Sahd Metal Recycling:

This is not your everyday scrap yard. Sahd Metal Recycling, a third-generation business with 20 employees, is planning to be around for the long haul.

Sahd, an industrial scrap metal processor located in Columbia, Pa., provides 24-hour turnaround rolloff container service so that its customers can keep their shop floors clean and production moving. Sahd also accepts metal for recycling from the public.

The company was founded by Sahd’s grandfather, Frank, along with his brother Charlie, in 1942 when the extended family of immigrants arrived from Lebanon and began buying and reselling scraps. They were early recyclers. Eventually, the company gravitated to all scrap metal and has evolved to a company that nurtures young leaders. Over the years, Sahd added community outreach and sustainability to its mission, including offering Earth Day education for the past 17 years.

“We have long-standing customers from all over Lancaster and York Counties ranging from some big multinational companies to smaller family businesses like us,” said Dan Sahd, co-owner and grandson of the company founder. “We pick up metal for recycling from different places in a small area around us. We sort it, pay customers for the amount of