Fresh Perspective

Aaron Gaby, general manager of Gaby Iron & Metal in Chicago Heights, Illinois, shares lessons he has learned since joining the scrap industry in the last decade.

Eadaoin Quinn, director of business development and procurement at Ontario-based EFS-plastics Inc., discusses the impact extended producer responsibility and recycled-content commitments could have on the circular economy.

Bryce Stalcup, recycling operations manager at Waste Commission of Scott County in Davenport, Iowa, shares his story of helping to advance and modernize the county’s MRF in recent years.

Chad Epstein, managing director of Metro Detroit Metals, shares his story of getting into the scrap industry and eventually starting his own yard in the Detroit area in 2020.

Jacob Bronstein, CEO of Merrillville Metal Recycling, shares what it was like starting a new scrap business in the middle of a pandemic.

Colin Denihan, vice president at Indiana-based Metal Source LLC, shares how a conversation at a bar led him to the scrap industry as well as his take on aluminum markets.

Scott Pollan, president of Chicago-based Emergency Material Services LLC, shares why he started a scrap business recently.

Sean Daoud, vice president and shareholder at PNW Metal Recycling, shares lessons he’s learned in the scrap industry as well as what it was like for him to participate in a merger a few years ago.

Nidhi Turakhia, executive vice president of Allied Alloys, shares her stories of working in the scrap industry and insights on stainless steel markets.

Jocelyn Doucet, co-founder and CEO of Montreal-based Pyrowave, discusses starting a business and his thoughts on chemical recycling.