Universal Service Recycling

♻️ ‼️ 🛑 From the small recycling business community in California, we have an urgent message: CA Senate Bill 811 needs amending! 🛑 ‼️ ♻️

This bill would have immense implications for our ability to do business, so we hope you may join us in calling on policymakers to thoughtfully reconsider this policy and modify it so that it does not do more harm than good.

"SB 811 extends sweeping new permit requirements, regulatory obligations and fee structures to small metal recyclers that do not use any chemicals [to treat their waste]. These businesses operate very differently from the [large-scale] facilities the bill is designed to regulate. Most [small recyclers] rely on mechanical processes to physically collect, cut, and sort scrap metal for resale and reuse without the use of chemicals [since they generate minimal waste that does not need to be chemically treated to be disposed of].

Yet under SB 811, these small operators would be treated the same as high-impact mega industrial facilities."

"SB 811 should be amended to clearly exclude small metal recyclers that do not use chemical treatments [for metal shredder residue]. Doing so would allow legislation to focus squarely on the facilities [that chemically treat their waste, while protecting small businesses that are already operating responsibly]."

Learn more about this timely issue by checking out this important explainer op-ed from Drew Mercy, Executive Director of the Antelope Valley Economic Development and Growth Enterprise, in the Antelope Valley Press. ⬇️

https://www.avpress.com/opinion/editorial/don-t-let-sb-811-miss-the-mark-on-small-business-recycling/article_107098fe-eee5-4b8a-a325-bbd1ed5a5d86.html

It's a new year, and we've got a new look! 🆕 🪞

We're kicking off 2026 with a fresh website design that makes recycling easier than ever. It's the same competitive prices, same excellent service, same five locations serving communities across ten counties, but now with a smoother online experience.

This year is extra special for us. This summer, we will celebrate 30 years of USR! 🎂 🎈

Help us start the celebrations early by visiting www.usrscrap.com today to see what's new, check our current rates, and find out how you can turn your recyclables into cash today.

Thank you to Web Development at Berkeley for partnering with us to redesign our site!

Here's to a year of new opportunities!

Happy Labor Day Weekend! 🎉

We are celebrating the hard work of all of the strong men and women across the U.S., with a special acknowledgement of our USR community. From our truck drivers and forklift operators, to our cashiers and accountants, and everything in between, we thank you for your continued daily efforts to make Universal Service Recycling the great organization it is today. 🫂

We will be closed for business Monday, September 1st, but will reopen on Tuesday, the 2nd! Enjoy the holiday! 😄

Today, we at Universal Service Recycling celebrate a Happy Fourth of July! We are grateful and proud to call the United States of America the home of our business and families. We are closed for business today and tomorrow (the 4th and 5th), but we will be back on Monday, the 7th!