NTR Metals industrial recycling & refining services are among the most comprehensive in the industry.

NTR Metals designs and fabricates custom processing units tailored to individual chemical and regulatory concerns, including increasingly complicated waste-related issues.

Recycling with our Industrial Recycling & Refining Division

Hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams

The following are required to ensure NTR Metals can properly recycle a particular waste stream:

  • A completed Waste Material Profile form, describing the amount and type of waste stream
  • EPA and TCEQ Waste classification codes if applicable
  • After submission, NTR Metals personnel will review the profile to determine whether the material meets established metal-recycling criteria
  • Upon approval, we provide a quote for the services to be rendered

Film and battery recycling

  • Contact NTR Metals to arrange shipping or pickup of your film or batteries for refining
  • If needed, NTR Metals can provide HIPAA-compliant locking bins for sensitive medical x-rays

For forms and inquiries, please contact our industrial refining sales department at 1-800-899-0396.

Standard Services Offered

  • Hydrometallurgical separations for Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn waste streams
  • Chromic acid and chromate solution processing
  • Catalyst deactivation
  • Custom processing of metal wastes
  • Liability reduction
  • Lowering of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for corporations
  • Exemptions for qualified recyclable waste streams
  • Brokerage of byproducts and surplus materials
  • Transportation arrangements for hazardous and non-hazardous wastes
  • Issuance of Certificates of Recycling
  • X-Ray film recycling and refining
  • Silver oxide batteries recycling and refining

Materials Accepted

  • Wastewater treatment sludges
  • Raney catalysts
  • Spent catalysts
  • Blast media
  • Spent inorganic solutions
    (acidic and alkaline)
  • Drying agents
  • Slags and scales
  • Liquids contaminated with metal
  • Solids contaminated with metal
  • Sludges contaminated with metal
  • Plating baths
  • Metal over-spray
  • Precious metal contaminated waste
  • Silver contacts
  • Inorganic byproduct and surplus
    (e.g., nickel, copper and zinc)
  • X-ray film
  • Silver oxide batteries
  • Platinum catheters
  • Thermocouple wire
  • Industrial x-ray used in manufacturing
  • Medical x-ray
  • Laser film
  • Virgin (unused) film
  • C-41 film
  • News litho film
  • Mixed litho film
  • Virgin litho film
  • Silver chloride

Our Facility

The NTR Metals hydro-metallurgical recycling plant was purpose-built on 3.91 acres to recycle hazardous waste and protect the environment:

  • All rainwater on premise is captured and used within the facility as feedstock for the recycling process
  • Five processing systems with additional capacity for custom processing units
  • 12-inch thick concrete slab that is coated and re-enforced
  • Concrete containment barrier surrounds the entire facility
  • On-site laboratory facility