Recycling Industries

We live, breathe and think recycling, and because of that we can provide you with unparalleled service, expertise, and passion… yes, recycling passion.

35 Green Years!
Our history of helping make your recycling easier and more beneficial started over 35 years ago. Our founder and CEO, Scott Kuhnen, set out to make recycling (a relatively unheard of thing back then) not just something to consider doing, but something people wanted to do. Scott started by erecting a simple, wooden roadside newspaper deposit bin. Since those humble beginnings, we have worked tirelessly to fulfill that original vision and as a result have become one of California’s largest and fastest growing recyclers. Even with all the growth we’ve enjoyed, we still pride ourselves most on the foundation we were built on — honest, friendly and dependable service!
Our people are our secret (shh, don’t tell our competitors!)
As our General Manager, David Kuhnen likes to say, “We simply have a make-it-happen attitude, and we never underestimate the value of plain hard work.” A Make-it-happen attitude is what makes Recycling Industries unique. What truly sets us apart is the problem solving spirit our people bring to every aspect of our company, especially our customer relationships. From our sorters to our drivers to our executive team, we’re always looking for ways to help your recycling go smoother, more efficiently, more profitable, and hopefully a little more fun along the way. (Meet our team here)

Leading the way, by following sound principles
We’ve never once set our sights on being the biggest recycler in the Sacramento, Yuba-Sutter area, we’ve only aimed for one thing: leading the way to better recycling service, and that has led to our remarkable growth. Recycling Industries has the rare distinction of being the fastest growing recycler and largest exporter of recyclable paper fiber in the area, and we owe it all to our loyal customers and our insistence on the quality they’ve come to expect from their recycling partner. Looking for a recycler with integrity? Call us today.

We make recycling easy

Recycling is beneficial to our Earth, and we think it should be financially beneficial too.  So we've made it easy, affordable and even profitable for you.

Get more for your recycling

Want more from your recycling redemptions? We regularly monitor our competition to ensure you always get the best value at Recycling Industries!

Waste Consulting

Want to lower your waste expenses and increase your recycling revenues, but don’t want to change waste services providers? We can help. We can consult you on strategies to lower waste expenses including bin placement, materials handling, scheduling, staff training, awareness training, etc. all without having to switch waste services provider.  Call us today to find out how easy it is to save money on your waste services.

Secure Document Destruction

Let’s keep this between you…and no one else.
Businesses produce thousands of confidential records every year, from internal memos to tax forms. Chances are, your business is no different. Often times, these records need to be discarded. However, with industrial spies, identity thieves, dumpster diving con men, and of course Murphy’s law, these records should never go into the common waste system. You need to confidentially destroy your sensitive records. However, have you ever tried to shred thousands of pieces of paper? It can be a daunting and very expensive task, but it doesn’t have to be.
Confidential Services
R.I. offers a convenient, reliable, and economical confidential records destruction service. We can provide you with secure collection bins. Our mobile service will pick up your records (whether paper, microfilm/fiche, tapes, disks, etc.) and completely destroy them on site to maintain your confidentiality. Then we will recycle the remains. You keep your vital confidentiality, help the environment, and because R.I. can offer the absolute best pricing, you can do so for much less than either doing it yourself or by using another recycling company. Contact us today to get your confidential records destruction program working for you.