Ming's Recycling

What Ming's Recycling does

Ming's Recycling Corporation is a family-owned recycling processor and commodity broker headquartered in Sacramento, California, operating three facilities in Sacramento (Florin Road and 47th Avenue) and Hayward, California. The company was founded by Ming Luong in 1987 (formally incorporated 1989) shortly after California's bottle bill was enacted, and has remained entirely under Luong family ownership with Kenny Luong serving as President and Kevin Luong as CFO. It sorts, processes, and brokers a broad set of recyclable commodities including plastics (#1 PET through #7 Other), paper products (SMP, ONP, OCC, OP), non-ferrous metals (aluminum, copper, brass, radiators), ferrous metal (tin cans), and California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers, processing approximately 230,000 tons of material annually with four high-capacity balers at Florin Road and rail-served bulk shipping from both Sacramento and Hayward sites.

The company serves three customer segments: individual consumers who sell household CRV materials and non-ferrous metals through public buyback centers; commercial and industrial accounts served via pickup-and-delivery logistics; and domestic and international buyers of processed recyclable commodities, with Alcoa Recycling historically referenced as a major offtake destination. Revenue is generated through transactional spreads on the buy and sell sides of commodity recycling (transaction-fee model), with material sourced from the public, other recycling centers, waste haulers, and Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs), and processed output shipped via railcars and trucks to industrial customers throughout North America and overseas.

Ming's go-to-market is primarily direct: website and phone-based inquiry intake, on-site transactions at facility buyback counters, and dedicated sales outreach for commercial/industrial pickup-and-delivery accounts and international export bookings. The company has been bootstrapped with no external equity or debt funding, employs 11-50 people, and operates with minimal disclosed digital infrastructure beyond a company website, Google Maps integration for facility location, and embedded YouTube video content.

Name

Ming's Recycling

Legal name

Ming's Recycling Corporation

Website

https://mingsrecycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ming's Recycling is a family-owned Sacramento-based recycling processor and commodity broker that operates three California facilities, processes 230,000 tons of plastics, paper, metals, and CRV beverage containers annually, and serves consumers, commercial accounts, and international buyers of recycled commodities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consumer Buyback: The company purchases household recyclables (CRV materials) and non-ferrous metals from the public through buyback centers. Pricing is competitive for California Redemption Value materials.
2. Commercial & Industrial Recycling Services: Serves commercial and industrial accounts through pickup and delivery services. The company buys material from other recycling centers, waste haulers, and MRFs (Materials Recovery Facilities), and also sells processed recyclables to customers worldwide.
3. Brokerage Operations: Processes and brokers recyclable commodities throughout North America, shipping via railcars and trucks. Alcoa Recycling was mentioned as one of their biggest shipping destinations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ming's Recycling is a family-owned full-service recycling company that buys and sells recyclable commodities — including CRV beverage containers, non-ferrous metals, plastics (#1-#7), paper, and ferrous metals — through consumer buyback centers and commercial/industrial pickup-and-delivery services. The company sorts, processes, and brokers approximately 230,000 tons of recyclables annually across three California facilities, shipping to customers throughout North America and overseas.

Product overview

Ming's Recycling is a family-owned and operated full-service recycling company that operates as a single integrated operation rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company offers three interconnected service lines: a Consumer Buyback Program at their Sacramento and Hayward facilities where public customers can sell CRV materials and non-ferrous metals; Commercial and Industrial Recycling Services featuring pickup and delivery for business accounts; and Recyclable Commodity Processing and Brokerage that handles sorting, processing, and brokering of plastics, paper, metals, and beverage containers throughout North America. Their three facilities in Sacramento (Florin Road and 47th Avenue) and Hayward process over 230,000 tons of recycling annually, with the Florin Road location serving as the largest processing center featuring four high-capacity balers and rail access, while the Hayward facility focuses on high-throughput aluminum can processing via railcars and trucks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consumer Buyback Program A consumer-facing buyback program that allows public customers to sell household recyclables — including California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers and non-ferrous metals — at competitive commodity prices at Ming's facilities in Sacramento and Hayward.
• Commercial and Industrial Recycling Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 24+ billion aluminum cans recycled since 1987
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Alcoa RecyclingmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1987Alcoa Recycling was a key initial partner when Ming Luong founded the company in 1987 to minimize startup costs. The partnership was significant as Ming partnered with Alcoa to launch the business shortly after California's bottle bill was introduced. Alcoa Recycling remained one of Ming's biggest shipping destinations over the years, handling large volumes of processed aluminum.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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