Founded in 1964 by Sam Gershowitz, Gershow Recycling began as a two-man operation with a tractor and trailer, a boom truck and the first portable car flattener. Today, it is one of Long Island's oldest and most successful environmental companies whose mission is: Conserving the Future by Recycling the Past. Gershow recognized early on that Long Island had a growing solid waste problem and they could do something about it. As a result, they went to the region's landfills to literally mine thousands of tons of cars that had been entombed there because they felt they could be recycled.

Buyers of Scrap Metal

Gershow Recycling is a processor of ferrous, and non-ferrous metals, and paper products. The company operates nine facilities throughout Suffolk County, Nassau County and Brooklyn with a group of highly trained and skilled associates. The Long Island company purchases scrap metal and paper products from the public, including homeowners and businesses, and then manufactures them into high-quality scrap products for recycling.