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A by-products program built around your operation

By-products management for manufacturers and other industrial businesses. We build programs around your processes, material streams and handling needs, with the goals of improving material revenue and operational efficiency.

A clear scope. Records you can follow.

  1. Map the work

    Identify material streams, where they arise, loading access and handling needs.

  2. Agree the service

    Set containers, collection, transportation and responsibilities for your location.

  3. Define the commercial terms

    Clarify material grades, pricing and settlement, with index references where applicable.

From collection to reconciliation

WSR connects pickup records with scale weights, material grades and settlement documentation. Reporting and settlement packages can be tailored to operations and accounting needs.

Pickup recordScale weightMaterial gradeSettlement

Agree the records and commercial references needed for your program. This sequence describes the documentation approach; it is not a sample customer report.

Logistics and equipment

Collection and transportation around your operation

Plan around your material streams, loading access and handling needs.

Transportation options

  • Road transportation: roll-off trucks, van trailers, flatbed trailers, open-top trailers and end-dump trailers.
  • Rail and overseas movements: railcars and overseas containers.

Equipment selection, availability and service arrangements are confirmed for each location and program.

Discuss logistics for your operation →
Van trailer
Flatbed trailer
Roll-off truck
Open-top trailer
Overseas container
Gondola rail car

Illustrative equipment types

Materials at the source

Plan around your processes

Understanding where and how recyclable materials arise helps shape the handling arrangements for your program.

Collection at your facility

Discuss metal baskets, plastic totes and dump hoppers to suit where materials are generated, how they are handled and how they are collected.

Container type and placement are agreed as part of your program.

Plastic Basket
NP Basket
KB Basket
CB Basket
NLB Basket
BB Basket
Self-dumping Hopper

Illustrative basket types

Additional specialized equipment can be fabricated for supplier use as needed.

Processing in view

Examples from WSR operations. Processing routes and equipment availability depend on the material and location.

Brass material on a shaker table inside a processing building
Shaker table · cleaning brass for material recovery.
Blue processing equipment beside piles of scrap metal
Processing equipment · part of the material recovery operation.
Copper chops falling from a wire granulator into a collection bin
Wire granulator · recovers copper chops from wire.

Material handling and recovery

Yellow wheeled material handler at an industrial yard
Material handler · moves scrap through the yard.
Close-up of a compressed metal bale
Metal bale · a compact form for subsequent handling.

Materials and specialized services

Metals

Tell us about your metal streams, such as manufacturing scrap, clips or offcuts.

Plastics and other by-products

Describe the material and how it is generated so our team can discuss its suitability for a program.

Documented product destruction

Discuss the products involved, handling requirements and documentation you need.

We do not accept or process any hazardous materials.

Material acceptance, processing and service arrangements must be confirmed for the relevant location and program.

Across the U.S.–Mexico border

W. Silver Recycling provides coast-to-coast coverage along the U.S.–Mexico border, from California to the Rio Grande Valley, with operations in Monterrey and Mexico City.

In Mexico, we process both Mexican national purchases and IMMEX transactions. Talk with our team about the requirements of your operation.

Find the right location

Our network includes 12 facilities and administrative offices. The regional map helps you explore the cities represented in our current directory.

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