Trent Poland began his recycling career managing a yard and working up the chain. Along the way, he has been a buyer, nonferrous manager, yard manager, general manager, trader, and now mill buyer. This career path gave Poland a unique perspective on the industry: from the bottom to the top. He has been the raw material manager and mill buyer for six manufacturing facilities. Poland's tightest specialty is domestic recycled copper and the process of using it as a raw material in manufacturing.