Giordanos Recycling

What Giordanos Recycling does

Giordanos Recycling is a fourth-generation, family-owned waste management and recycling operator headquartered at 110 N Mill Rd in Vineland, New Jersey. Founded in 1948 by Joseph Giordano Sr. as a licensed scrap dealership tracing back to his father Rocco's Depression-era scrap-and-rag trade, the company has grown into a vertically integrated waste and recycling platform currently led by fourth-generation family members Nick Giordano (metals division) and Brad Giordano (waste and paper divisions). Operations span seven South Jersey counties for waste removal (Cumberland, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Salem, Atlantic, Cape May) plus Pennsylvania and Delaware for recycling brokerage, with national-account management for large corporations and international material flows via relationships with mills in China.

The company's core products cluster around three economically linked engines: (1) container services — roll-off dumpsters (10-40 yards) and front-load/rear-loader containers (2-8 yards, plus 48- and 96-gallon toters) for construction, retail, and residential customers; (2) material processing and brokerage across five verticals — non-ferrous metals, ferrous metals, paper, plastics, and pallets — supported by an owned facility equipped with shears, cranes, trucks, and three high-production 2-ram balers that process thousands of tons of material daily; and (3) adjacent services including demolition, food-waste beneficial-use hauling, equipment rentals and installation (compactors, balers, cyclone systems, automated cart tippers, stationary/self-contained compactors), and a retail recycling center that pays cash for walk-in scrap. Supporting technology is operational rather than analytical: the Dossier work order management system for fleet maintenance and the Trux Web Portal for customer invoicing, service scheduling, and disposal tickets.

Revenue is generated through a blend of service fees (container rental and hauling), transaction fees (brokerage and retail material purchases/resales at favorable spreads), hardware sales and rentals (compactors and balers), and demolition project fees; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market combines a regional direct-to-consumer footprint (physical recycling center, phone, email, company website, online bill-pay portal) with an enterprise field-sales motion targeting large corporations for nationwide byproduct and recycling brokerage programs. No external funding, M&A, or public-company signals are present — the company remains family-owned with Rosalie handling accounting and software implementations.

Name

Giordanos Recycling

Legal name

Giordano's Recycling

Website

https://giordanosrecycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Giordanos Recycling is a fourth-generation, family-owned waste management and recycling operator in Vineland, New Jersey, providing roll-off and front-load container services, ferrous and non-ferrous metal, paper, plastics, and pallet brokerage, demolition, food-waste recycling, and equipment rentals to commercial, residential, and national-account customers across the Mid-Atlantic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management & Recycling Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA), Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA), On-site Recycling Programs (Single-Stream, Source-Separated) (BPABALAB), Bulky Waste & White Goods Drop-Off/Transfer (BPALABAE), Recyclables Transfer & Consolidation (Single/Source-Separated) (BPALABAD)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling brokerage
• Roll-off dumpster rentals
• Scrap metal processing
• Construction debris removal

Headquarters

HQ city

Vineland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection and Removal Services: Giordano's generates revenue through roll-off dumpster rentals (10-40 yard containers) and front-load/rear-loader container services (2-8 yard containers) for commercial, construction, and residential customers. Services include pickup and disposal of waste materials.
2. Recycling Material Processing and Brokerage: The company processes and brokers recyclable materials including non-ferrous metals, ferrous metals, paper, plastics, and pallets. They serve national accounts, manufacturing companies, and other businesses as a large recycling broker.
3. Retail Recycling Center Cash Payments: Giordano's pays customers cash for recyclable materials including steel, brass, copper, aluminum, stainless steel, radiators, paper, and plastics at their state-of-the-art recycling center. Materials are then resold or brokered.
4. Demolition Services: Complete removal and demolition services for houses, buildings, cement blocks, pools, trees, stumps, and land cleanup.
5. Food Waste Recycling: One of the largest haulers in South Jersey for food and produce companies, providing beneficial use programs for clean food byproducts including pig feed, land application, and resale feed.
6. Equipment Rentals and Installation: Rental and sale of new compactors and balers for business operations, including installation of equipment such as cyclone systems, balers, automated cart tippers, down-stroke balers, and stationary/self-contained compactors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Giordano's Recycling provides integrated waste management, material recycling, and brokerage services for commercial, industrial, residential, and national account customers. Core operations include roll-off dumpster rentals (10–40 yard), front-load container service (2–8 yard plus toters), a cash-paying retail recycling drop-off center, demolition and food waste recycling services, plus recycling brokerage for non-ferrous metals, ferrous metals, paper, plastics, and pallets. Backed by its own fleet, processing facility with three 2-ram balers, and a customer-facing Trux web portal for invoicing and service management.

Product overview

Giordano's Recycling is a waste management and recycling company offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on waste removal, material recycling, and brokerage. The core offerings include roll-off dumpster rentals (10-40 yard) and front-load/rear-loader container services for commercial and residential customers, complemented by demolition and food waste recycling services. The company operates a state-of-the-art retail recycling center that pays cash for scrap materials. For large corporate clients, Giordano's provides comprehensive recycling brokerage and national account management covering non-ferrous metals, ferrous metals, paper, plastics, and pallets. Equipment rentals and installation of industrial compactors and balers serve as an add-on service for customers needing on-site waste processing equipment. The company operates its own processing plants and manages the complete recycling and waste process from collection through brokerage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roll Off Dumpster Services Rental of 10, 20, 30, and 40 yard roll-off dumpsters for corporate, construction, demolition, roofing, and residential projects. Pickup and disposal of project debris is included.
• Front Load / Rear Loader Container Services Scheduled front-load refuse and recycling collection using 2, 4, 6, and 8 yard containers plus 48 and 96 gallon toters for retail and residential customers.
• Recycling Retail Center (Cash for Scrap) Walk-in retail recycling center in Vineland, NJ that pays cash for steel, brass, copper, aluminum, stainless steel, radiators, paper, and plastics brought in by individuals and small haulers.
• Recycling / Brokerage & National Accounts Recycling brokerage and national account management service for large corporations managing byproducts across non-ferrous metals, ferrous metals, paper, plastics, pallets, food waste, and waste facility management, including waste audits and reporting.
• Demolition Services Complete removal and demolition services for houses, buildings, cement blocks, pools, trees, stumps, and land cleanup.
• Food Waste Recycling Beneficial-use food and produce byproduct recycling programs for South Jersey food companies, with downstream products for pig feed, land application, and resale feed.
• Equipment Rentals & Installation Rental and sale of new industrial compactors and balers plus installation of equipment such as cyclone systems, balers, automated cart tippers, down-stroke balers, and stationary or self-contained compactors.
• Non-Ferrous Metals Recycling & Brokerage Processing and brokerage of non-ferrous metals including bare bright copper, tubing, aluminum (various grades), copper radiators, insulated copper wire, and yellow brass.
• Ferrous Metals Recycling & Brokerage Processing and brokerage of ferrous metals including steel, black cast, light iron, mixed cast, plate and structural steel, and tin cans.
• Paper Recycling & Brokerage Processing and brokerage of paper materials including OCC baling, hard white, office paper, printer waste, sorted white ledger, tissue, and news.
• Plastics Recycling & Brokerage Processing and brokerage of plastics including agricultural film, HDPE bottles and drums, PET bottles, polypropylene, water bottles, and PVC.
• Pallet Recycling & Brokerage Handling of incoming and outgoing pallet needs and packaging solutions for national accounts, metal scrap yards, and commercial manufacturing operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Processes thousands of tons of non-ferrous and ferrous metals, waste paper and plastics daily
• +2 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors, Inc. Largest U.S. provider of environmental, industrial, and hazardous waste services with significant recycling and metals recovery operations; competes with Giordano's for industrial byproduct and recycling contracts.
• Republic Services, Inc. One of the largest U.S. providers of non-hazardous solid waste collection, recycling, and disposal services with national account capability that competes directly with Giordano's for enterprise byproduct management and brokerage contracts.
• Stericycle, Inc. Compliance-focused regulated waste and recycling services provider with national commercial and industrial accounts that overlap with Giordano's enterprise brokerage and byproduct management segments.
• Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. Industrial and commercial waste services provider focused on parts cleaning, used oil, and environmental services; comparable to Giordano's in serving industrial customers with recurring specialized waste streams.
• Waste Management, Inc. Largest U.S. waste and environmental services company operating roll-off, front-load, recycling brokerage, and organics/beneficial-use programs at national scale; the most direct broad incumbent that Giordano's competes against on national accounts and larger commercial volumes.
• Waste Connections, Inc. National non-hazardous solid waste services company combining collection, recycling, transfer, and disposal; competes with Giordano's for transfer, recycling, and disposal volumes into the same downstream commodity markets.
• GFL Environmental Inc. Diversified North American environmental services company providing solid waste, recycling, and organics collection with national footprint; competes with Giordano's for multi-site recycling brokerage and customer relationships.

Regional players

• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: Family-controlled regional waste and recycling hauler in the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic offering collection, transfer, recycling, and organics — directly comparable to Giordano's family-owned, multi-service regional structure.
• Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Vertically integrated Northeast U.S. solid waste, recycling, and organics company with roll-off, front-load, MRF, and beneficial-use operations, making it the closest publicly traded analog to Giordano's multi-service regional model.

Direct peers

• Radius Recycling (formerly Schnitzer Steel Industries): Public scrap metal recycler operating ferrous and non-ferrous collection, processing, and brokerage with regional yards and export sales; competes with Giordano's directly in non-ferrous and ferrous brokerage off-takes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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