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Is the cost of cutting fluid cutting into your profits? Some manufacturers have already found the solution. Fluid recovery services can save five gallons per machine per day, dramatically reducing both waste and costs.

One of the common themes that Shapiro hears day in and day out is the difficulty of aligning data from multiple sources into a single report. Between the billing cycle variances, the ease of access to the data, and the information itself, reporting your waste stream and recycling totals can feel like a full-time job.

Sustainability for manufacturing is more than just a feel-good trend. It’s a critical supply chain process that could save you money and future proof your business.

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Confucius

When you walk past one of the industrial waste collection points at your facility, what do you see? For many manufacturers, it’s merely a pile of stuff. You can easily spot wooden pallets, plastic bottles, non-metal byproducts, and cardboard. Have you ever thought that perhaps the box of trash is part of your company’s legacy?

Recycling is more essential than ever due to limited natural resources, the cost and energy required to mine virgin materials, and the demand for recycled materials in the marketplace.

One of the things our team enjoys the most is visiting with manufacturers to help them solve problems and improve their sustainability programs

Shapiro Metals, a St. Louis-based nationwide provider of scrap metal recycling services and full-scale sustainability programs to manufacturers across the country, announced that Bob Alvarez has been elevated to company President and COO.

Shapiro Metals recently completed its first ever Plant Safety Stand Down project for all ten of its plants, where each plant closed operations for a day to provide safety education and training to the entire team.