Calamari Recycling Co

In 1935 Calamari Brothers Company, Incorporated was established on Howard Street on the Thames River in New London, Connecticut. The founders were two brothers, John and Anthony Calamari, and their brother-in-law Joseph Smith. This location on the river was optimum for maximizing the influx of salvaged metals and to efficiently turn the recycled metal as raw material for export. Through the years, the management team became experts in surviving the up and down fluctuations of the metals market. Their reputation with their vendors and customers helped to build a thriving business.

In the 1980s, as the city of New London wished to change the landscape of their city with different development projects, the company moved to a Trumbull street location that would utilize railroad lines for shipment of product. The management team was expanded to include the owner's son and son-in-law, Paul Calamari and Vincent Nucci.

Pfizer, a corporate neighbor in the New London waterfront redevelopment project, desired more contiguous property and purchased the Trumbull street property from Calamari Brothers, forcing the company to again relocate in 1998.

In 1999, Calamari relocated to neighboring Essex, CT, with the grandsons of the founder, Jonathan Nucci and his brother, Joel Nucci. An auto accident took the life of Jonathan, leaving Joel to manage the business.

Calamari Recycling, Inc. is currently located on 14 acres at 20 Town Dump Road in Essex, CT. It employs over 25 people full-time.

Scrap metal removal and recycling

We offer a wide range of services including:

- 10, 12, and 15 yard load lugger containers

- 12, 20, 30, and 40 yard roll off containers

- Supplying equipment for heavy machine and equipment removal.

With a strong emphasis on quality control we pride ourselves on our reputation of delivering a product that meets or exceeds the expectations of our consumers.

It's more than just prompt material pickup; our engineering department can help you solve your scrap handling needs with custom-designed solutions, tailored to your specific situations.

Our full-service facilities are equipped with the most advanced material processing and handling equipment in the industry, allowing us to operate at peak efficiency.
Our equipment includes:
- Over the road dump and van trailers
- Load logger trucks
- Roll off trucks
- Dump trailers
- Load logger containers
- Roll off containers
- Forklifts
- Two portable shears to process heavy unprepared steel
- Five hydraulic cranes
- Two 850 loaders
- Self-dumping Hoppers
- Stackable Containers
- Drums
- Boxes & Pallets

C & D debris accepted

Appliances: including HV/AC systems

Asphalt: rocks, gravel

Electrical: wiring, service boxes, meters

Flooring: carpet, wood, linoleum

Glass: doors, windows, mirrors, tiles, glass block

Insulation: (non-asbestos)

Masonry: concrete, bricks, cement block, pavers, slate, marble

Metal: structural and decorative metal incidental to any of the above

Plastic: piping, siding, decking, and containers (as long as they do not conceal waste)

Plumbing: lead, plastic, cast iron, steel, bronze, brass

Porcelain Fixtures: porcelain tubs, toiles, sinks, showers

Roofing: asphalt, tar, tin, aluminum, copper, fiberglass, plastic

Wall Coverings: including non-asbestos shingles and shakes, cement siding, vinyl siding

Wall Materials: sheet rock, plaster, paneling, masonite, ceramics

Wood: including painted, treated, coated, engineered lumber and wood products