Mervis Industries, founded in the 1920s, is headquartered in Danville, Illinois. Our facilities and services have grown over the years to include multiple facilities in our home state.
MERVIS IRON AND METAL*
The original company of Mervis Industries, Mervis Iron and Metal in Danville is a proven leader in safeguarding the environment and providing customers with recycled materials of the highest quality.
Principal Services
- Shearing to customer specifications
- Sorting and recovery of metals
- Trailer and container services
- Complete scrap management programs
- Comprehensive recycling assistance for business and industry
- Railcar demolition
- Demolition and plant take-out services
VERMILION PLASTICS
Founded in 1990, Vermilion Plastics is an industry expert in plastics recycling. With more than 140,000 square feet of warehouse space in Danville, Illinois; Kokomo, Indiana; Brownsville, Texas; and Ramirez, Mexico, we can quickly and efficiently process a wide range of scrap plastic. For buying, selling, warehousing, processing, and shipping, let Vermilion Plastics be the single source for your plastics recycling needs.
Principal Services
- Custom grinding
- Pelletizing
- Industry consultations on plastics recycling
- Buying and selling of all scrap, regrind, and resins: bottles, parts, cut-offs, purges/chunks, film, sheet, and surplus
MERVIS IRON AND SUPPLY
With more than 50 years of experience, Mervis Iron and Supply in Springfield is the yard of choice to supply local materials for regional processing. Full-service recycling solutions are available for the Springfield area.
SOL TICK AND COMPANY*
When you are interested in production volume and quality control, you'll want to work with the experts at Sol Tick and Company in Decatur. We are the area's leader in full-service scrap recycling. Our highly skilled staff can custom-design any kind of scrap management program using central Illinois' largest shear and bailing operations, coupled with the largest stainless and alloy processor.
Principal Services
- Railcar demolition
- Cut grades of scrap
- Controlled chemistry scrap
- Trailer and container services
- Complete scrap management programs for ferrous and non-ferrous metals
- Production tailored to the needs of heavy industry
MARCO STEEL SUPPLY*
The second oldest business in Champaign, Marco Steel provides personalized, community-minded recycling solutions. We specialize in buying retail and wholesale scrap iron and metal.
GENERAL STEEL AND METALS*
Providing a network of operations that feed local community scrap to larger regional processing operations, General Steel and Metals in Mattoon is a full-service operation that can bale non-ferrous materials.

ADVANTAGE RECYCLING
Advantage Recycling located in Danville, Illinois offers residents a new, convenient location to bring recyclable materials. The facility accepts all types of metals including aluminum, brass, copper, scrap iron, stainless steel, and batteries. Advantage Recycling is committed to the community and to show their support they are making a monthly donation to a non-profit focused on children and/or education. "Advantage Community Rewards" will give customers an opportunity to donate the proceeds from their scrap to the charity of the month and will add an additional 5 cents to every pound donated. Each month a new non-profit will be the recipient of “Advantage Community Rewards”.
*ISO 9001:2008 certified location


