Shermans Valley Recycling
31 Industrial Rd, Loysville, Pennsylvania, United States

Shermans Valley Recycling's facility was formerly used as a manufacturing plant that made PVC porch posts and fencing. Sam Fisher oversaw that operation, and after 10 and a half years, the owner decided to sell the company. When the new owner moved the manufacturing operation to Lancaster, PA, Fisher found himself at a crossroads. He had to decide whether to relocate his family 90 miles away or to start his own business at the Loysville facility. He decided to stay. In 2006, Fisher bought a small grinder. At that time, it took the company about two months to make a load of PVC regrind for shipment. Last year, Shermans Valley Recycling processed 4.5 million pound of PVC. It was through plastics recycling that Fisher got the idea to start recycling vinyl siding. In addition to the loads Shermans Valley Recycling received from C&D processors and contractors along the East Coast, the company has 34 10-yard roll-off containers placed within a 50-mile radius of the facility for vinyl siding.As mixed C&D recyclers all over the United States struggle to find outlets for the materials that enter their facilities, Shermans Valley Recycling is giving them an option for vinyl siding. Trucks filled with bales of vinyl siding from as far away as Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina arrive at the facility in Loysville, about 30 miles west of Harrisburg in the south central region of Pennsylvania

Workers use a tool adapted from the agricultural industry to tear apart bales of vinyl siding. The vinyl siding is separated into light and dark fractions. The facility uses custom-built shaker tables and conveyors. Material goes through shredders and rare earth magnets before entering a granulator. There is also a washing system for the dirtier scrap that enters the facility.The regrind produced from the process is shipped to manufacturers who use it to make new siding containing recycled content. Fisher estimates the company ships about 100,000 pounds of regrind per week. Shermans Valley Recycling currently has nine employees and operates with a 50-hour work week.

Shermans Valley Recycling specializes in the recycling of PVC fencing and vinyl siding, but also recycles plastic lumber, cardboard and some aluminum. We recycle these building materials to help C&D recyclers and contractors increase their landfill diversion rates and help construction projects earn LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) points from the U.S. Green Building Council.Last year Shermans Valley Recycling processed 4.5 million pounds of PVC. It was through plastics recycling that owner Sam Fisher got the idea to start recycling vinyl siding. He saw a need for vinyl siding regrinds because a lot of contractors don’t know what to do with their siding...now they come to Shermans Valley Recycling and we take care of it for them!

• Buyers of Baled Vinyl Siding
• Construction & Demolition Recycling
• Save The Environment, Save Money
• Immediate Pickup Available
• We Pay Within 30 Days