CA Lumber Recycling

CA Lumber Recycling began in 2007 when founder Carlos Alvarez watched a perfectly good barn being demolished outside Bakersfield. Hundreds of old-growth Douglas fir timbers — some more than a century old — were loaded into dumpsters headed for the landfill. That moment sparked an idea: what if there was a better way to handle the mountains of usable wood California discards every year?

With a single pickup truck and a rented storage yard in the Inland Empire, Carlos started collecting surplus and salvaged lumber from job sites, demolition crews, and renovation projects. He cleaned, de-nailed, and resold the material to local contractors who appreciated the quality and the price. Word spread quickly. Within two years the operation had outgrown its first yard and moved into a dedicated processing facility.

Mission & Values

Everything we do is guided by a simple belief: good wood should never go to waste. Our mission and values shape every decision we make.