Steadily rising energy prices, commodity price inflation and scarcity, and global environmental concerns have conspired to create a “perfect storm” for the recycling industry. We are entering a clean technology era that’s being compared to the rise of the telecommunications industry in the early 1980’s. Few people realize that recycling has become a backbone of our economy, pulling in $236 billion in revenues in 2007. Now in the early stages of the next huge wave of innovation, investment opportunity, and business creativity, recycling presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to invest in young companies that are changing the world for the better.

Many recyclers are finding that municipalities continually seek to increase diversion rates,(the amount of materials collected for recycling versus the landfill).Industry observers believe that, with the right incentives, more material can be extracted from the consuming public. Everyone, from government and industry to small businesses and consumers at home, must participate in each phase of the loop for recycling to work. Making people aware of waste issues and promoting sustainable alternatives is the heart of the Fisher Recycling franchise.

Consider these examples: American consumers and industry throw away enough aluminum in a year to rebuild our entire commercial airline fleet every three months, not to mention, an aluminum can thrown away today will still be a can in 500 years. Also, the average American uses seven trees a year in paper, wood, and other products made from trees, amounting to a mind-boggling 2,000,000,000 trees per year. Plastic recycling is of immense importance, since plastic is almost always the product of petroleum, a non-renewable resource. Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic beverage bottles per hour, and these bottles take 700 years before they begin to decompose in a landfill.

The large – and growing – recycling market is fragmented, with room for a leader to emerge. With our high standards of service, accomplished management, and track record of meaningful growth, weare well-positioned to establish the trusted Fisher Recycling brand as the pre-eminent recycling company in the United States.