Albert Bros. Inc is a fourth generation family owned industrial and retail scrap metal recycling business  inWaterbury, Connecticut for over 119 years. We are incredibly proud that our company has developed into one of the premier scrap metal recycling facilities in the country.

From our humble roots in 1895, peddling and trading scrap metal throughout the Connecticut countryside through today, the world has changed but the way we conduct our business has not. Honesty, respect, financial stability, professionalism, thoughtful management; innovation, and strategic expansion is what has made us a leader in the industry.

Our business integrity, providing a safe and welcoming workplace, a demonstrated commitment to our customers, employees, and suppliers; and a long history of community and philanthropic involvement have been the cornerstones of our success.

Today, Albert Bros. Inc employs almost 75 people whose sole mission is to provide both our suppliers and consumers with the scrap metal industry’s most professional service and quality products tailored to their specific requirements. We are continually evaluating and expanding our services to meet your needs.

Over the years, Albert Bros., Inc. and all of our employees have shared the same recycling mission of creating an enduring a lasting company.

We have seen our business grow because of our hard work, strong relationships with our customers and our community and a  vision of how we believe a company should operate.

Even amidst today’s economic turmoil, Albert Bros. remains incredibly optimistic about its future. Scrap metal recycling is here to stay and Albert Bros. is passionate about the role they can play in helping to conserve resources for future generations while making our community a better place to live and work.

Albert Bros.’ employees, customers, suppliers and business associates know from experience that we honor our commitments and we stand behind everything we do.

Our resources and capabilities have allowed us to become one of the largest scrap metal companies in New England.

Our Vision:

• Provide the highest level of customer service available.
• Commit to fair market pricing and prompt payment.
• Continue to seek ways to provide cost savings, which we can pass along to our customers.
• Adhere to the highest standards of integrity.
• Adhere to the highest standards of safety.
• Adhere to the highest standards of environmental compliance.

Albert Bros., Inc. strives to be a solid citizen. We are proud to be an active part of the community through employee involvement and by lending our direct and financial support to a wide variety of civic organizations and causes.

Industrial Scrap Metal Recycling Services

Through the years Albert Bros. has developed expertise in working alongside manufacturers to help them develop the most efficient scrap handling and recycling programs – something critical for their success. In addition, we have successfully expanded into the recycling, processing and brokering of all metals including all steel grades, aluminums, coppers, brasses, stainless steels, aerospace alloys and precious metals along with paper and plastics.

We will find a solution for your scrap metal recycling needs – custom containers, material handling, and transportation services. Whether there is a unique shipment of oversized pieces, or special handling of sensitive material which needs certified material destruction, we can help.

Albert Bros. specializes in the handling, processing, packaging, marketing and brokering of industrial scrap from all types of manufacturing. Our facility is fully equipped to handle any size account. Our equipment includes some of the newest and most advanced in the industry. With our experience and equipment, we offer the best options for Commercial and Industrial Recycling in the region.

THE FERROUS SCRAP INDUSTRY

In 2007, the U.S. ferrous scrap industry was valued at $21.6 billion.

If the ferrous scrap that is recycled in the U.S. were put into rail cars, the train would stretch 11,349 miles—nearly halfway around the world.

On average, the U.S. processes enough ferrous scrap daily to build five Eiffel Towers every day of the year.

In 2007, the U.S. scrap industry recycled more than 81.6 million metric tons of ferrous metal.

Steel produced by predominantly scrapfed electric arc furnaces account for 59% of the total raw steel produced in the United States last year—nearly 58 million metric tons.

The U.S. is the largest exporter of ferrous scrap in the world. In 2007, 15.6 million metric tons of ferrous scrap—valued at more than $5 billion—were exported to 133 countries, including Turkey, China, Canada, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, India, and Egypt.

Top exports include:
5,000,000 metric tons of shredded steel scrap
3,300,000 metric tons of #1 heavy melting steel
1,800,000 metric tons of alloyed non-stainless steel
1,100,000 metric tons of cast iron

Recycling steel requires 60% less energy than producing steel from iron ore.

The use of scrap vs. iron ore reduces mining wastes by 97%, air pollution efficient by 86%, and water pollution by 76%.

Recycled more than 17 million cars in 2006 through more than 200 shredders to supply an estimated 14 million tons of shredded scrap.

Recycling rate:
for cars: 102%
for appliances: 90%
for cans: 63%
for plates and beams: 98

for rebar and other construction: 63%

Recycling – Metals, Batteries, Electronics, Wood, Paper and Plastic

Recycling is here to stay! We at Albert Bros. are passionate about the role we can play in helping to conserve resources for future generations while making our community a better place to live and work.

Recycling reduces the need to mine for raw materials and reduces both energy consumption and the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change. At the same time, recycling helps maintain a steady supply of raw materials for America and the world.

Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. Collecting metals, batteries, electronics, wood, paper and plastic is just the first in a series of steps that generates a host of financial, environmental, and social returns. Many of these benefits accrue locally as well as globally by keeping hundreds of millions of pounds of material out of our landfills.

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