Industrial and Manufacturing Recycling Services for Plants
IH-R collects scrap metal, industrial plastic, corrugated, paper and e-waste from manufacturing plants across Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky. Our manufacturing recycling services run every stream on one account, with one account manager and one schedule.
Containers go where the material is: a self-dumping hopper at the machine, a gaylord at the press, a lugger in the bay, or a 53-foot trailer at the dock that is loaded as material comes off the line and removes on-site storage entirely.
One vendor instead of four. Swaps happen within 24–72 hours, there is no minimum, mixed loads are accepted with no sorting penalty, and nothing we collect goes to landfill.
What we collect
- Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, including steel, aluminum, stainless, copper and brass
- Turnings, borings and swarf from machining and CNC work
- Busheling, skeleton scrap, clippings and offal from stamping and press work
- Plate drops, bar crops and structural offcuts from fabrication and welding
- Gates, risers and mixed cast from foundries
- Plastic purge, runners, sprues, regrind and molded rejects
- Plastic film, edge trim, roll ends and out-of-spec rolls
- Corrugated, gaylords and fiber cores
- Paper trim, shavings and roll ends from printing and converting
- Stretch wrap, EPS foam, wood crating and steel banding
- Electric motors, copper cabling, conduit and obsolete controls
- Computers, controls and other e-waste, with data destruction available
Find your operation
| Your operation | What we collect |
|---|---|
| Injection & blow molding | Purge, runners and sprues, molded rejects, regrind, flash |
| Extrusion | Edge trim, startup purge, out-of-spec rolls, roll ends |
| Thermoforming | Trim skeleton, formed rejects, trays |
| Machine shops & CNC | Machine shop turnings (219), turnings and borings (220), aluminum borings (Teens) |
| Stamping & press | No. 1 busheling (207), No. 1 bundles (208), skeleton scrap |
| Fabrication & welding | Bar crops and plate (230), plate and structural (231) |
| Foundries | Cupola cast (252), mixed cast (257) |
| Assembly & receiving | Corrugated, gaylords, stretch wrap, EPS foam, crating, banding |
| Maintenance & shutdowns | Electric motors (Elmo), copper cable, stainless (Sabot), e-waste |
Equipment we place
| Equipment | Size | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Gaylord box | 1.5 cu yd | At the press, the line, the baler, the backroom |
| Self-dumping hopper | ¼–2 cu yd | At the machine, tipped by forklift |
| Shop tub | 1–3 cu yd | Inside, where a lugger cannot reach |
| Lugger box | 6–12 cu yd | Dense metal in a tight bay |
| Open-top / roll-off | 10–40 cu yd | Bulk, mixed loads, plant clean-outs |
| 53-foot trailer | 53 ft | Dropped at your dock for continuous volume |
| Baler | — | Cardboard and film, baled on site |
Need a container or equipment not on this list? Call 📞 (513) 927-9911 and we will set up what fits your site.
Manufacturing recycling FAQ
Can you place containers right at the machine?
Yes. Self-dumping hoppers from 1/4 to 2 cubic yards sit at the machine and tip by forklift into a lugger in the bay, and gaylords go at the press. Shop tubs from 1 to 3 cubic yards fit inside where a lugger cannot reach, so scrap is never carried across the floor.
Do we have to separate metal, plastic and cardboard?
No. Mixed loads are accepted with no sorting penalty. Where keeping a grade separate, such as clean turnings or a single alloy, earns a better return, we will tell you and set up a container for it.
How quickly can you swap a full container?
Within 24–72 hours of your call, with no minimum. For continuous output, a 53-foot trailer stays at the dock, is loaded as material comes off the line and is swapped when full.
Do you take plastic purge and regrind?
Yes. Purge, runners, sprues, regrind and molded rejects are collected in gaylords at the press, along with film, edge trim and roll ends, through our industrial plastic recycling.
Can you handle a plant shutdown or line changeover?
Yes. Roll-offs from 10 to 40 cubic yards are staged before the work starts for motors, cabling, conduit, controls, stainless and obsolete equipment, then removed when the job is done.
What area do you serve?
We serve commercial and industrial accounts within 65 miles of Cincinnati, including Dayton, Northern Kentucky and southeast Indiana.