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Top 25 Paper recycling companies based in the United States

Name: Paper recycling companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 955 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 955 paper recycling companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 21,198 professional contacts across them, including 6,886 with verified work emails. Chicago is the largest hub.

This list covers paper recycling companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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21,198Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest paper recycling companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 955 paper recycling companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to paper recycling companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Recology	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	957 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Recology, you’ll join a team of passionate, creative, and dedicated individuals who are leaders in sustainability.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	SA Recycling	Partial evidence	Orange, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	829 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SA Recycling is one of the largest scrap metal recyclers in North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Athens Services	Partial evidence	City Of Industry, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	577 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Who We Are: Athens Services is a family-owned and operated waste collection and recycling company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Padnos	Partial evidence	Holland, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	367 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We have continued to innovate the recycling industry for four generations, while serving as an essential resource to those needing our services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Schupan	Indirect evidence	Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	228 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Delivering sustainable material solutions since 1968.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	United Scrap Metal, INC	Partial evidence	Cicero, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	192 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1978, United Scrap Metal (USM) is an award-winning provider of innovative recycling and sustainability solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Sustana	Partial evidence	De Pere, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	159 contacts →
	Partial evidence “From recovery to fiber to paper production, Sustana is dedicated to finding new ways of putting clean materials within more everyday products-sustainably, responsibly, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Procon	Partial evidence	Appleton, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	158 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ProCon is the premier provider of paper converting, coating, sales and supply chain solutions for the North American paper printing and packaging industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Port Townsend Paper Corporation	Partial evidence	Port Townsend, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	144 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Port Townsend Paper Company produces Kraft pulp, paper, containerboard, and specialty products by blending virgin and recycled fibers at our mill headquarters in Port Townsend…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Phoenix Paper Wickliffe LLC	Partial evidence	Wickliffe, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	140 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Phoenix Paper proudly manufactures high‑quality paper products in the United States, combining sustainable practices with the strength of American industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Deffenbaugh Industries	Partial evidence	Kansas City, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	136 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Deffenbaugh Industries is Kansas City's leading provider in waste disposal and recycling services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Recycled Materials Association Rema	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	131 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) represents more than 1,700 companies in the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	GDB International	Partial evidence	New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	129 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GDB International Inc, established in 1993, is a leading provider of Recycling and Sustainability Solutions Globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Greenwaste	Partial evidence	San Jose, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	128 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GreenWaste has been an industry leader in recycling and waste diversion for more than 35 years and is on a growth trajectory after private equity investment in 2021.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Manchester Industries	Indirect evidence	Richmond, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	115 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Manchester Industries was founded in 1978 in Richmond Virginia as a recycled paperboard mill.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Penn Waste	Partial evidence	Manchester, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	110 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Penn Waste is South Central Pennsylvania’s premier choice for residential and commercial waste removal and recycling services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	North Pacific Paper Company Norpac	Partial evidence	Longview, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	108 contacts →
	Partial evidence “North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC) is now part of the International Paper family.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Quincy Recycle	Indirect evidence	Quincy, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	105 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Quincy Recycle is in the business of solving waste stream problems for manufacturers and other industrial customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	America Chung NAM	Partial evidence	City Of Industry, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	100 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ever wondered where all that paper and plastic to be recycled goes?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Mckinley Paper Company	Partial evidence	Albuquerque, NM, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	100 contacts →
	Partial evidence “McKinley USA operates two paper mills in the United States, one in New Mexico and the other in Washington.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Mervis Recycling	Indirect evidence	Danville, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	97 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The nearly 275 dedicated employees of Mervis Industries currently serve clients throughout North America and into the Pacific Rim.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	TFC Recycling	Partial evidence	Chesapeake, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	89 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1973, TFC Recycling is a privately owned and family-operated business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Venture Metals	Partial evidence	Dallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	87 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Venture Metals, LLC procures, processes and sells ferrous, nonferrous and alloy metals for recycling and remelting purposes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Monadnock Paper Mills	Partial evidence	Bennington, NH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1819 and based in Bennington, NH, Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc, works with the world's leading brands to craft and customize environmentally responsible performance…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	EMR USA Metal Recycling	Indirect evidence	Camden, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	83 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “EMR is a global leader in sustainable materials, with physical operations in the UK, USA, Germany and the Netherlands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: paper recycling companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names paper recycling companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of paper recycling companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name paper recycling companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Paper recycling companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

32.5%Verified-email coverage

22.2Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

2.1%Largest-city concentration · Chicago

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

355

11-50

339

51-200

172

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 955 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among paper recycling companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “paper recycling companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names paper recycling companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among paper recycling companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 6,886 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names paper recycling companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many paper recycling companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 955 paper recycling companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Recology, headquartered in San Francisco, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most paper recycling companies?

Chicago leads with 20 headquartered companies, followed by Miami (11) and Houston (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 6,886 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 955 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.