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Bartosz Kubicki
(Poland)
Barely a month goes by with-

out the owner of Elektrorecykling
announcing a new project or solution to
tackle complex materials or to boost his
business. The company reports ‘double
digits annual growth in volumes in all
streams between 15 to 20%’ only two
years after volumes shrank 50% in the
pandemic. During these hard times, the
entrepreneur found time to think of oth-
ers and he became involved in a project
to provide laptops for schoolchildren.
Kubicki has recently invested EUR 5 mil-
lion in smart tech for granulating plas-
tics and another EUR 7 million will be
pumped into a second new line next
year. He is sees great opportunity in
polymers and solar panel recycling and
has announced expansion of a new
branch in Poland.

Michael Schuy (Germany)
The owner and ceo of yet another
strong family scrap business in this list.

Schuy Recycling (EUR 50 million turnover in 2021)
is among the largest privately owned recycling
companies in Germany, owned and managed by
Schuy and his children Jacqueline, Lucien and
Charlène.
Their 80 000 m2 facility and yards at Limburg an
der Lahn near Frankfurt handle on average 7 400
tonnes of ferrous scrap per month – or, as the for-
mer EuRIC president puts it: ‘The amount used to
build the Eiffel Tower’.
Schuy is busy preparing expansion of its operations
and yards to 90 000 m2. ‘Huge amounts’ are paid
to expert reports and consultancies to get the
required permits for extra storage capacity and
installation of a second shear. But it’s all for the
good cause: ‘Keeping our business competitive.’
Schuy’s biggest concern is the ‘growing risk’ of
scrap export restriction.

Robin Wiener (USA)
Wiener joined ISRI in 1989 and has been
president since 2000, representing 1 300

member companies operating in nearly 4 000 loca-
tions across the US while lobbying with recycling
stakeholders in 34 countries. Wiener ensures
important hot topics, including trade policies,
workplace safety and technology, reach the top
levels of state and federal government. ‘Recycling
volumes in the US are up [+12% last year], demand
is healthy and prices are elevated.’ She points out
that turnover in 2021 hit US$ 16 million.

Daniela La Porta (Italy)
Second generation to lead Elle-Elle, an Italian recycling business
company built on solid family entrepreneurship. Based near

Cesena on Italy’s Adriatic Coast, Elle-Elle is
a modern, medium-size recycler handling electric motors, copper and alu-
minium.
In the next five to ten years recyclers in general, and Elle-Elle in particular,
will have to continue to invest in sustainable operations and smarter tech-
nology. ‘It’s the only logical path to follow if we want this sector to survive,’
Daniela stresses.
Asked what is the main lesson she has learned from her father and company
founder, she replies: ‘His work ethic and his passion for the job: always give
your best. Scrap is in my blood and I love it, probably thanks to him.’

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