Pacific Recycling

What Pacific Recycling does

Pacific Recycling Inc. (PRI) is a family-owned metal recycling company headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, that purchases, processes, and resells ferrous and non-ferrous metals to manufacturing industries. Founded by Rod Schultz in the 1970s as a one-truck haul-away service and incorporated in Oregon as Pacific Recycling Inc., the company operates a 21-acre processing facility equipped with an industrial shredding system driven by two electric motors totaling 4,000 horsepower. The shredder can process up to 140 net tons of material per hour — roughly equivalent to 90 cars per hour — with automated sorting that separates metallic from non-metallic materials and produces clean, dense, uniform feedstock ready for melting. In 2023, the company expanded to two additional Oregon locations in Klamath Falls and White City, giving it three physical sites and a combined workforce of 75 full-time employees. Annual throughput exceeds 200 million pounds of recyclable metals, positioning PRI as Lane County's largest metal recycler.

The company's revenue model is built on the spread between its purchase price for scrap and its sale price to manufacturers. Non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, aluminum, etc.) are paid by the pound and ferrous metals (appliances, cars, steel) by the ton, with prices fluctuating based on international commodity markets. Catalytic converters receive specialized handling with proof-of-ownership verification and a three-business-day payment hold per Oregon theft-prevention law. Customers are segmented horizontally across residential/individual users (cash-for-scrap), contractors (drop box rentals), and commercial/industrial accounts spanning forestry, public works, telecommunications, construction, and manufacturing. Commercial clients receive on-site drop boxes in sizes from 4×4 to 50-yard roll-offs, mobile car crushing with hazardous-fluid management, and site cleanup using excavators, wheel loaders, mobile shears, and material handlers. Ownership remains 100% with the Schultz family, with Rod Schultz as President and Amber Schultz as CFO, and the company has no disclosed external funding, acquisitions, or institutional investment.

Name

Pacific Recycling

Legal name

Pacific Recycling Inc.

Website

https://pacrec.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Pacific Recycling is a family-owned Oregon metal recycler that processes over 200 million pounds of ferrous and non-ferrous metals annually across three locations, serving residential customers, contractors, and commercial/industrial sectors including forestry, construction, public works, and manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050), Secondary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3341)

akta.pro primary industry

Metals Recycling & Processing (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (BPALADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ferrous Scrap Processing & Recycling (Steel/Iron) (EUAIAJAA), Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Recycling (Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Lead, Zinc) (EUAIAJAB), Metals Recovery & Sorting Facilities (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (EUAIADAG), Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Recycling Processing (BPALADAC)

Keywords

• Metal recycling services
• Scrap metal processing
• Ferrous non-ferrous recycling
• Industrial metal shredding
• Drop box rental service

Headquarters

HQ city

Eugene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Metal Purchase and Processing: Pacific Recycling purchases ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the public and commercial entities, processes them, and sells to manufacturing industries. They pay competitive rates to suppliers: non-ferrous metals paid by the pound, ferrous metals paid by the ton. Revenue is generated through the margin between purchase price and sale price to manufacturers.
2. Mobile Car Crushing Services: On-site car crushing, loading, and transportation services for commercial customers. Includes proper draining and management of automotive fluids and hazardous materials.
3. Drop Box and Container Services: Rental and servicing of metal recycling drop boxes (4×4, 4×8, 10-50 yard roll-off boxes) for commercial accounts. Charges based on volume and frequency of service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pacific Recycling purchases ferrous and non-ferrous metals from residential walk-in customers and commercial accounts, then processes them through a 4,000-horsepower industrial shredder and automated sorting system on its 21-acre Eugene facility. It also delivers on-site drop box rentals, mobile car crushing with automotive fluid management, and site cleanup services to commercial clients, and sells processed metals to local and global manufacturing industries.

Product overview

Pacific Recycling is a family-owned metal recycling company offering a unified set of services centered around metal collection, processing, and recycling. The core offering combines Metal Recycling (ferrous and non-ferrous), Car Crushing (mobile and on-site), Site Cleanup, and Drop Box Service for convenient on-site collection. Services are organized into two main categories: Commercial Services (serving forestry, public works, telecom, construction, and manufacturing with bins, roll-off boxes, mobile crushing, loading, hauling, and demolition assistance) and Residential Services (open to the public for automobiles, appliances, building materials, and other metal items). A notable specialized service is Catalytic Converter Recycling, which handles precious metal-containing components with theft prevention compliance. The company operates a 21-acre facility with a high-capacity shredder capable of processing up to 140 net tons per hour, along with specialized equipment for processing heavier steel and non-ferrous materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal Recycling

Quantifiable outcome

• Processes over 200 million pounds of recyclable metals annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Major US recycling and solid-waste services provider with recycling-commodities merchandising capabilities. Comparable as an incumbent offering metal-recycling as part of a broader waste-and-recycling portfolio to commercial and municipal customers.
• Casella Waste Systems: Regional vertically integrated solid waste, recycling, and resource-management company operating across the Northeast US with recycling-commodities sales. Comparable as a regional incumbent with recycling processing and commodity-merchant activity.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American waste and recycling services company with growing metals-recovery and recycling commodities segment. Comparable as a broader waste-services incumbent whose recycling line competes for industrial scrap volumes and downstream-spec material.

Direct peers

• SA Recycling: One of the largest privately held metal recyclers in North America, headquartered in Orange, CA with deep Pacific Northwest presence. Directly comparable as a multi-site ferrous/non-ferrous processor serving industrial, demolition, and retail-supplier customers.
• EMR (European Metal Recycling): Global metal recycling company with US operations following its Metalico and Schnitzer-related acquisitions. Comparable as a vertically integrated scrap processor with shredder assets and downstream merchant-wholesale activities.
• Radius Recycling (formerly Schnitzer Steel Industries): Largest publicly-traded US ferrous and non-ferrous scrap recycler, operating shredders and export terminals across North America. Closest public-market comparable for Pacific Recycling's shredder-anchored, multi-metal processing model.
• OmniSource (Steel Dynamics): Metal recycling subsidiary of Steel Dynamics, one of the largest ferrous scrap processors in the US. Provides direct comparability on shredder operations, ferrous/non-ferrous processing, and upstream mill-supply logistics.

Regional players

• Pacific Steel & Recycling: Regional metal recycler headquartered in Great Falls, Montana with yards across the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. Closest US Pacific Northwest regional competitor with overlapping customer mix (commercial, demolition, walk-up retail).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pacificrecycling

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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