Overview
Interco is a recycling company processing nonferrous metals, electronics, batteries, and related materials. The company buys, sorts, processes, and markets recoverable commodities from commercial and industrial waste streams. It serves manufacturers, scrap suppliers, logistics partners, commodity buyers, and recycling customers. Its operating model centers on facility operations connecting inbound purchasing, material processing, quality, logistics, and commodity sales. Teams work across recycling operations, equipment, maintenance, logistics, purchasing, sales, safety, and administration. The business combines technical knowledge, practical execution, and ongoing support across the markets it serves.
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Interco posted active hiring in September 2026 across operations, logistics, and software roles.
- Its website says the company serves industrial, dealer, and government customers nationwide.
- Interco markets global logistics capabilities, expanding reach beyond Midwest scrap flows.
What critics are saying
- Battery recycling economics depend on commodity spreads and feedstock supply at Fredericktown.
- Interco's single-region Missouri-Illinois footprint concentrates operational disruption, permitting, and fire risk.
- Aggressive hiring for ERP and maintenance signals execution burden across a capital-heavy business.
What makes Interco unique
- Interco runs a 400,000-square-foot multi-stream recycling campus near St. Louis.
- Its Critical Mineral Recovery plant processes lithium-ion batteries, electronics, and nonferrous metals.
- Interco claims North America's largest lithium-ion battery recycling operation, with 2,000 tons monthly.
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