Valley Recycling

What Valley Recycling does

Valley Recycling, operating legally as Valley Metal Recycling, is a privately held scrap metal and cardboard recycler founded in 1940 and headquartered at 145 N. 1000 W., Logan, Utah. The company purchases scrap metals — aluminum, copper, brass, steel, and iron — from residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, sorts and processes the material on-site, and sells the output to local, national, and international mills. It also accepts flattened cardboard as a donation. The firm self-describes as Cache Valley's #1 local recycler with over 85 years of continuous operation.

The company's core product set is organized around three delivery channels: physical drop-off at the Logan yard (loading dock for small loads, on-site scale for large loads), a fleet of six owned container types across three sizes (rolloff, lugger, forklift bin, flatbed, sided flatbed, box trailer) for commercial/industrial accounts, and on-site cleanup services spanning farm/ranch, commercial, industrial, building demolition, and landfill projects. Supporting products include an online bin pickup scheduling tool, a Frequent Recyclers rewards program (powered by RewardBooth) offering gift-card redemption, and downloadable coupons providing up to a $0.05 per-pound premium.

Revenue is generated through per-pound commodity spread on purchased scrap, transaction-based container pickup fees, and project-based on-site cleanup work. Go-to-market combines a retail/consumer drop-off motion with enterprise field sales for commercial accounts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, varies by metal type and contamination level, and is supplemented by short-term coupon promotions. Marketing is primarily local — organic social media, downloadable coupons, and word-of-mouth — with no disclosed digital advertising program or institutional capital raise.

Name

Valley Recycling

Legal name

Valley Metal Recycling

Website

https://valleymetalrecycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Valley Recycling is a privately held scrap metal and cardboard recycler in Logan, Utah, founded in 1940. It purchases aluminum, copper, brass, steel, and iron from residential, commercial, industrial, and farm/ranch customers across Cache Valley and sells processed metal to mills.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scrap Metal Recycling Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Recycling (Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Lead, Zinc) (EUAIAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC), Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris Recycling (IMAIAFAG)

Keywords

• Scrap metal recycling
• Commercial recycling services
• Metal waste removal
• Cardboard recycling
• On-site scrap cleanup

Headquarters

HQ city

Logan

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, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Scrap Metal Purchase and Processing: The company purchases scrap metals from customers (residential, commercial, industrial), processes and sorts the materials, then sells the processed metals to local, national, and international mills for smelting and reuse.
2. Container and Bin Services: Provides containers in various sizes (rolloff, lugger, forklift bin, flatbed, sided flatbed, box trailer) to commercial customers. Offers bin pickup services where they deliver empty containers, pick them up when full, process materials, and pay the customer.
3. On-Site Cleanup Services: Sends cleanup crews to customer sites to haul away scrap metals. In many cases customers still receive payment for their scrap materials. Includes farm/ranch cleanups, commercial/business cleanups, industrial cleanups, building demolition, and landfill cleanup services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Valley Recycling (also known as Valley Metal Recycling) purchases scrap metals and cardboard from residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers at its Logan, Utah facility, sorts and processes the materials, and sells them to local, national, and international mills. The company also offers a fleet of six container types in three sizes for commercial scrap pickup, deploys on-site cleanup crews for farm, commercial, industrial, demolition, and landfill projects, and runs a frequent-recycler rewards program.

Product overview

Valley Recycling operates as a scrap metal recycling company offering a comprehensive suite of container services (Rolloff, Lugger, Forklift Bin, Flatbed, Sided Flatbed, and Box Trailer) in three sizes for commercial and industrial customers. The company provides on-site cleanup services including farm/ranch cleanups, commercial/business cleanups, industrial cleanups, building demolition, and landfill cleanup. Additional offerings include bin pickup scheduling, a Frequent Recycler Program with rewards, and scrap metal coupons. The company specializes in recycling Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Steel, Iron, and Cardboard.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Frequent Recyclers Program: A special rewards program for contractors, business owners, and other frequent recyclers that offers points redeemable for gift cards and other items.

Products and services

• Commercial Container and Bin Recycling Services Scheduled scrap-metal pickup service offering six container types in three sizes, delivered to commercial and industrial sites and picked up when full; materials are processed at the Logan facility and the customer is paid for the recovered scrap.
• On-Site Cleanup Services On-site cleanup crews dispatched to farms, businesses, industrial facilities, demolition sites, and landfills to remove and haul away scrap metal and equipment, with customers often paid for the value of recovered scrap.
• Scrap Metal Purchase and Drop-Off Service Walk-in and drive-on scrap-metal and cardboard purchasing at the Logan facility, with small loads directed to the loading dock and large loads weighed on the on-site scale for per-pound payment.
• Online Bin Pickup Scheduling Online scheduling service that lets commercial and residential customers request pickup of their container or bin of scrap metal via the Valley Recycling website.
• Building Demolition Service Demolition of warehouses and metal buildings where the recovered scrap value is credited against the demolition cost, reducing the customer's net expense.
• Landfill Scrap Cleanup Service Service that bales and loads out accumulated scrap metal piles from landfill locations for recycling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to $0.05 extra per pound with coupon promotions

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SA Recycling: Major West Coast scrap metal recycler with a similar drop-off and container service model. Operates at large scale versus Valley Recycling but addresses the same customer need - non-ferrous and ferrous scrap collection and mill-direct sales.
• Radius Recycling (formerly Schnitzer Steel): One of the largest publicly traded scrap metal recyclers in North America operating full-service metal recycling facilities. Highly comparable business model (purchasing scrap, processing, selling to mills) but at national scale across many geographies.
• David J. Joseph Company (DJJ): One of the largest scrap metal brokers/processors in the U.S., subsidiary of Nucor. Operates a similar broker/processor model and sells into the same mill end markets, but at national scale.
• OmniSource Corporation: One of the largest private scrap metal processors in the U.S., operating yards across multiple states. Same core activity (scrap buying, processing, mill sales) but multi-state scale rather than Valley Recycling's single-region focus.
• Commercial Metals Company (CMC): Vertically integrated steel manufacturer that operates scrap metal recycling as a feedstock source. Comparable in the recycling/purchasing activity but very different in scale and end of the value chain (mill rather than regional recycler).

Direct peers

• Ferrous Processing & Trading: Mid-sized scrap metal processor with multiple yards, operated fleet of containers, and mixed customer base. Directly comparable in size band and operational model to Valley Recycling.
• PSC Metals: Regional scrap metal recycler operating multiple yards with the same consumer/commercial/industrial drop-off and large container model. Closely comparable in operating model to Valley Recycling, just at a larger footprint.
• Pacific Steel & Recycling: Regional scrap metal and recycling company with multiple yards across the Western U.S. Closely comparable in offering mix (drop-off, rolloff containers, farm/industrial cleanup) and target customer base (residential, commercial, agricultural).
• Friedman Recycling: Multi-yard scrap metal recycler serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers with fleet-based container pickup. Directly comparable GTM (drop-off, rolloff service, cleanup) and customer segments to Valley Recycling.

Regional players

• Rocky Mountain Recycling: Regional scrap metal recycler operating in the Mountain West. Closely comparable geographic and demographic context to Valley Recycling's Cache Valley base, with similar drop-off and container service offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/valleymetalrecycling
• Instagraminstagram.com/valleymetalrecycling
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/valley-recycling

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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