Recycling Today Podcasts

This week, we're graced with the presence of several industry veterans. Steve Safran and his son, Todd Safran, represent two generations of Safran Metals' family leadership, and Al Baron has been with the company, and a close friend of the family, for decades. The three share the company's history and their outlook for the scrap industry's future.

Josh Gensic, director of purchasing at Audubon Metals, shares how he went from working in a furniture store to the scrap industry. He offers some lessons he has learned since joining the industry as well as new technologies he hopes to see the industry embrace.

With more than 50 years under his belt, Don Zulanch, recently retired from Ohio-based Cohen, joins Recycling Today's Brian Taylor on this episode of "The Scrap Show." While he's spending more well-deserved time on the golf course now, Zulanch's storied career offers some insights into the history and trajectory of this industry.

On this episode of The Scrap Show, Brian welcomes Nathan Fruchter, founder of New York-based Idoru Trading Corp., who has been trading ferrous scrap and other commodities for nearly four decades.

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.

In this episode, Brian Taylor chats with Michael Friedman, president of Sustainable Management Corp., which is based in Louisville, Kentucky. Friedman has been in the scrap business since 1976 and has worn many hats along the way.

In this inaugural episode, Brian Taylor sits down with industry veteran Becky Proler of Southern Core Recycling. Her last name tells us she's part of a family with deep roots in the scrap industry. It's a name that's even attached to a scrap process.

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.