Recycling Services

PackMeUS provides comprehensive recycling services for industrial containers that have reached the end of their useful life, ensuring materials are properly processed in compliance with EPA regulations, state environmental requirements, and industry best practices. Our recycling programs support your corporate sustainability initiatives while protecting your organization from disposal-related liabilities.

We recycle all major types of industrial containers: steel drums, plastic drums (HDPE, LDPE, PP), fiber drums, IBC totes, and select other packaging materials. Our recycling processes are designed to maximize material recovery—returning steel to the metals recycling stream, processing plastics into regrind for remanufacturing, and recovering fiber content where viable.

For containers that previously held hazardous materials, our facilities and processes are equipped to handle proper treatment and disposal. We maintain all required permits and certifications for hazardous waste handling, and our personnel are trained in safe hazmat procedures. Proper manifesting and documentation ensure compliance with EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requirements.

Environmental documentation is a critical component of our recycling services. Every recycling transaction includes comprehensive documentation: certificates of recycling/destruction, weight tickets, manifests (for hazmat), and processing reports. This documentation supports your environmental compliance obligations, sustainability reporting requirements, and audit needs. Custom reporting formats can be developed to match your specific documentation requirements.

Our zero-landfill commitment means materials are directed to the highest-value recovery option available rather than disposal. Steel is recycled into new steel products. Plastics are processed into regrind, recycled into new plastic products, or converted to energy where material recycling is not viable. Fiber materials enter the paper recycling stream. This approach maximizes environmental benefit and supports circular economy principles.

Sustainable disposal is increasingly important to stakeholders, investors, and customers. PackMeUS recycling services help you demonstrate environmental responsibility with documented, verifiable practices. Whether you are pursuing specific sustainability certifications, meeting customer requirements, or advancing your own environmental commitments, our recycling programs provide the foundation.

Collection logistics are handled with the same attention to efficiency and convenience as our other services. Scheduled pickups, container staging guidance, and flexible timing minimize disruption to your operations. For ongoing container streams, we establish regular collection programs that integrate seamlessly with your waste management processes.