Richmond Steel is nothing without it's people. Their thoughts and feelings are of the utmost importance to us. What has been your experience with our company? Years of work? Different positions? I have been with Richmond Steel for over 11 years, I have worn many hats over the years and [...]
Richmond Steel Recycling would be nothing without it's people. Our various members mean so much to us and we are constantly looking for ways to strengthen our team. This month, we are proud to present you all with our employee spotlight, Don Mayhew. Congratulations on the wonderful work Don, Richmond [...]
The human resources team at Richmond Steel Recycling is always looking for news ways to engage the various members of our team. We've come up with the bi-monthly employee spotlight, which gives members of staff the opportunity to share a little bit about their experience with us. This month we [...]
June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day here in Canada. Richmond Steel Recycling would like to join and pay homage to the rich history and countless contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples of Canada and North America.We operate in numerous communities across British Columbia and Alberta, so [...]
Sims Metal is celebrating National Manufacturing Day to raise awareness of the critical role recycling plays in manufacturing and the circular economy. By collecting and recycling scrap metal, and other materials, Sim Metal transforms waste into new resources that are reintroduced into the production chain and manufactured into new products. According [...]
As a modern metals recycling facility, Richmond Steel Recycling (RSR) processes thousands of tons of recyclable metals every month. From its earliest beginnings in the 1960s and early 1970s, it was focused on recycling what modern society at the time termed “junk.” The word “junk” was very much a part [...]
Recycling can help reduce global warming — but how, exactly, is still a lesson many people around the world are learning. Svante Arrhenius published his scientific theory of global warming in 1896. He suggested that the earth’s atmosphere was becoming polluted, and that the pollutants were trapping sunlight rather than [...]
Lead disposal has been happening since 4,000 BC, as discovered when ancient figurines were found in Egypt. Little did people know, their ornaments contained a material that would become a controversial global resource. The uses of this metal evolved as people recognized its malleability. Over time, and especially during periods [...]
Imagine you are standing near Calgary’s West Village Tower, Toronto’s The Monde or Vancouver House - but couldn’t see the tops of them because all our recyclable waste was sent to landfills. Okay, maybe our garbage dumps aren’t going to start obscuring our skyscrapers any time soon, but one of [...]
You can track a parcel being sent from the depot to your front door and even fast food from the kitchen to your table - but surely such technology isn’t needed for your garbage and in the scrap metal industry? The reality is most people probably don’t worry whether the [...]