-way records |
| Invoice2go | $9.99/mo+ | Basic mobile invoicing |
| Wave | Free / $16/mo | Free invoicing with light bookkeeping |
| Kickserv Flex | $19/mo | Budget scheduling with invoicing |
| Jobber | $29/mo (Core) | Companies running several pickup trucks on routes |
Two businesses in one truck
- Scrap metal — sometimes you pay for it, sometimes it’s free, always it has resale value
- E-waste — mostly costs money to dispose of properly, so the service is the product
Confusing the two is a classic beginner mistake — giving away pickup because “there’s metal in it,” on a load that turns out to be four CRT monitors with recycling fees attached.
1. ShowTheReceipts — $15/mo
Service invoices with per-item disposal fees, recurring commercial accounts on net terms, and clean separate records for material you buy.
2. Invoice2go — $9.99/mo+
Basic mobile invoicing.
3. Wave — Free / $16/mo
Free invoices plus light bookkeeping.
4. Kickserv Flex — $19/mo
Budget scheduling with invoicing.
5. Jobber — $29/mo (Core)
Route scheduling for a company with several trucks.
What to charge for
- Call-out / pickup fee — a minimum, always
- Per-item e-waste fees — CRTs, batteries, fluorescent tubes, appliances
- Labor — disconnecting, dismantling, carrying down stairs
- Certificate of recycling or destruction — for commercial accounts
- Recurring commercial pickups — monthly or per scheduled visit
Commercial accounts are the whole upside
An office replacing forty computers needs a scheduled pickup, an invoice, and a certificate for their compliance file — none of which a curbside scrapper can offer. That paperwork is the barrier, and it’s exactly why this work pays better.
Never net it off in your head
Money moving both directions makes it genuinely easy to lose track of whether you’re actually profitable. Invoice services and record purchases separately, and let the books tell you which half of the business is really working.
Frequently asked questions
Should I charge for pickup if the scrap has value?
Charge for the service and keep the material, unless the load is genuinely valuable enough to buy. Free pickup in exchange for scrap sounds fair and quietly means you're paid nothing for a truck, fuel, and two hours whenever prices dip.
How do I price e-waste?
Per item for the things that cost money to recycle — CRT monitors, batteries, and anything with a recycling fee — with a call-out minimum. E-waste is the opposite of scrap metal: most of it is a cost to dispose of, not a commodity to sell.
What do business accounts need that households don't?
Scheduled pickups, an invoice on net terms, and often a certificate of recycling or destruction for their compliance file. That paperwork is precisely why commercial accounts are worth more than curbside calls.
How do I keep books straight when money flows both ways?
Record service invoices and material purchases as separate transactions rather than netting them off in your head. Netting is how a scrap business gets to year end with no idea whether it made money on hauling or on metal.