Kramars Iron & Metal, Inc

Kramar’s Iron & Metal, Inc., established in 1950, has been at the forefront of the Southern California recycling industry for over half a century. As one of the region’s largest, most dynamic, and innovative processors of both ferrous and non-ferrous materials, we have dedicated our efforts to providing service with integrity, honesty, and confidence. Serving both the commercial and industrial sectors, our local and domestic outlets have kept us in a position to maintain high levels of competitive pricing. Family owned and operated, we strive to keep our long tradition continuing into the future by combining technology with experience to create faster and more efficient methods of recycling.Kramar’s Iron & Metal, Inc. has had a lifelong business philosophy that puts the needs of each customer first and responds to each individual’s needs and requirements. Our proximity to large industrial suppliers, deep water ports, and major highways provides us with a competitive advantage. We have the ability to purchase, process, and ship materials all in the same day, which can lower costs and allow for higher pricing for our customers.Our main focus is to provide the ultimate customer service and support. We will work on an individual basis to help educate and train each customer on how to handle the metals to be recycled and provide the means to achieve that goal. Such means include storage bins of all sizes and types based on each customer’s requirements, waste management services, and on-site support if needed.As part of our regular services, each facility can be equipped with accurate weighing devices, the necessary segregation equipment, chemistry detector devices, machinery, and much more.

Recycling Facts

The scrap recycling industry annually transforms more than 150 million tons of obsolete materials from consumers, businesses, and manufacturers into useful raw materials. Without scrap recycling, more mining and use of virgin natural resources would be required. The world would be headed in a dangerous direction. Scrap recycling protects the earth's air, water, and land, allowing society to have less impact on the planet and directly contributing to today's and tomorrow's quality of life.Recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions by significantly saving the amount of energy needed to manufacture the products that we buy, build, and use. The energy saved by recycling can be used for more important purposes, such as heating our homes and powering our automobiles. The scrap recycling industry takes its job as an environmental steward extremely seriously. After all, our children's future depends on it!

The Scrap Recycling Industry

• Scrap accounts for 40% of the world's raw material needs.

• 2 out of 3 lbs. of steel made in the U.S. are manufactured using ferrous scrap.

• 60% of the metals and alloys produced in the U.S. are made from non-ferrous scrap.

• Recycling one ton of steel conserves 2,500 lbs. of iron ore, 1,400 lbs. of coal, and 120 lbs. of limestone.

• 33% of the U.S.'s aluminum supply comes from recycled materials.

• Recycling 1 ton of aluminum conserves up to 8 tons of bauxite ore and 14 megawatt hours of electricity.

• 93 million tires are processed annually for reuse in a variety of industries.

• More than 50% of the U.S. paper industry's needs are met through the use of recovered paper, with nearly 200 U.S. paper mills using only recycled paper. Estimates are that this recyclable paper will soon account for 47% of global papermaking fiber.

• Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees, 79 gallons of oil, 7,000 gallons of water, and 3.3 cubic yards of landfill.

Services

• Buying and selling of all types of scrap metals, including all high-temp and exotic metals.
• Buy from industry, auto wreckers, and other recycling yards.
• Sell or trade usable material, such as sheets, coils, plates.
• Prices based on current American Metal Market and London Metal Exchange conditions.
• Scales provided.
• Custom-made boxes to desired specifications.
• Supply containers for demo jobs.
• Guaranteed destruction program for military, aerospace, or patented parts.
• 24-hour pick-up service or specific to your needs, all over Southern California.
• Customized recycling programs to suit your company’s needs.
• Materials screened and sorted by experienced personnel.

Environmental

• On-site professionals with experience in environmental engineering, hazmat training, and consulting.
• Our experts provide essential employee training for our customers, with classes dedicated to any environmental, health, and safety issues that need addressing.
• Stormwater reporting and compliance assistance.
• 24-hour emergency response.
• Site remediation: phase 1 and 2 inspections, reports, and facility closures.
• Pumping from sumps, tanks, drums and clarifiers and grease traps.
• Pumping of waste products such as: waste oil, contaminated water, solvents, fuels, antifreeze and water solubles.
• Disposal & recycling of oil filters.
• Tank triple rinsing, consolidation, lab packaging.
• Removal of waste in drums or cubic yard boxes.