Maps & Lists - Various recycling operations and consumers of recyclables
Check out the Recycling Today Media Group's maps and lists of various recycling operations by market segment and consumers of recyclables:
Wire chopping installations list (published October 2025)
North America's wire chopping operations listed by state and province.
Largest MRFs in North America (published September 2025)
Secondary aluminum producers in North America (published May 2025)
A list and map of North America's secondary aluminum producers.
Largest nonferrous scrap processors (published April 2025)
Lists ranking the largest nonferrous processers in North America operating auto shredders and those that do not based on pounds processed in 2024.
North American auto shredder installations (published October 2024)
A list and map of the metal shredding locations in the United States and Canada.
Largest ferrous scrap processors (published April 2024)
The largest ferrous scrap processors in North America based on gross tons handled in 2023.
Largest scrap paper consumers list (published December 2023)
The 20 largest consumers of scrap paper in North America ranked by the volume of recovered fiber consumed in 2022.
Wire chopping locations in North America (published October 2023)
Largest nonferrous scrap processors (published March 2023)
Lists ranking the largest nonferrous processers based on pounds processed in 2022.
North American auto shredder installations (published October 2022)
A list and map of the metal shredding locations in the United States and Canada.
Largest ferrous scrap processors (published March 2022)
The largest ferrous scrap processors in North America based on gross tons handled in 2021.
Largest ferrous scrap processors (published April 2020)
The largest ferrous scrap processors in North America based on gross tons handled in 2019.
Largest scrap paper consumers list (published December 2021)
The 20 largest consumers of scrap paper in North America ranked by the volume of recovered fiber consumed in 2020.
Largest MRFs in North America (published November 2021)
The largest material recovery facilities in North America as ranked by the tonnage of recyclables shipped in 2020.
North America's EAF and BOF steel mills (published January 2021)
Lists and maps of steelmakers with electric arc furnaces and blast furnaces.
Largest MRFs in North America (published September 2019)
The largest material recovery facilities in North America as ranked by the tonnage of recyclables shipped in 2018.
Largest scrap paper consumers list (published December 2018)
The 20 largest consumers of scrap paper in North America ranked by the volume of recovered fiber consumed in 2017.
Secondary aluminum producers in North America (published January 2018)
Largest MRFs in North America (published August 2017)
From our sister publications
Tipping fee map (published July 2025)
Waste Today compiled a map of landfill tipping fees in the United States.
North America's largest demolition contractors (published September 2024)
Construction & Demolition Recycling compiled a list of the largest demolition contractors in North America as ranked by 2023 revenue.
North America's largest waste haulers (published July 2024)
Waste Today compiled a list of the largest waste haulers in North America based on 2023 revenues.
Largest recycled aggregates producers (published September 2023)
Construction & Demolition Recycling compiled a list of the largest recycled aggregates producers in the U.S. as ranked by recycled aggregate production in tons in 2022.
Largest mixed C&D recyclers (published May/June 2022)
Construction & Demolition Recycling compiled a list of the largest mixed construction and demolition recyclers in the U.S. as ranked by material processed in 2021.
North America's largest waste haulers (published August 2022)
Waste Today compiled a list of the largest waste haulers in North America based on 2021 revenues.