Commodities Marketing

With over 30 years of experience, Emterra Group is a recognized leader in the recycling industry for its marketing expertise. Our marketing strength stems from our ability to consistently find stable and reliable buyers for all of our end products.  Our ability to maintain long term relationships with dependable buyers is due to understanding of buyers’ expectations and translating this knowledge to the frontlines of production to ensure our products meet their requirements.

We specialize in the following activities to maximize the recovery of post consumer resources:

  • Work extensively with all levels of government in setting up regional and municipal residential curbside programs for collection, processing and marketing of recyclables.
  • Work with industrial and commercial establishments in the retrieval of commercial recyclables such as corrugated cardboard, office paper products, glass and scrap plastics.
  • Setup of buy-back centres to accommodate haulers and small recyclers by providing them with an outlet for their recyclables
  • Market recovered materials for other companies and municipalities

Some of the materials marketed include:

  • Paper (newspaper, mixed paper, office paper, cardboard, and other various types)
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass (clear and coloured)
  • Plastics (grades 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
  • Polycoat containers, including TetraPak and gable top containers
  • Organics
  • Liquids
  • Tires