Industrial Recyclers, Llc

What Industrial Recyclers, Llc does

Industrial Recyclers, LLC is a privately held, full-service recycling company headquartered in Sidney, Ohio, that purchases, processes, and resells post-industrial and post-consumer recyclable materials. The company accepts a broad range of streams including paper, cardboard, gaylord boxes, commodity and engineering-grade plastics, wood (pallets, crates, bins), metals (steel, aluminum, mixed), e-waste, and specialty contaminated plastics (wet regrind, oily plastic, wax-covered materials). Its core technology consists of physical processing equipment — balers, compactors, densifiers, regrinders, and pelletizing machinery — supplemented by on-site equipment provision (trailers, rolloff containers, compactors) placed at customer locations. The company generates revenue through three streams: purchasing recyclable materials at low cost and reselling to consuming mills (domestic and global), providing processing services (pelletizing, baling, regrinding), and buying/selling gaylord boxes in wholesale volumes. Customers include Fortune 500 enterprises, local small businesses, municipalities, warehouses, and haulers, served primarily through a sales-led, consultative go-to-market that includes walkthrough audits to identify recyclable streams competitors reject. The company claims to process millions of pounds of material annually and reports customer revenue increases of 50-150% from improved recycling program design.

Name

Industrial Recyclers, Llc

Legal name

Industrial Recyclers, LLC

Website

https://industrial-recyclers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Industrial Recyclers is a privately held, full-service recycling company in Sidney, Ohio that purchases, processes, and resells post-industrial and post-consumer materials including paper, plastic, wood, metal, and e-waste, serving Fortune 500 enterprises, small businesses, and municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Recycling Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Industrial Plastics Scrap Recovery & Regrind (IMANAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycled Resin Trading & Distribution (PCR/PIR Commodity Markets) (EUAIAKAK), Post-Consumer Plastics Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF) (IMANAMAA), Consumer Electronics Recycling (TVs, AV, Small Electronics) (BPALAIAH)

Keywords

• Industrial recycling services
• Paper recycling
• Plastic recycling
• Scrap metal recycling
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sidney

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recyclable Materials Purchase and Resale: Industrial Recyclers purchases recyclable materials from industrial generators, processing them or selling directly to end users (consuming mills). They buy scrap parts, regrind, purgings over 2,000 lbs, rejected materials, virgin surplus, cardboard, paper, plastic, and wood pallets. Revenue is generated by acquiring materials at lower costs and selling processed or unprocessed materials to consuming mills at higher prices.
2. Processing Services: The company provides processing services including pelletizing, baling/compacting, and regrinding materials for customers who need materials processed before sale or reuse.
3. Gaylord Box Sales: The company buys and sells wood and plastic gaylord boxes in various sizes (2 wall to 7 wall), with most standard boxes holding 1000 to 3500 lbs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Industrial Recyclers purchases post-industrial and post-consumer recyclable materials from industrial generators, then either processes them or sells them directly to consuming mills and end users. The company handles paper, cardboard, plastic (commodity and engineering grades), wood, metal, e-waste, and contaminated plastics/cardboard, supplying processed plastic resin and pallets along with reusable gaylord boxes. It operates a one-stop service model with on-site equipment, full logistics, walkthrough audits, and global import/export.

Product overview

Industrial Recyclers is a full-service recycling company offering comprehensive material recovery solutions. The company operates as a one-stop recyclable waste removal service, providing collection, processing, and end-user sales for paper (including cardboard and gaylord boxes), plastic (commodity and engineering grades), wood, metal, and e-waste materials. Core services include walkthrough audits to identify recyclable materials, processing capabilities (pelletizing, baling, regrinding), and equipment provision (compactors, balers, densifiers). The company serves both small businesses and Fortune 500 companies, processing millions of pounds annually with global import/export operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paper Recycling Services Recycling services for salvaged, damaged, or obsolete paper in baled, bundled, rolled, or skid form. The company works with consuming mills and other brokers to develop consistent markets for many paper grades and provides recycling program consulting. Targeted at industrial generators, recycling centers, warehouses, municipalities, and haulers.
• Cardboard Recycling Baler-based recycling services for cardboard packaging, capable of processing any volume or box size in a time- and cost-effective manner for any business. Targeted at businesses across sectors where cardboard comprises over 50 percent of their waste stream.
• Gaylord Boxes Buy and sell multiple sizes of gaylord boxes in 2-wall to 7-wall configurations, including squares and octagons with full flaps, half flaps, and custom heights available. Most 2-5 wall boxes hold 1000 to 3500 lbs. Targeted at industrial generators and warehouses needing bulk containers.
• Plastic Recycling Services Wide variety of plastic recycling services handling industrial grade materials including knockdown bins, plastic pallets, lids, totes, parts, shrink wrap, barrels, strapping, and supersacs. Handles both commodity grades (HDPE, LDPE, PET, PP, PS, PVC, ABS) and engineering grades (Acetal, Acrylic, Nylon, PC, TPE, TPO). Purchases scrap parts, regrind, purgings over 2,000 lbs, rejected materials, and virgin surplus.
• Wood Recycling Services Recycling services for wood recyclables including crates, bins, pallets, and rolloff containers for scrap wood. Targeted at industrial generators producing wood waste streams.
• Metal Recycling Services Metal recycling accepting steel, aluminum, cans, mixed metals/plastic, and drums. Targeted at industrial generators producing metal scrap streams.
• E-Waste Recycling Services Electronic waste recycling for computers, batteries, printers, and fax machines. Targeted at businesses and offices needing compliant disposal of electronics.
• Contaminated Plastics and Cardboard Recycling Specialized recycling for hard-to-process materials including wet regrind, oily plastic, wax-covered materials, and plastic-sandwiched cardboard. Targeted at industrial generators with difficult-to-recycle waste streams that other recyclers reject.
• Walkthrough Audits On-site assessments to determine recyclable materials and identify cost-saving opportunities, helping customers increase recyclable revenue by 50 to 150 percent. Targeted at prospective and existing customers as a consultative entry point.
• Processing Services Material processing including pelletizing, baling/compacting, regrinding, and densifying for customers who need materials processed before sale or reuse. Specialized requests available. Targeted at industrial generators requiring downstream processing.
• Logistics and Equipment Services Handles all logistics including spot trailers, rolloff containers (regional), and trailer swap services for seamless waste removal without workplace disruption. Provides equipment including compactors, balers, and densifiers for customers who cannot afford to lose dock space. Targeted at enterprise and mid-market industrial generators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customers can increase recyclable revenue by 50 to 150 percent compared to previous recycling programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management, Inc. Largest North American waste and recycling company with extensive MRF and trading operations. Competes with Industrial Recyclers for industrial generator paper, plastic, and metal volumes, and operates recycling sales/trading desks that overlap the company's broker activity.
• Stericycle: Large-scale regulated waste and recycling services provider serving enterprise and industrial customers. Overlaps with Industrial Recyclers on industrial recycling programs and on-site service contracts, though Stericycle is more concentrated in regulated and medical waste streams.
• Republic Services: One of the largest U.S. recycling and solid waste haulers, operating Materials Recovery Facilities and serving industrial generators nationwide. Overlaps with Industrial Recyclers in collection, processing, and resale of paper, plastic, and metals, but at vastly greater scale and with broader service lines.
• GFL Environmental Inc. Diversified waste and recycling services company with significant industrial collection and recycling operations. Overlaps with Industrial Recyclers on industrial generators and brokerage of paper, plastic, and metal recyclables at a far larger footprint.

Direct peers

• Heritage-Crystal Clean: Provider of environmental and industrial services including waste recycling and parts cleaning to industrial customers. Compares to Industrial Recyclers on industrial customer segment, multi-material acceptance, and on-site service model, though more concentrated in used oil and hazardous streams.
• Casella Waste Systems: Regional vertically integrated waste management and recycling company that operates recycling processing facilities and commodity trading desks. Comparable in multi-material focus on paper, plastics, and organics, though larger and publicly funded.
• ReCommunity: Recycling-focused processor operating MRFs and commodity trading operations across paper, plastic, and metal. Direct functional peer to Industrial Recyclers' processing and broker/wholesale model, though ReCommunity operates at greater scale.

Emerging players

• CarbonLite: PET plastic recycling company with bottle-to-bottle processing capabilities. Narrower focus than Industrial Recyclers, but a relevant direct peer on plastic resin recovery, regrind, and resale to consuming mills.

Regional players

• ecomaine: Municipal recycling and waste management authority in Maine that operates single-stream MRFs and recycled commodity sales. Comparable MRF/processing-plus-trading model to Industrial Recyclers but serving municipalities rather than industrial generators.
• Balcones Resources: Multi-material recycling company operating MRFs and brokerage desks primarily in Texas. Closely parallels Industrial Recyclers' combined collector-plus-broker model, but is geographically concentrated in the Southwest rather than the Midwest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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