USCA Trading Inc.

What USCA Trading Inc. does

USCA Trading Inc. is a privately held Canadian B2B recycling and materials trading company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The company operates as a One Source solution for businesses and organizations seeking to dispose of recyclable waste streams, handling over 50,000 metric tonnes of recyclable materials annually across three core categories: plastics (Resin, Regrinds, LDPE Baled Films, Leftover Plastic Rolls, and Lumps), paper (OCC 11/12 and Mix Paper), and metal scrap and leftover stocklot materials. Its operations span collection, processing, trading, and exporting of these materials, positioning the firm as an intermediary between North American waste generators and downstream industrial buyers who use recycled feedstock in manufacturing.

The company's business model is transaction-based, generating revenue through the trading and export of recyclable commodities rather than through subscription, licensing, or fee-for-service arrangements. Pricing is negotiated per transaction based on material type, quantity, quality, and prevailing market conditions, consistent with commodity trading norms. USCA Trading reports that its annual throughput reduces approximately 120,000 tons of CO2 emissions through landfill diversion, an outcome that supports its positioning with environmentally conscious B2B customers. The go-to-market motion is direct sales to businesses with recycling needs, with the company emphasizing quality, timely delivery, competitive pricing, and reliability as core commercial attributes.

Operationally, USCA Trading maintains a small disclosed footprint with a single Toronto headquarters and a North American sales reach (Canada and the United States), though its trading activities include export to international downstream buyers. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, funding rounds, management team, patents, certifications, or partnerships. Its core technology stack and proprietary processing capabilities are not publicly disclosed, and there is no evidence of digital platform, software product, or AI-driven components. The business is fundamentally an intermediation and logistics operation in the recyclable commodities value chain.

Name

USCA Trading Inc.

Legal name

USCA Trading Inc.

Website

https://uscatrading.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

USCA Trading Inc. is a privately held Canadian B2B recycling and commodities trading company, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Toronto, that collects, processes, trades, and exports over 50,000 metric tonnes annually of waste paper, plastics, and metal scrap to downstream industrial buyers across North America and international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recyclable Materials Trading

NAICS

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

SIC

Wholesale-Durable Goods, Nec (5099), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Secondary Materials Brokerage & Trading (Recovered Commodities) (BPALADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Baling, Densification & Commodity Preparation (RDF/SRF, Bale QA) (BPALADAI)

Keywords

• Recyclable materials trading
• Waste paper export
• Plastic scrap recycling
• Metal scrap trading
• Recycling commodity brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recyclable Materials Trading: USCA Trading generates revenue through the collection, processing, and trading/export of recyclable materials including waste paper, plastics (resins, regrinds, LDPE baled films, leftover plastic rolls, lumps), and metal scrap. The company handles over 50,000 metric tonnes annually, selling these materials to downstream buyers for reuse in manufacturing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

USCA Trading collects, processes, and trades recyclable materials including waste paper, plastics (resin, regrinds, LDPE baled films, leftover plastic rolls, lumps), and metal scrap. Operating as a One Source solution since 2021, the company handles over 50,000 metric tonnes of recyclable materials annually, exporting to downstream buyers for reuse in manufacturing and diverting waste from landfills.

Product overview

USCA Trading is a single-product platform focused on recycling, trading, and exporting recyclable materials. The company operates as a one-source solution for recycling needs, handling over 50,000 metric tonnes annually. Its product portfolio spans two main categories: plastic materials (Resin, Regrinds, LDPE Baled Films, Leftover Plastic Rolls, and Lumps) and paper materials (OCC 11/12 and Mix Paper), along with leftover stocklot items. The company also trades metal scrap, positioning itself as a comprehensive recycling partner for businesses seeking to minimize landfill waste while achieving economic benefits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resin

Quantifiable outcome

• 120,000 tons of CO2 emissions reduced annually
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• GFL Environmental Inc. Canadian-headquartered, vertically integrated waste management and recycling company offering collection, processing, and trading of recyclable materials across North America. Comparable as a much larger, established operator in the same recyclable commodities space where USCA trades.
• Sonoco Products Company: Global packaging company with a dedicated recycling division that recovers and trades OCC, mixed paper, and other recyclable fibers. Comparable because its recycling business overlaps directly with USCA's paper-category trading (OCC 11/12, Mix Paper).
• Republic Services, Inc. Major North American recycling and solid waste services company operating extensive materials recovery and commodity resale operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing in the same secondary commodities trade, particularly for OCC, mixed paper, and plastics.
• Waste Management, Inc. Largest North American waste and environmental services provider, operating MRFs and trading recovered paper, plastics, and metals at scale. Comparable as the dominant incumbent in the same recyclable materials markets USCA serves, with far broader infrastructure.
• Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Regional Northeast US-based solid waste, recycling, and resource management operator with materials recovery and commodity trading operations. Comparable as an established recycling and recovered-commodities business serving similar B2B generator customers.

Direct peers

• Cascades Inc. Quebec-based Canadian manufacturer and recoverer of recycled fiber and packaging products, with active recovered paper collection and trading operations. Comparable as a Canada-headquartered player with a comparable fiber recycling and trading business model.
• Reciplas: Canadian post-consumer plastic recycling company producing recycled resins and regrinds from various plastic streams. Comparable as a directly competing plastic-focused recycler-trader addressing the same resin/regrind categories as USCA.
• Merlin Plastics: Western Canada-based plastic recycler processing post-consumer and post-industrial plastics into reusable resins, regrinds, and baled films. Comparable because its plastic product portfolio (resin, regrinds, LDPE baled films) closely mirrors USCA's plastic categories.
• GreenWaste Recovery: California-based recycling and waste diversion company operating MRFs and trading recovered commodities including OCC, mixed paper, and plastics. Comparable as a mid-sized recycler-trader operating with a similar multi-commodity approach to USCA.

Emerging players

• TerraCycle: Specialty recycling company focused on hard-to-recycle waste streams, operating collection and trading programs with consumer and B2B partners. Comparable as an emerging, differentiated recycler-trader addressing ESG-aligned waste streams similar to those USCA targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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