New Palestine may be the smallest town on our service area list by population, but it punches well above its weight in pickup volume per capita. The reason is simple: larger lots and rural properties mean more accumulated metal. A typical New Palestine property might have a detached garage or pole barn that's collected decades of scrap — old car parts from weekend mechanic work, broken lawn equipment, metal fencing from a garden that got redesigned, copper pipe from a plumbing project that never got finished. In more urban areas, people put these items by the curb or call a hauler immediately. In New Palestine, they accumulate. And when it's finally time to clean out, the pile can be substantial. That's where our $11 base fee per stop really shines — whether you've got one old washer or a pickup truck's worth of mixed scrap, one stop means one fee. The town itself centers around Main Street and the New Palestine High School corridor, with a small-town commercial strip and surrounding residential streets. But the real character of New Palestine is in the surrounding Sugar Creek Township — hobby farms, acreages, and properties that blend suburban living with rural space. We also get calls from New Palestine residents who do their own home maintenance and generate scrap from DIY projects. When you're a handy homeowner on a 2-acre lot, you accumulate metal fast.
