The history of ABC Recycling is intertwined with the legacy of the Yochlowitz family. Joseph Yochlowitz and his wife Sarah immigrated to Canada from Poland at the turn of the last century, eventually settling in Vancouver. In 1912, Joseph began a scrap peddling business, working the streets of the young city with horse and wagon. He was soon joined by his son, Daniel. In 1935, Daniel opened his own scrap metal business and, 14 years later, bought a building and established ABC Salvage and Metal Company.

Over the years, subsequent generations of family members have joined the business, and leadership has been handed from Daniel to his son Harold, and from Harold to his eldest son, David. The company has continued to flourish so that today, third and fourth-generation family members are actively involved in growing ABC Recycling for future generations.

MISSION

ABC Recycling is a Canadian family enterprise with a heritage of serving and supporting communities through the recovery, processing and recycling of scrap metal since 1912.

VISION

We will be the leader of the scrap metal recycling industry in Western Canada, providing unparalleled service to our customers, operating with integrity, and supporting our communities.

VALUES

Always honouring the reputation built by our founder by operating with honesty, integrity and fairness.Being a positive industry example by valuing experience and committing to excellence in all aspects of our work, including the environment, safety and customer service.Continuing to grow and expand by reinvesting profits for tomorrow’s growth and innovation.

Community

ABC Recycling’s belief in giving back to the community is rooted in the family’s tradition tzedakah, or charity. We are proud to support – through sponsorships, financial contributions, and staff resources – a variety of not-for-profit organizations in the arts, education, health care and community support services.
Become a Donor of Hope
Donate your scrap metal in support of BC Women's Newborn ICU, in exchange for a tax receipt!
ABC Recycling's Donor of Hope program engages industry to donate their scrap metal in support of BC Women's Hospital Newborn ICU, providing an essential, continuous source of funding to care for the most critically ill babies across the province.
When a BC baby is born too soon, too small or too sick to survive without help, the doctors and nurses of BC Women's Hospital Newborn ICU are there to save lives. But this critical work is only possible with access to the latest technologies and up-to-date equipment.
Our Donor of Hope program directly supports BC Women's Hospital's Hope Starts Here campaign and its goal to raise $17 million towards much-needed equipment upgrades. With $12 million raised so far (2014), we are optimistic that - with your help - this goal can be reached.

Services

ABC Recycling accepts materials delivered directly to any one of our locations in BC and Alberta, or picked up through our container service.

On-Site Services

All of our locations are equipped with government certified platform scales, fluid evacuation recovery systems for vehicles and consumables, and a variety of baling, shearing and processing equipment.

We offer a wide variety of containers to transport scrap metal from your site to ours.

• Large lugger bins
• 12'L x 5.5'W x 6'H - maximum capacity 10 tons (20,000 lbs)
•  Small lugger bins
• 12'L x 5.5'W x 4'H - maximum capacity 10 tons (20,000 lbs)
•  Roll off bins (20, 30 and 40 yard capacity)
•  Flat deck trailers - maximum capacity 22-25 tons (50,000 lbs)
• Steel sided trailers - maximum capacity 22-25 tons (50,000 lbs)
•  Low bed trailers
• Super-B trailers
•  End dump trailers - 22-25 tons (50,000 lbs)
• Self-loading crane trucks - 30 ton capacity

Off-Site Demolition And Clean-Up

No matter what size the job, or where you are located, ABC Recycling has the resources, equipment and people to help you get the job done quickly, safely and cost-effectively. With a century of experience, we have the policies and procedures in place to contract with public and private organizations of all sizes. We have served large industrial operations in the forestry, mining, utility, waste energy and transportation sectors.

Rail Service

We can service yards, work sites or remote locations with our own fleet of more than 100 rail cars.The cars range from 4,000 to 4,500 cubic feet, hold up to 100 tons each, and have higher sides than standard cars to hold more bulky material. Rail service is available to our six locations on the mainland of British Columbia, with marine service available to and from Vancouver Island.

Safety

Our vision starts with safety. To be the leader in our industry in Western Canada, means safety first, before every action that we take. Our safety program has been built using industry best practices. We continue to grow our company wide program to ensure the safety of our employees, contractors and customers in our ever changing environment.

Environment

ABC Recycling diverts up to 20,000 tons per month of Ferrous and Nonferrous Scrap Metal from Municipal Landfills.We recycle all types of Scrap Metal from households, scrap automobiles, industrial, construction and demolition scrap metal. We package and prepare the scrap metal and sell as a product across the world.Our Environmental Health & Safety Team provide training to our staff in the proper procedures for handling various non metal products that are moved off site to companies that specialize in handling them.We continually monitor and review our environmental policy to strive for the best results.

MISSION

We strengthen the lives of our people, community and partners, by taking today’s scrap metal and turning it in to tomorrow’s resources.

VISION

We will continue to evolve as the leading Western Canadian scrap metal processor. We will achieve this through exceptional customer service and innovative solutions.

CORE VALUES

Act with integrity

• We honour our commitments
• We carry ourselves in an ethical and respectful manner

Bring our best

• We challenge ourselves to be industry leaders in safety and customer service
• We strengthen our people, our community and our partners

Commit to our future

• We strive for continuous improvement and everyone has a voice in this
• We are committed to sustainable, long-term growth