Founded in 1900 by Myer Franklin, Franklin Iron & Metal Co., Inc. is a closely held family business. Susan Franklin Behnke and Beth Franklin Brutsche are the fourth Franklin generation to head up the company operations. Behnke, company President, spends the majority of her time at the Franklin Iron and Metal main office overseeing the day-to-day operations at the scrap yard. Brutsche, company Vice President, is located at the Plastics Division, the newest and fastest growing part of Franklin Iron & Metal. The company buys scrap metal and plastics from industrial clients. Metal is sorted and processed for sale to steel mills and foundries. Plastic is granulated into flakes and sold back to injection molders, compounders, or various other markets. Franklin Iron & Metal Co. processes and handles 35,000 gross tons of ferrous metal and close to 5 million pounds of non-ferrous material every year. Franklin Plastics handles 12-15 million pounds of plastics each year, with the majority of material being diverted from landfills. Company goals include remaining compliant with environmental issues, including storm water runoff and air quality, as well as growing to keep up with our customers’ needs. We look forward to the opportunity to serve you and encourage you to call or email with any questions you may have!
- 110 Years of Local Recycling Experience
- Trusted, Family Owned and Operated
- 35,000 gross Tons of Ferrous metal
- 5 Million lbs. of Non-Ferrous material
- 12-15 Million lbs. of Plastics per year
- Top dollar for your unwanted plastic pallets, packaging containers and production scrap.
- Now offering electronics recycling!
- State Certified Scales
- High Quality, Consistent Service
Some highlights of the major elements of our environmental program are as follows:
- We control what comes into our facilities. Elements of this program include communicating what we can and cannot accept to our suppliers, inspecting materials as they arrive, and responding to the discovery of unauthorized materials.
- We implement site-specific pollution prevention plans required by environmental regulations and corporate policies to further prevent pollution. Examples include Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans, Waste Water Discharge Plans, and Engineered Barrier Maintenance Plans.
- We implement structural and management controls for recyclable materials deemed environmentally significant.
- We obtain required environmental permits, registration, and licenses pertaining to our operations.
- We continue to implement strategies and explore opportunities to conserve energy, fuel, and oil used in our operations.
- We properly manage byproducts and wastes generated from our operations and we continually explore ways to improve recovery and increase reuse and recycling opportunities.
- We perform environmental training to facility personnel through ongoing education.
- We perform SREA compliance evaluations of significant consumers to whom we ship scrap metal to ensure they are in compliance with substantive provisions of environmental compliance.
- To continually improve our environmental programs, we review the environmental aspects of our scrap metal recycling operations annually and develop new environmental programs and initiatives as emergent issues arise.
Plastics
- Competitive Pricing and Prompt Settlement
- 110 Years of local recycling experience
- Trusted, family owned and operated company
- High quality, consistent service
- We buy partial and mixed loads!
Types Of Plastics
- ABS
- Acrylic
- HDPE
- Most Engineering / Commodity Grades
- Nylon
- Polycarbonate
- Polyethylene
- Polypropylene
- Polystyrene
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