Giordanos Recycling

The late Joseph Giordano, Sr. was introduced to scrap recycling by his father Rocco, who had started out with a horse and buggy buying and selling scrap metal and rags during the Depression. Joseph started Giordanos Recycling on Mill Road, the very first business in what is now a highly industrialized area. While working other jobs. In 1948, after much struggle, Joseph finally became a licensed scrap dealer. In the early days materials were bought with either cash or green stamps. It wasnt long before Joseph purchased his first baler, an old wooden machine that had to be wound by hand and would produce a 150 lb. bale. The business grew steadily and he soon needed help to move forward. Joseph Giordano, Jr. joined his father to lend a hand, which he then left a teaching career to help buy precious metals and take care of the books and the numbers for his father while helping raise his younger brother with his older sister. As the buisness grew, Brian Giordano joined the company to he...