ABC Recycling diverts up to 20,000 tonnes of ferrous and nonferrous recycled metals from municipal landfills every month.
ABC prepares and packages the recycled metals for sale worldwide.
Our organization is fourth generation family-owned and operated.
We have a valuable combination of deep roots and family-oriented culture that permeates throughout our 10 locations and touches each of our 200-plus employees.
In 2019, ABC published our Indigenous People Commitment Policy.
Tzedakah – Giving back to the community is rooted in our family’s tradition of tzedakah, or charity.
The geographic reach of each of our yards allows us to service all of BC and Alberta. We are now growing our presence in the Pacific Northwest.
Proactive management of cyclical and seasonal impacts such as weather conditions are a factor for 4 of our northern locations.
In 2022, we established a bulk loading facility in Bellingham. This is our 10th location.
6 of our 10 yards have active rail spurs on site. Our railcars add significant capability and efficiencies to our operations.
3 of our 10 yards have direct access to barge ramps – Campbell River, Nanaimo and Bellingham.
We have passionate, loyal and value-aligned employees within the organization.
We have specialized processing equipment and highly skilled operators available to work within and alongside client’s operations.
We offer scrap metal dealers and processors Brokerage services to help them deliver their processed scrap metals to customers around the world.
We rapidly respond to train derailments with the proper equipment to clean up the accident.
We provide on site clean up services for industrial, agricultural and landfill customers.
Metal recycling is largest recyclable commodity in the world; it truly represents a global circular economy.
About the Lummi Nation – The Lummi Nation are an American tribe of the Coast Salish ethnolinguistic group. They are based in the coastal area of the Pacific Northwest region of Washington State. The Lummi Indian Reservation is located to the west of Bellingham and is 32 km south of the Canadian border.
We have a robust preventative maintenance program for all our equipment to ensure we are always safe and fully operational.
We have developed unique working relationships with MARR and IZWTAG that adds value to their operation and the communities we service.
In 2019, we participated in the United Way Social Purpose (SP) Innovator’s program. It is an innovative approach that both strengthens the context in which a company does business and positively impacts our community – a good for everyone.
ABC’s Green Team is made up of a group of employees who volunteer to educate, inspire and empower employees about sustainability. The goal is to reduce the amount of waste that we produce and we hope team members will take these practices home with them.
Training and ongoing development of our team members is a key factor in building long-term careers.
