ABC Recycling-Kelowna
3258 Highway 97 North , Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Action Metals Recycling was founded by Lane Ketler in 1990.Lane’s recycling involvement dates back over 30 years.He learned the metal business from his father, who co-owned a metal recycling business in Lethbridge, Alberta. Lane started his business in Kelowna because he could see the need for a metal recycling service in the growing community. He also wanted to build a company that would bring his family opportunity. Action Metals began with Lane, his wife Denise, and two employees on a one acre lot at Willowpark Rd.In 2007, Action Metals partnered with ABC Recycling. This partnership recognizes each company’s strong family values and "business-on-a-hand shake" mind-set. Together they opened a brand new location in Kelowna located at 3258 Highway 97 North.

With over 30 employees, including Lane’s family, and service areas throughout the Southern Okanagan Interior, this state of the art location features the best in environmental management and safety. The location also has a rail spur offering our customers more alternatives to their recycling needs.Action Metals adopted the ABC Recycling brand in 2012. You can visit any ABC Recycling location throughout BC and receive the integrity of service you are accustomed to.

ABC Recycling, Campbell River opened in 1993 with the purchase of the property on Terminal Place. With the ability to serve all of Vancouver Island, the Campbell River yard, led by Dave Miller is the answer to all your needs on the Island.Roll off bin, trailer, flat deck, crane truck, off site demo, barge service, to name a few , are services available through ABC Recycling Campbell River.

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.

Services

Pamphlets
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.

Container Services

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. ABC Recycling is COR Certified in both British Columbia through the BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) and Alberta through the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA).

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.

Buying & Selling

Our business is the recovery, processing and recycling of scrap metals. We purchase household, industrial and demolition scrap that might otherwise end up in landfills or discarded without regard for the environment, and process the material in our yards located throughout British Columbia and Alberta.