Texas Port Recycling

Texas Port Recycling is a wholly owned venture of Cincinnati-based, The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ), one of USA’s largest scrap metal companies.
Our parent Company’s rich history began in 1885. We possess a wealth of experience and an entrepreneurial spirit that is vital to success in the scrap recycling industry.
DJJ is also part of Nucor Corporation’s family of companies. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Nucor is the leading purchaser of ferrous scrap and the largest recycler in North America.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas Port Recycling was formed in February of 2006 when DJJ purchased the business and assets of Northwest Recycling. This acquisition included a well established metals recycling facility on the Northwest side of Houston. In 2007, Texas Port Recycling opened a new processing site on the Houston Ship Channel. This facility is home of Houston’s largest automobile shredder. Today, we operate 4 recycling facilities in Texas.
We buy all types of ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals at each of our recycling locations, with a team of specialists who continually monitor market conditions to establish fair, competitive prices.

If you have recyclable material to sell, a relationship with TPR assures you:

• Reliable Service: same day and emergency pick-up
• Financial Integrity: the most trusted payment cycle in the industry, on time and in full
• Environmental Compliance: all materials recycled in an environmentally sound manner, reducing potential liability
• Flexibility: the resources, equipment and experience to solve any recycling requirement

Do you have unwanted metal items around the house? Turn them into cash!

Do you have unwanted metal items around the house? Do you need to get rid of an old car or truck? Texas Port Recycling makes it easy for you to “go green” and sell your scrap metal or sell your junk car! With fast and friendly service at any of our 4 convenient locations, we guarantee payment on time, every time. Bring us your old stoves, refrigerators, frying pans, bicycles, you name it… and we’ll recycle it. It’s a win-win for you and the environment.
We cater to the industrial and manufacturing sectors with our highly skilled dispatch teams who manage container scrap collection and pickup services. We provide customers with fast, reliable, personalized, comprehensive transportation services tailored to your schedule, moving materials from our scrap yard or manufacturing facility to one of our four recycling plants.At home or at work, you profit, our communities benefit, and the environment’s protected from unnecessary landfill.

The following items are prohibited from acceptance at DJJ and its subsidiaries, except by special arrangement with DJJ:

• Acetylene Cylinders
• Asbestos or Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM)- applies to both fibrous and solid materials
• Any Scrap Containing Refrigerants (CFC or HCFC) unless the facility has agreed to recover the refrigerants
• Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT/tube-style computer monitors or televisions)
• Closed Compressed Gas Cylinders – high pressure cylinders with valve intact
• Combustible or Flammable Materials – fuels, paints, degreasers, unpunctured aerosol cans
• Corrosive Materials – highly acidic or caustic materials (battery acid, caustic soda, etc.)
• Explosive Materials, Munitions, Shell Casings – includes suspect military scrap
• Free Flowing Liquids (including water)
• Hazardous Waste – toxic or poisonous materials or wastes
• Infectious Materials – blood-soaked or biohazard items
• Liquids or Scrap Containing Free Flowing Liquids – fuels, antifreeze, oils, hydraulic fluid, paints
• Mercury Containing Materials – mercury-containing thermostats, switches or fluorescent light bulbs
• Non-Metallic Items – concrete, wood, asphalt, dirt, debris, tires (more than 5 per auto)
• PCB-Containing Materials
• Radioactive Scrap – anything exhibiting radiation levels above background
• Scrap with Small Capacitors that contain 50 ppm of PCBs

An Original in Industrial Recycling

Texas Port Recycling specializes in scrap metal recycling services to businesses and tradesmen. Texas Port Recycling has a track record that speaks for itself: integrity, reliability, timely payments, innovation and quality services that consistently exceed customer’s expectations.We are your go-to for mobile car crushing, bailing, industrial demolition, containers and roll-off boxes, certified/computerized scale transactions, and transportation expertise.

Safety First, Always

• Watch out for heavy equipment.
• Make eye contact with the operator before moving around mobile equipment.
• Follow directions of traffic directors and inspectors.
• Only enter the unloading areas when instructed.
• Exit vehicle and stay in the designated area if your vehicle is unloaded with mobile equipment.
• Do not climb on or take material from scrap piles.
• Observe “No Smoking” and “Do Not Enter” signs in the yard.
• Watch out for pedestrians while driving (especially when backing up).
• Check for moving railcars at crossings and proceed cautiously over tracks.
• Report any injuries to the MRS office promptly.
• Dress appropriately – wear sturdy shoes and use gloves to handle scrap.

If you have recyclable material to sell, a relationship with TPR assures you:

• Reliable Service: same day and emergency pick-up, our fleet of trucks is available around the clock
• Financial Integrity: the most trusted payment cycle in the industry, on time and in full
• Environmental Focus: all materials recycled to meet or exceed environmental standards
• Flexibility: the resources, equipment and experienced people to solve your metal recycling needs

Mobile Crushing

Texas Port Recycling provides recycling solutions to the auto wrecking industry, and operates car crushing crews throughout Texas.These crews use environmentally sound work practices to ensure that everyone is in compliance with the latest environmental standards. And we continually monitor market conditions to pay you fair, competitive scrap metal prices.

Demolition Services

Texas Port Recycling’s crews have the experience, equipment, and authorization to safely provide demolition services for industrial plants, with each crew member having completed current OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) training and certification.We’re always at the ready to structure a custom plan that meets your plant’s demolition and clean-up requirements, no matter how large or small the job.At the Manchester facility in Houston, we offer a comprehensive railcar dismantling service. It’s simple. We buy your railcar. When the car is no longer usable, we proceed with the dismantling. Hoppers, tanks, flats, gondolas, covered hoppers, auto racks, intermodal cars…we dismantle them all.