Duke Aviation

Full service scrap management

Count on Duke Aviation to manage your recycling programs, meet your ESG goals and maximize your scrap revenue. Our network across the US allows us to create and fulfill mill-direct and/or mill-destined programs while achieving maximum scrap value.

ESG – environmental, social, governance

Environmental, social and governance.

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Gain real-time access to load details, payment information, trip notifications and pictures of every load.

Reduce Emissions

Duke aviation ships and receives material by barge helping to reduce emissions.

Commonly Asked Questions

Yes, We sell materials directly to mills and foundries.

We support domestic mills and foundries and will sell to export markets when domestic homes are not an option or if they are price prohibited.

We transport by barge, class 1 rail, and truck. Learn more.

BL Duke operates state-of-the-art processing equipment to bale, sheer, and torch both ferrous and non-ferrous material. Our combined three balers are capable of processing 1500 tons daily of ferrous material. Our new 250,000 sq. ft. non-ferrous warehouse is equipped with a 200 horsepower baler capable of baling up to 1 million pounds of copper and aluminum per week. We are also equipped with copper wire processing capabilities.

Lou Plucinski, President – ferrous sales

George O’Brien, Director of Non-ferrous – non-ferrous sales

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