Business View Magazine | April 2019

125 have rusty old pieces sitting outside the place that you throw scrap into.” According to Arnold, that unwarranted opinion about the scrap business also redounded to its owner: Arnold Sr. used to be considered the “junk man.” But as recycling started to become more fashion- able, people’s attitudes changed, and other businesspeople began reshaping their notions about the scrap industry and its environmental benefits. “Everybody had always looked at the scrap dealer like Sanford & Son. All of a sud- den, we were looked upon a little differently than before,” says Arnold. In fact, just this past September, the company’s recycling efforts received not opprobrium, but rather affirmation when it received an award from the GLOW Region Solid Waste Manage- ment Committee, formed in 1987 by the counties of Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming that read, “In appreciation for contri- INSURANCE | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS New York | New Jersey | Connecticut lawleyinsurance.com Bob Saraceno . .€‚‚ Gary May .„.€…„ Proud insurance and risk partner of Edward Arnold Scrap Processors Whether it’s scrap metal handling, recycling or hauling, Lawley has the industry specific team and resources needed to help you properly protect your business from risk B ATA V I A , N Y | N O R T H J A V A , N Y | WA R S AW, N Y 5 8 5 - 3 4 3 - 4 4 5 3 5 8 5 - 5 3 5 - 7 3 1 3 5 8 5 - 7 8 6 - 2 5 6 0 FOR ALL YOUR ENERGY NEEDS GAS•DIESEL•FUEL OIL•PROPANE FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED SINCE 1953 PROUD SUPPLIER TO THE AREA’S LARGEST FAMILY-OWNED & OPERATED SCRAP RECYCLERS. “EAS PROCESSORS, WHERE GOOD PEOPLE MAKE GREAT DEALS” W W W . R E I S D O R F O I L . C O M