Kevin Gershowitz, President, Gershow Recycling, led the members of the Association of Long Island Recycling Officials (ALIRO) on a tour of its Medford facility

CAPTION: Kevin Gershowitz (center, dark green helmet), President, Gershow Recycling, gives the members of the Association of Long Island Recycling Officials (ALIRO) a behind-the-scenes tour of the company’s Medford facility.

[Medford, New York] – Kevin Gershowitz, President, Gershow Recycling, led the members of the Association of Long Island Recycling Officials (ALIRO) on a tour of its Medford facility. During the tour, Mr. Gershowitz gave a history of the company, what the company does, the types of metal that Gershow recycles and the processes by which they are each recycled.

Additionally, ALIRO members had the opportunity to view the machinery that is used to shred and separate the metals, and take out non-metallic materials from the scrap products. Mr. Gershowitz also guided the attendees through the sorting process showed the end results of the recycled products. The tour concluded with a question and answer period between Mr. Gershowitz and the ALIRO members.

Gershow Recycling has nine locations in Brooklyn, New Hyde Park, Valley Stream, Freeport, Lindenhurst, Huntington Station, Bay Shore, Medford and Riverhead. For more information, call (631) 289-6188 or visit www.gershow.com.


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Started in 1964 by Sam Gershowitz, Gershow Recycling began as a two man operation with a tractor and trailer, a boom truck and the first portable car flattener. Now with the second generation carrying on the legacy, Gershow generates over 750 jobs, contributing millions of dollars to the local economy, while helping to preserve Long Island’s environment. Gershow Recycling takes aluminum, brass, copper, steel, cast iron, appliances, cars and vehicles. In keeping with its philosophy of “Conserving the Future by Recycling the Past,” Gershow Recycling purchases scrap metal that would have otherwise wound up in local landfills, and turns them into high-quality scrap products for recycling. The company produces both ferrous and non-ferrous products.

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