Founded in January of 1986 by Norman C. Breneman III - NCB Commodities was listed as one of the top ten fastest growing companies in 1995 by the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal. NCB Commodities was incorporated in June of 1988. Conceived by Norman after eighteen years in the recycling industry, NCB Commodities has grown from humble beginnings.From a basement office to a 32,500 sq. ft. plant that is now home of the corporation. The first plant operation of 5,000 sq. ft. was added in September of 1993 and was quickly outgrown. By March of 1995 NCB had moved its operations to a 7,500 sq.ft. plant in Emigsville, PA.   A second plant opening in York city that same year added an additional 10,000 sq. ft. At that time, NCB operated two Downstroke Balers and one small Horizontal Baler. Materials processed included Old Corrugated Containers, Newspaper, Mixed Paper, Sorted Office Paper, White Ledger, Colored Ledger, Coated Book, Computer Print Out, and Hard White. By September of 1996 NCB had outgrown the 17,500 sq. ft. of space split between two buildings and decided to move once again to its current location, a 32,500 sq.ft. building in eastern York County.Operations now include one large Horizontal Baler and one Downstroke Baler. Materials still include the ones previously mentioned with the addition of Stretch Film, Coated Ground wood, Heavy & Lightly Printed Sulphites.

Recycling as an industry existed hundreds of years before curbside recycling pick-ups. It is a complex market-driven industry that rises and falls with supply and demand. It is supported by the public as well as business and industry.Recyclables are commodities, not solid waste.Recyclables are diverted from landfills and become a valuable resource to convert into useful products.Recycling not only conserves resources and reduces waste, it creates jobs and stimulates sustainable economic development.It makes sense to use our purchasing dollars to realize the economic and environmental benefits offered by recycling.NCB Commodities, Inc. recovers from the waste disposal stream recyclable materials and processes them into a saleable product for paper mills and end users.We are dedicated to excellence and integrity in recycling.