Sahd Metal Recycling offers bonus pricing for America Recycles Day

Sahd Metal Recycling will give Lancaster County residents a 10-cent-per-pound boost for aluminum cans on Friday, Nov. 13, at its Columbia facility. The promotion is tied to America Recycles Day and highlights how local recycling can pay homeowners, support manufacturers and keep material out of landfills.

Why it matters: - The promotion gives Lancaster County residents a direct cash incentive to recycle aluminum cans. - Sahd Metal Recycling is using the event to push broader recycling habits among homeowners, businesses and industry. - The company says scrap metal recycling can keep usable material out of local landfills and return value to residents and manufacturers.

What happened: - Sahd Metal Recycling will offer special aluminum can pricing on Friday, Nov. 13, at 1045 Lancaster Avenue in Columbia. - Residents bringing in aluminum cans will receive a $0.10-per-pound bump in pricing. - The company is marking America Recycles Day, which falls on Nov. 15 each year and encourages people to recycle more and recycle right. - Sahd Metal Recycling is celebrating the day for the fourth year in a row on the closest Friday to Nov. 15.

The details: - A facility tour is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and will feature the cranes, shears and other equipment used to process recycled steel, aluminum, stainless steel and copper. - Visitors will take part in sustainability trivia giveaways and prizes. - LCSWMA representative Michelle Brown will be on hand to discuss the agency’s role in community recycling. - Homeowners can bring common household scrap such as old appliances, gutters, copper pipe, wiring, lawn mowers and grills. - Sahd posts current market prices for scrap metal at recycleyourmetal.com. - The Sahd Metal Crew says it helps customers clean material properly and answer questions about getting the most money from scrap metal.

Between the lines: - The event blends a consumer promotion with public outreach, which can help make recycling feel more immediate and local. - Sahd Metal Recycling is also positioning scrap metal as a business input, not just waste, for manufacturers, fabricators, contractors and industrial facilities. - The company says its industrial service model is built around free metal assessments, upfront pricing formulas, container selection and customized programs. - Sahd says its service can recover value from scrap and offcuts, reduce disposal and hauling costs, free up floor space and support ESG reporting with recycling documentation. - Dan Sahd said the company wants to engage the community, build what he called “recycling fanatics,” and show where obsolete metal goes to be repurposed.

What's next: - Sahd Metal Recycling plans to stay active in the community throughout November. - The company says it will attend Manufacturer’s Association MX 2026, the Northern Lancaster Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner and the Columbia Economic Development Small Business Summit. - The Sahd Metal Crew also plans customer visits and holiday platters for industrial clients. - Sahd sees America Recycles Day as the kickoff to the local Regenall Climate Summit on Saturday, Nov. 14. - More information is available at recycleyourmetal.com or by calling Aileen at 717-684-8506 or Dan at 717-286-7693. - Sahd Metal Recycling also shared a LinkedIn profile for Aileen Romich: Aileen Romich on LinkedIn.