Riverside Scrap Iron & Metal Corp

Riverside Recycling has over 60 years experience under the same management and ownership. Riverside recycling is the oldest and largest scrap metal processor in Riverside County. We are also the only full-service recycling processor in the county. We have our own fleet of trucks and railroad access for scrap metal loading on our site. We offer a wide variety of services at competitive prices. Riverside Recycling is a California state-certified recycler and processor. We are the solution to your scrap metal needs.As the global economy continues to grow, so does the need for recyclable materials that can be used for construction, manufacturing and packaging. Riverside Recycling is helping to fill that need by selling scrap metal, plastic and other materials to customers overseas, which helps to keep the cost of raw materials down. The company is celebrating its 60 year anniversary.

The scrap that’s produced in the west coast of the United States is more than can be consumed by the local mills, smelters, etc. So it’s important that we do have this ability to export metal. We have been the exporter of the year for Riverside County, which is quite a feather in our cap. So we have consumers all over the world, whereas 40 years ago, 50 years ago, it was a smaller community–the consumers were here in California,” Frankel said. Over the years, stricter environmental protection regulations have forced most of the local smelters and processors of scrap metal either to move their business out of state or to close up altogether. Frankel’s company would sell the scrap metal it collected from its wholesale and retail customers including builders, machine shops and manufacturers to these local processors that would smelt or otherwise “consume” the material. “It’s unfortunate,” Frankel says, “however, other markets have opened up, particularly China, which is a tremendous consumer. Our markets reach mostly Asia. We’re now exporting to Korea, Japan, Vietnam. It’s exciting.” Companies like Riverside Recycling market their recycling services to wholesale clients that produce a significant amount of waste material in manufacturing and construction processes. In these cases, the recycling company may leave large bins for the disposal of the material to be picked up later, when full, by the recycler. The financial return to the client in terms of the amount they may receive for their scrap metals, paper, glass and plastic can be significant. “There are many customers we have dealt with for many years who have told us that their scrap recycling program is the difference between profit and loss. That’s how much potential money is generated by recycling their excess product,” Frankel said. Throughout its 60 years in business, Riverside Recycling–also known by its original name Riverside Iron and & Scrap Metal–has seen steady growth to become one of the largest, most recognizable companies in the business. When asked how much the nation’s “green movement” had to do with his company’s growth, Frankel says, “The simple answer to that is that we’ve been green since green wasn’t cool. We’ve been recycling resources for 60 years. I believe what opened the imagination of the general public was Earth Day in the early 1970’s, and it opened all of our eyes to the amount of consumption we have, to the need to conserve resources and to the need to recycle.
So with so much growth throughout its history, what does Riverside Recycling have to look forward to? According to Frankel, the company is looking to become more involved in recycling as fundraising vehicles for area charities. “I am very excited that we are exploring the idea of teaming up with some local non-profits. They have the ability to pick up excess scrap from tire shops, transmission shops, any companies that produce small amounts of scrap that would be able to donate and get a credit for their donation, as well as cleaning up their plants and cleaning up the environment. It’s something that we’re looking forward to.